Entries How do I enter?
1. Answer the questions in the key areas outlined in the category.
2. You are encouraged to include your social media account if any
3. Entries must reach us by midnight 31st May 2023.
Entries open to Zambian residents only
How am I judged?
1. All entries will be judged on the questions in the entry form.
2. A shortlist of three entries will be selected from each category.
3. The shortlist will be visited by a panel of judges during between June and August.
This visit will take a minimum of 2 hours or less.
A winner for each category will be selected after the on-farm judging visits and the winner’s name will be revealed at the Awards Night on Friday 22nd September 2023.
The overall winner will be selected by a panel of judges.
What are the rules?
1. The entrant and partner should be available to attend the Awards Night date and venue to be confirmed.
2. The judges will need to meet the person, or persons, named on the entry form during the farm judging visits which will take place in June & August.
3. The finalists’ stories, and their photographs, will appear in Agricoop newspaper
4. The winner receiving their trophy should be the person(s) named on the entry form.
Terms and Conditions:
Table Bookings
By booking your place at this event you are entering into a binding agreement. Please note that payment is still required for any booking that is cancelled after the cancellation date. We will confirm your booking within two working days. If you do not receive confirmation within this time, please contact us to confirm your booking. You are advised to take out appropriate travel insurance, as we will not accept any liability for travelling, accommodation or other expenses incurred as a consequence of a possible event cancellation or postponement.
In any event, the Awards coordinator will not accept liability for any loss, including incidental or consequential damages etc
Confirmation
All bookings will be confirmed within 4 working days. If you do not receive confirmation of your booking from Agricoop Awards please contact Taonga immediately info@agricoopnews.com
Payment •
Bookings may be paid by mobile money, bank transfer at the time of booking; otherwise we will invoice you. Invoice payments must be received by Agricoop within 28 days of the invoice date or by close of business 5 working days before the Event, whichever is the earlier.
• Tickets for the event will not be issued until payment has been received in cleared funds.
• It is the table booker’s responsibility that no persons under the age of 18 attend the function or enter the function room at any stage during the event.
Special requirements
• A form will be sent. Simply complete and return as instructed on the form. This form must be received within 48 hours prior to the event, otherwise charges will apply and it may not be possible to take care of the specific requirements of any guest. Lighting and special effects
• It is the table booker’s responsibility to inform guest(s) that special effects, including strobe lighting, may be used on the night.
Alterations
• It may be necessary for reasons beyond our control to alter the venue or the date of the event. We will give you as much notice as we can and your booking will be transferred to the new venue or date.
Cancellations
• Cancellations must be made in writing to the registration contact at the address below. If you cancel on or before 1st August 2023 we will refund your booking fee less an administrative charge of 15%. If you cancel after 1st September 2023 no refund will be given.
• If we cancel the function we will refund all booking fees paid. We do not, however, accept liability fortravelling, accommodation or any other expenses incurred as a result of any cancellation or postponement of the event.
• Our liability for loss or damage incurred as the result of cancellation or postponement of the event is limited to the amount of your booking fee. Email all cancellations to Tionge agricoopnews@yahoo.com
Cancellation of the event In the event that the 2023 Agricoop Awards is cancelled by the organizers, a full refund will be made of any booking fees paid. However, if the event is postponed for reasons beyond the direct control of the organizers, this booking will be transferred to the revised date of the event and all these Terms and Conditions shall apply to any such transferred booking.
Please note
• Official photographers may betaking photographs and filming videos at the event.
• Anyone attending the event consents to such photography and filming without compensation and confirms that the organizers shall be entitled to use such photographs and videos, which may include photographs and videos of visitors, for the purpose of marketing conferences in the future, for exploitation in any and all media, without liability.
• No other photography or filming will be permitted at Organized events without the prior written approval of the organizers
• It is the table booker’s responsibility to inform guest(s) that special effects, including strobe lighting, may be used on the night.
• It is the table booker’s responsibility that no persons under the age of 18 attend the function or enter the function room at any stage during the event