A high-level policy dialogue which aims to look at agricultural trade in Southern Africa is underway in Johannesburg. The gathering which started yesterday also aims to look at management and investment in the agricultural sector in the region. The gathering called the 2015 Southern Africa Regional Dialogue on Agriculture was organized by UNAIDS and International Water Management Institute. This dialogue brings together a diversity of stakeholders drawn from the entire agricultural value chain covering both the demand and supply side together.
Today we are crossing live to Benoni, at the Birchwood hotel, where our guests are standing by:
• Timothy Semlinga a SADC Researcher in Botswana
• CEO OF COMESA, Argent Chula
• Winston Makanyane Director of African Relations in South Africa’S Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry