Minister John Steenhuisen attends G7 Agriculture Forum for Africa

The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen attended the G7 Agriculture Forum for Africa from 26-27 September 

The two-day forum mainly focused on strengthening cooperation between the G7 countries and Africa in the agricultural sector and agriculture investments in Africa. This aligns with one of Minister Steenhuisen's key priorities which is to widen existing trade and cooperation markets and open new ones for South African agricultural products.

Minister Steenhuisen will be conducting bilaterals with his Italian counterpart, Minister Francesco Lollobrigida, where they hope to conclude a memorandum of understanding between the republic of South Africa and the Italian government on cooperation in the field of agriculture and rural development. 

In addition, bilaterals were arranged with the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations and the International Fund of Agriculture Development (IFAD). These bilaterals are aimed at securing cooperation, funding and support for the South African agricultural sector.