Agricultural Business Chamber
Congress 2008

28-29 May
Indaba Lodge, Fourways, Johannesburg

Mobilising Agribusiness for Growth

Read the ABC Congress summary and the overview of the members' meeting conclusions. Also read short summaries of each presenter 's speech, written by the remarkable sponsored student attendees. Click on the link below to access the report:  Click here to download the ABC Congress report   All presentation and/or speeches delivered at the Congress are available for download, by clicking on the different topics. Take note that a summary of each presentation is available in the Congress report. Presentations: Prof Dirk Kotze (Professor in Political Science, UNISA) National and international political developments and their impact on the growth of South African agriculture Mr Corwyn Botha (ABC Chairman and MD of Kaap Agri) ABC Chairman's report Mr Mike Vincent (Guru of FutureWorld, Deloitte) Understanding the future and creating your own growth (The presentation is, unfortunately, not available for download - please read summary of speech in the congress report) Mr Rian Coetzee (Head of IDC's Food, Beverage and Agro Industries) Transformation in the Agricultural sector as an imperative for growth, and progress to date Dr Emily Mogajane (Acting DG, Dept of Agriculture) Government policies and support systems for growing South African agriculture Ms Annelize Crosby (ABC Parliamentary representative) Progress with Land reform in South Africa and its impact on growth in the agricultural sector Prof Willie Esterhuyse (Political commentator and formerly of University of Stellenbosch) Invest in organised agriculture to shape formulation and to enable a conducive environment for business in the agricultural sector Prof Johan Willemse (Department of Agricultural Economics, UFS) Agricultural commodities outlook and growth in the Agro-industries Mr Simon Roberts (Competition Commission) Focus by Competition Commission on the agricultural food value chains