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Increas creasing ing oppo port rtunities unities to tra rade e an and inve vest t in Southe uthern rn Af Afric rica a 1

Goals Go ls & & Objec ectiv tives es Enhanced food security & Increased trade and investment increased incomes Improved efficiency & reliability of Increased regional, Strengthened business environment international exports and strategic and trade financing partnerships 2

Priori iority ty Inter terventio ventions s by y Com omponen ponent Expor Ex ort t Com ompe petit itiven eness ess Agribu busi sine ness ss Increase exports to global Increase regional trade in markets and the U.S. under staple/non-staple foods and AGOA agricultural inputs and services Integrated Gender Strategy Enabl En bling ing En Environ onment nt & Trade de Finance ance & Invest estmen ent Facilit ilitati tion on Priority: ty: Increase capacity to Priority: ty: Implement trade facilitation export and trade higher agreements. Address NTBs to volumes and values through trade. Improve advocacy platforms. investment and financing of Support logistics improvements. SMEs, Coops

Market-driven strategy to improve trade competitiveness and investment Partner engagement Finance & Industry/ value Service Regional National Investment chain Providers • • • Transport • • Financial Consumer Cooperation, National • New institutions goods: reforms export • technologies Investors Apparel among SADC strategies • • ICT • Strategic Accessories/ Member AGOA • Marketing funds Leather States strategies organizations • • Specialty Reducing Trade policy • Trade shows foods constraints to reforms • • Agribusiness: trade Business Staple crops enabling Cash crops environment 4

Agr grib ibusiness usiness Trad ade Stra rateg egies es Output puts-Outco Outcome mes s • Support structured trading of quality  Incre reased sed regiona nal trade de staple/non-staple food crops  Imp mproved ed structure tructured d trade de: : Commodity dity exchanges nges/ / Warehouse ouse Receipt pt • Improve trade of inputs & services • Facilitate use of new agricultural technologies Syst stems/s ms/sta tandar ndards ds/t /testi esting ng • Leverage private partnerships including co-  Stre rengthe ngthene ned d trade de in agricultur cultural input nputs and investment (PPPs) servi vices es  New techno hnologies, gies, manageme ment nt practi tice ces s Stre rengthe ngthene ned d trade de associ ciati tions ns  INTE TEGR GRATED TED GENDER DER STRATEG TEGY 5

Incr crea ease e Regiona onal l Trade, , Enhanc nce e Struc uctur tured ed Trade • Staples (Maize) Non staples: oilseeds eeds (sesame, soy, groundnuts) and pulses es (pigeon peas, • cow peas, soy) • Strengthen structured trade through warehouse receipt systems, with focus on Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia including a pipeline of transactions for ACE, MCX and ZAMACE • Develop marketing ting and training ning aimed at informing value chain stakeholders on the advantages of using a structured WRS • Improved Standards (testing, calibration, certification, inspection etc) Identi ntify fy mark rket t opportun tuniti ities es mark rketab table e surp rplus us: • Increase regional trade • Private sector investment and collaboration • Grow value chain in volume and value 6

Facili litate tate the Transfe fer r of N f New w Technol nologi ogies es and Adopti ption on of f Improved ed Inputs ts • Partner with agribusinesses to scale the use of quality seed, fertilisers, equipment and services • Assess Market Information Systems and Warehouse Receipts Systems to leverage successes in Southern Africa • Support development of a private sector-led regional market information system • Facilitate private sector technology transfer through use of the strategic partnership fund • Strengthen regionally focused Cooperatives and Trade Associations and Seed Trade Associations 7

Public blic Pri riva vate te Par artner nership ships • Olam: Cotton/maize/rotational pulses outgrower scheme with off- take agreement (mobile phones – climate/fertilizer application/ maize seed) ; WRS in Mozambique; expansion into Malawi • Export Trading Group (ETG) – Feed processing plant; Ethiopian sesame seed intro to Mozambique; WRS • JSE Johannesburg Stock Exchange with ZAMACE to increase utilization of the WRS certifications and futures trades • AFAP — Regional Fertilizer Policy study focused initially on Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia

Export port Competitive mpetitivenes ess Output puts-Outco Outcome mes s Stra rateg egies es • Increased export from AGOA countries to US • National AGOA Strategies and Action plans and global markets • Support industry associations for international export promotion • Linkages between buyers and sellers • Firm level technical assistance for increased created or strengthened • Increased competitiveness meeting exports of processe cessed d foods ds, ingre gredie dients nts, , international standards appare rel, , access ssorie ries, s, leathe her r goods • Trade Shows, Buyers Missions and B2B Events • International Standards improved, including certifications • Leverage private sector partnerships (PPPs) INTE TEGR GRATED TED GENDER DER STRATEG TEGY 9

Target Ex Expect cted d Resul sults ts  Buil ild d Capacity pacity to Develop lop Moz ozamb ambiq ique and d Namib ibia ia AGOA A 3 AGOA Strategies completed Strat rateg egies ies and Ac Actio ion Plans Inc ncrease ease AGOA GOA  Revi view and d Up Updat date e Mala lawi i AGOA A Strat ateg egie ies s Malawi AGOA Strategy Utili liza zatio ion and d Ac Actio ion Plans reviewed/updated and Action Plan developed  Develop lop and impl mpleme ement t Zamb mbia ia AGOA A Zambia AGOA Action Plan Ac Action tion Plan developed  Selected activities implemented  Suppor ort t Impl mplem emen entat tatio ion of Bot otsw swana a AGOA A Botswana AGOA Action Plan Action Ac tion Plan finalized  Selected activities implemented  Sec ector or-sp spec ecif ific ic trai ainin ings s and wo workshop hops s on 1 AGOA Strategy launch  AGOA A strat ateg egic ic utilization ization (Strateg egy launch, , 3 AGOA and Action Plan sector or-sp spec ecif ific ic AGOA A awar aren eness ess and action tion Awareness workshops  plan wor workshops) hops). . Coordinate & support on Mozambique AGOA strategy  Train 400 on updated market competitiveness requirements

AGOA Natio ional al Respo ponse nse St Strategi gies es and Pla lans Strategy, Action Plan Workshops, Committees Botswana Complete – Public launch Nov 2016 - June 2017 pending Malawi In development April - July 2017 Mozambique Support, collaboration June - August 2017 Zambia drafted Jan - June 2017 Lesotho Refresh August 2017

Results: ults: Textiles es & Ap Apparel parel  More than ten company assessments in Lesotho & South Africa  Technical assessments (social compliance, production capacity) of 8 companies to propose technology and investment in Lesotho  MAGIC trade show – 3 pre-MAGIC workshops.  At MAGIC supported 11 companies with over 50 B2B linkages + 10 assisted via SAFLEC/DTI. Attendance from Minister of Trade in Lesotho and collaborated with the other two Trade and Investment Hubs on the Africa Pavilion  Set up Africa Advantage website which is being used to promote manufacturers for all the 3 Hubs  Identified factories that require investment support  Coordination, promotion, exhibits at Source Africa

Re Results: ults: Af Africa a Fine e Foods ds • USD 120.5 .5 bn (US mark rket et) • 58 of 61 special alty y foods s categorie ories s saw  Factory assessments in South Africa, double le-di digit git growth in 2015 Swaziland, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, • Gulfood ood Dubai Februa uary 2017 and Malawi (41 companies) • Fancy y Food od Show June e 2017  Gulfood Show support (6 companies; 4 countries). More than 40 B2B linkages.  Fancy Food Show (NYC) 8 companies exhibiting.  Consultative meetings with investment agencies in South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, and Swaziland (over 6 companies) – Identified areas of collaboration supporting  Workshop on processed foods in Zambia to discuss export/buyer requirements, trade show prep and participation (attended by 53 participants: 41 private sector companies and 12 support institutions)  Meeting with Malawi Organic Growers Association and 7 members  Research on export potential of macadamia, cashews, pulses, and sesame (South Africa and Mozambique)

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