Southern Africa Specialty Foods Forum, Cape Town

Hosted by saibl, the Southern Africa Trade Hub and Wesgro, with the support of USAID

This training forum is designed for companies to get together to manage exporting expectations and define industry roles as well as address organic certification and labeling standards. We will also have pre-matched meetings between companies and industry stakeholders from the United States. The forum will address the powerful factors making growth in this industry a long-term trend.

Enquiries: Candice Hendricks, saibl Program, Cape Town, Tel: +27 (0)21 419-3347.

Daniel Wolf, saibl Program, The Corporate Council on Africa, Washington, DC, dwolf@Africacncl.org, Tel: (202) 263-3521.

Southern Africa Trade Hub

The United States Agency for Development (USAID) Southern Africa established the Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub (Trade Hub) in Gaborone, Botswana in 2002. The Trade Hub was established as part of the Trade for African Development and Enterprise Initiative launched at the first U.S./Sub-Saharan Africa African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum in Washington D.C. in October 2001. It helps Southern Africa take full advantage of the increased trading opportunities available through duty free access to the U.S. economy under AGOA. The Trade Hub has grown into the central point where Southern Africans can gain access to U.S. markets through business linkages, capacity building services, and problem-solving trade facilitation.

Wesgro

Wesgro is the official Investment and Trade Promotion Agency for the Western Cape, located in Cape Town, South Africa. We are the first point of contact for foreign importers, local exporters and investors wishing to take advantage of the unlimited business potential in Cape Town and the Western Cape. Wesgro works closely with key players including the South African Government, Business, Labour, the City of Cape Town, District Municipalities and rural local authorities.

This event is supported by USAID