•  Second, the ongoing divestiture of major international companies around Africa, as reflected in a number of multinational enterprises downsizing their assets through outright sale and transfer to domestic companies, otherwise referred to as derisking.
I would like to express my gratitude to all the distinguished guests: the Chief Guest, Honorable Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, representatives from the diplomatic community, development partners and agencies, government officials, agriculture chambers, representative of all Banks, non-governmental organizations and agriculture sector stakeholders for joining us today.