The two-day workshop, which starts on Tuesday in Pretoria, will be co-chaired by Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Senzeni Zokwana, and New Zealand High Commissioner to South Africa, Richard Mann, with participation of experts from Kenya and Uganda, among others.

According to Minister Zokwana’s spokesperson Palesa Mokomele, the workshop aims to share experience and expertise with southern African countries in agriculture and fisheries.

“The workshop content will focus on offering practical solutions for key industry players and government officials dealing with food safety issues. This will also be an opportunity to showcase New Zealand and South African producers’ robust and world-leading ‘farm to fork’ and ‘grass to glass’ food safety standards and legislation,” Mokomele explained.

Available: http://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/sa-new-zealand-share-food-safety-systems