 Over the last 20 years, there has been economic transformation in South Africa. But this transformation has taken place at a different pace in different countries. Trade has been seen by some as an enemy for economic growth. For some, trade has been an opportunity. In the region, more than 60% of the population live in rural areas and most of them rely on agriculture. Having agricultural policies that look at agriculture as a key sector will move a lot of people out of poverty. Our research suggests that a strategy that ignores the smallholder farmers won't succeed because the bulk of the population in South Africa are smallholder farmers. There is a rise in imagined farmers who are going into farming as a business. So these are the farmers who are able to respond to the changing environment in the world and they might be able to pull the smallholder farmers with them. It's key that countries if they are to trade, the issue of grades and standards need to be looked at seriously. Because if grades and standards are different, you will find that it will be difficult to move products from one country to the other. The key messages are that our agricultural policies should be very progressive and respond to the changing consumption patterns, to the rising population that is rising demand and also our policies need to be consistent. If they change day to day, you find that private sector won't be able to respond to these opportunities. We have to look at trade as an opportunity rather than as a threat.