This year’s hub meeting for CropLife Eastern and Southern Africa took place in Harare, Zimbabwe on the 29th and 30th August, 2017. The meeting brought together representatives from member companies, regulators and the national Agrochem associations from Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Mauritius and South Africa.
Mr. Nhema, who is the chair of CropLife Zimbabwe gave the welcoming address which was followed by a Keynote address from the Hub Chair- Dirk Hartmann. The director of communication for CropLife International Will Surman gave a thought-provoking presentation on the fate of plant science communications in this era of fake news.