WINDHOEK – The Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) yesterday announced the 2nd Agricultural Outlook Conference in Namibia which will take place on October 8 at the Safari Hotel in Windhoek. This year’s theme is “The Contribution of Industrialisation and Technology to Agricultural Development,” and some 350 people from Namibia and bordering countries are expected at the prestigious event. NAU chief executive officer, Sakkie Coetzee said Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, John Mutorwa, will officially open the proceedings and then Minister of Trade and Industry, Calle Schlettwein, will address the audience on the topic of “Growth at Home: expectations of the agricultural sector to achieve the objectives of the industrialisation policy”. Prof Johan Kirsten of the University of Pretoria will deal with the importance and contributions of intensive commodities to the Namibian agricultural sector and the Namibian economy while Daniel Motinga, Chief Economist of FNB will look at global economics and prospects for agriculture in the Namibian economy. Other speakers for the event are Prof Hannes Rautenbach, Dr Henning Steinfeld, Brand Pretorius and Prof Tim Noakes.