As we continue our focus on hunger issues, the Human Sciences Research Council in partnership with the China Rural Technology Development Centre of the Ministry of Science and Technology are hosting a Poverty Alleviation through Science and Technology workshop. This they say will capacitate professionals, practitioners, grassroots innovators, volunteers, and agripreneurs to gain practical knowledge and skills in implementing agricultural science- and technology-based initiatives to alleviate poverty in vulnerable communities. To tell us more on this and why they chose the Chinese as a partner, we are joined by....

Guest: Dr Palesa Sekhejane - Acting Head of the Africa Institute of South Africa and HSRC's Strategic Partnership Director