# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen says the agriculture sector should play a leading role in shaping public private partnerships aimed at restoring efficiency and supporting export growth. He says government, financial institutions and agribusinesses needed to work more closely to expand support for emerging farmers and integrate them into commercial value chains. The minister says this includes expanding the use of commodity-backed lending, warehouse receipt systems, off-take agreements, blended finance guarantees and inventory-backed facilities that allow farmers to leverage verified commodity stock and productive cashflows alongside traditional forms of collateral.
Minister Steenhuisen says government and agribusinesses needed to work more closely to expand support for emerging farmers