SAGCOT CEO meets with the US journalists

Mr. Geoffrey Kirenga (center), CEO of the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) gives a background about SAGCOT before answering questions from the United States journalists.   Also in the photo is Mr. Obey Assery-Nkya, Director from the Department of Coordination of Government Business in the Prime Minister's Office and Ms. Alexandra Frank (left), Project Manager (Tanzania) from the John Hopkins University.  The meeting was also attended by Mr. Frank Mhina (not in the photo), Foreign Service Officer from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation.

Ms. Frank had coordinated a 15 member-journalists group which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through John Hopkins International Reporting Project.  The journalists have been selected from a very competitive application process open to media organizations throughout the world.  The group is in the country from September 29, 2013 to October 9, 2013.  The chief mission of their trip is to learn more about Tanzania's agriculture, food security and nutrition initiatives. 

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