GBSN and AABS continue to grow and development their joint agribusiness initiative through the African Agribusiness Network and Consortium. The Agribusiness Network and Consortium seeks to advance the agricultural development agenda by addressing the need for business skills and improved leadership and management practices in the agribusiness sector.

During the AABS annual meeting and conference in Cape Town, an informational meeting was held for business schools interested in engaging this new initiative. At this meeting, AABS launched the new AAgri.net website which will be the online source for program information and agribusiness resources. AABS is currently focusing on developing a network of interested schools while it continues to develop the proposal for the next pase of the project - development and delivery of a new agribusiness training program.

For further information about this activity, or to get your institution involved, please contact Dinah Hanson of AABS at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .