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Reclaiming the Bread Basket of the Region
Location: Main Auditourium - 23/04/2026, 10:00 - 23/04/2026, 11:00 (Africa/Harare) (1 hour)

Panel Discussion

Reclaiming the Bread Basket of the Region

A high-level panel discussion moderated by World Food Programme (WFP), bringing together leaders from across the agricultural logistics and trade ecosystem to examine what it takes to move produce from farm to regional market.

The panel will be followed by an open Q&A session.

Meet the Panel

Micheal Ige 

Moderator

Micheal is passionate about developing youth interests and involvement particularly in economic development and   has spent the past 10 years organizing youth and women towards active participation in national/international economic development. Micheal most recently worked with the United Nations Population Fund as the Programme Manager for the Youth Leaders (YoLe) Fellowship Programme, in Ghana. YoLe is fully dedicated to youth skills development and engagement. Under Micheal’s leadership, 122 Fellows have received structured skills training, and over 100,000 youth have been engaged in various outreach projects over the course of 5 years.

Panelists

Samantha Kumalo

Head of Sales, DHL Global Forwarding Zimbabwe
Certified Go Trade Facilitator

Highly experienced sales professional with 9 years of expertise in the freight industry, specializing in logistics solutions for diverse cargo types, including general cargo, dangerous goods, cold chain, oversized cargo, and customs clearing.


Kainos Musvinu

Head of Field Office (HoFO) for the World Food Program (WFP)

Kainos has more than 20+ years’ experience working for international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) most of which has been spent working closely with youth and smallholder livestock farmers. 

Currently, Kainos is the Head of Field Office (HoFO) for the World Food Program (WFP), based in Bulawayo. He is responsible for coordinating WFP programs in Bulawayo Metropolitan Province, Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South. 


Gilbert Gumpo

Farmer

Retired Old Mutual and Nyaradzo Executive and experienced full time farmer based in Matebeleland.


Dr Nqobizitha Dube

Consultant, Project Manager, and Writer in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe