In August 22-23 2013, ReSAKSS-SA hosted its 5th methodology workshop for the preparation of 2013 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR). Stakeholders and trade policy experts from 15 countries of Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region participated in the workshop.

The Partnership To Cut Hunger And Poverty In Africa hosted the third annual US-Africa Forum,  "Getting Down to Business: Scaling Up Agricultural Development in Africa," in Washington, DC on March 1-2, 2011.  The goals of the forum included assessing progress over the past year,  achieving 'more and better' investments in African agriculture, and developing recomendations for action to scale up the impact of the CAADP and Feed the Future initiatives.  To that end, the discussion focused on two themes: partnership and "learning while doing."