Nchakha Martin Makara, Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Lesotho. Mr Makara is responsible for providing strategic direction for the Ministry. He holds an MSc in Agricultural Extension from the University of Fort Hare, South Africa. He has practical work experience of approximately two decades in the Lesotho’s Agricultural Sector where he served in the farmers’ advisory services at the district and national level. He has been involved with policy formulation, agribusiness and markets, offering agricultural extension and guidance to smallholder farmers projects.