Furthermore, I wish to specifically thank all the stakeholders who made it possible for us to have agriculture included in the climate change texts at the Conference of the Parties, COP 17. South Africa made three proposals for inclusion in the final text. These relate to adaptation, mitigation, actions in the sector and a programme of work under a reduction in emissions, deforestation and degradation, or Redd+, which considers agriculture one of the key drivers of deforestation.