Whether the passing by the United States of America (USA) Senate of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) extending its life by another 10 years, confirms that (a) all the trade disputes contingent to its going through the Senate have been resolved, (b) South Africa is using the favourable terms of AGOA to support small businesses and small-scale farmers to export to the USA leading to reduction of hunger and poverty locally and in the member states of the Southern African Development Community and (c) women farmers in particular were using this as a lifeline to generate income and increase food security; if not, what is the position in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?