Diamond beneficiation for the people of Botswana will be at the center of the upcoming Presidents' Meeting of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association from April 4-7, in Gaborone, Botswana.



The Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA); the Botswana Diamond Hub; IDMA and the Botswana Diamond Manufacturers Association (BDMA) will be hosting a Diamond Beneficiation Pitso, a stakeholders' round table, expected to be attended by key government officials and Botswana business leaders, professionals involved in diamond beneficiation, opinion-makers and policy-makers, as well as a group of foreign diamond manufacturers.



The objective of the Pitso is to conduct an intensive discussion among stakeholders and academic experts on measures and policies that will allow diamond beneficiaion to create the greatest domestic added value and opportunities for the Batswana people.



The Pitso is scheduled to take place on April 4, from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC) and will be co-moderated by Miss Letsema Mbayi, a researcher and doctoral student on diamond development policies and diamond industry analyst Chaim Even-Zohar.



IDMA President Moti Ganz said he expected frank and passionate discussions in Botswana. "One of the specific topics I hope that we will discuss in Gaborone is how beneficiation can become a good business model in the diamond supply pipeline and how it can be sustained economically on the long term, serving the interests of all parties involved," Ganz stated.