NAMPO represents the entire sector, says minister Didiza

[{“type”:”text”,”content”:”The Harvest Day week started off on Monday, 16 May, with a visit by Thoko Didiza, minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development. The minister’s delegation included her two deputy ministers as well as the department’s director general, Mooketsa Ramasodi. During the visit, the minister also held talks with the ministers of agriculture and land reform of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as the Argentine ambassador.nnu201cI tell people that NAMPO is my home. When I was appointed deputy minister of agriculture in 1994, NAMPO was the first agricultural show I participated in. My visit is about being with the farmers and the industry and looking at what is new regarding machinery and other industries in the sector. At NAMPO, farmers have the opportunity to interact with each other and with stakeholders, but also to see new technologies that exist. NAMPO represents the vastness and integration of the entire agricultural sector,u201d Didiza said during a press conference.”,”position”:0,”id”:”4HA84fWbdb3y8i3z”},{“type”:”image”,”content”:”https://agrisaonline.com/images/736″,”position”:1,”id”:”19bpdP11MT2PuqNH”},{“type”:”text”,”content”:”*Ms Thoko Didiza, minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development (middle), on her visit to the NAMPO Harvest Day in May 2022. The chairperson of Grain SA, Derek Mathews and vice-chairperson Jeremia Mathebula accompanied her on a tour of the show.*nnIn response, Grain SA’s chairperson, Derek Mathews, said that the NAMPO Harvest Day is a phenomenal event and opportunity to meet the suppliers and the whole family that creates the world of agriculture, not only in South Africa, but around the world. “Grain SA appreciates minister Didiza and her delegation’s visit to NAMPO to get to know the producers. This is what we as South Africans must do; we need to get to know each other