Nedbank eager to drive NAMPO agri-sector dialogue through Nation in Conversation
Published - 13 May 2019
Nedbank is once again proud to add its voice to the premier Nampo 2019 event showcasing innovation and highlighting challenges, as well as prospective solutions, in the agri-sector.
Nampo 2019 kicks off with a press launch in Klerksdorp, North-West, on Monday, before the formal Nampo exhibition runs from Tuesday to Friday in Bothaville, Free State, with Nedbank continuing its sponsorship incorporating the ground breaking Nation in Conversation dialogue.
Billed as the largest agricultural exhibition in Africa, Nampo annually attracts more than 70 000 visitors with almost 800 exhibitors displaying the latest in agriculture solutions and technology.
Respected former politician Roelf Meyer will get proceedings started with a discussion on Agriculture: A Global Business – Where does South Africa stand, exploring opportunities for local producers to take their agricultural products abroad. The panel will include Francois Strydom – Group CEO, Senwes, Mpumi Mpofu – Director General, DPME; John Purchase – CEO, Agbiz, Lambert Botha – Chairperson, Hilton Lambert, Practitioners of Trade Law and Nick Serfontein – Chairperson, Sernick Group.
Nedbank is excited to be a part of Nation in Conversation which is widely regarded as the “voice” of the producer and its key partners in the agriculture food chain. Farming is the lifeblood of our economy, and Nedbank deeply values the producers as well as the secondary agricultural business community. We are committed to being a support to all players in the agri-space, sharing our financial agric expertise and playing a role in advancing profitable, sustainable practices throughout the agricultural production and consumption value chain,’ says John Hudson, Nedbank National Head: Agriculture.
Among the topics up for discussion during Nampo, are public private partnerships towards sustainable economic growth, post-election political perspectives, supporting and funding a developing agriculture industry, technology and funding.
‘We believe that platforms such as Nation in Conversation are key to ensure that we devise informed and sustainable solutions to address the challenges facing the agree-sector,’ Hudson explains.
For more information on Nation in Conversation, visit www.nasieingesprek.co.za.
