Johnathan Paoli
THE 13th Meeting of Brics Ministers of Agriculture started on Wednesday at the Euphoria Golf Estate in Mookgophong, Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality in the Waterberg District, Limpopo.
The meeting was hosted by the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza, with her counterparts from Brazil, Russia, India and China, among others.
Held under the theme, “Strengthening collaborations towards sustainable agricultural production and increasing productivity”, the meeting will seek to pursue issues of common interest relating to food security, climate change, rural development, economic challenges, poverty and population growth.
Brics has been described by the department as a mechanism that aims to promote development cooperation, security, peace and the establishment of a more equitable economic world.
“The overall aim of Brics agricultural cooperation is to improve access to food and increase comprehensive food production. The event will showcase rural development and climate change programmes,” the department said.
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