# Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Agriculture has elected ANC Member of Parliament Nomasonto Motaung as its new chairperson. Motaung succeeds acting chairperson Nobuhle Nkabane, who took over after Dina Pule was appointed Social Development minister in June. The former Deputy minister in the Presidency says agriculture is critical to food security, economic growth, job creation and rural development. She has pledged to lead the committee fairly and focus on the needs of farmers, agricultural workers and communities.
Nomasonto Motaung elected chairperson of Parliament’s Agriculture portfolio committee