Opened on the 20th edition of Expodireto Cotrijal, the Agribusiness Walk of Fame honored 20 political leaderships and personalities of the Brazilian agribusiness, among them, Shiro Nishimura, for all his representativeness and dedication to the segment throughout his journey.
The names of the honorees are printed on bronze plaques with the symbol of a leaf, and they can be visited at Expodireto Cotrijal main entrance.
During the ceremony, Shun Nishimura, vice-president of the Board of Directors of Grupo Jacto, represented Shiro Nishimura. The event was attended by the vice-president of the Republic, General Hamilton Mourão; the Minister of Agriculture, Teresa Cristina; the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Eduardo Leite, besides other authorities and important personalities in the national and southern agribusiness scenario.
Besides Shiro Nishimura, Ana Amélia Lemos; André Pessôa; Antônio Sartori; Carlos Rivaci Sperotto (in memoriam); Dirceu Neri Gassen (in memoriam); Erlei Melo Reis; Francisco Matturro; Francisco Sérgio Turra; Irmfried Otto Ingbert Harry Schmiedt (in memoriam); José Luiz Tejon Megido; José Tadashi Yorinori (in memoriam); Kurt Gottfried Kissmann (in memoriam); Luis Carlos Heinze; Nei César Manica; Odacir Klein; Ottoni de Sousa Rosa; Paulo Sérgio Pinto; Roberto Rodrigues and Rui Polidoro Pinto are also on the Agribusiness Walk of Fame.