Bothaville buzzed with excitement during this year’s NAMPO Harvest Day held from 12 to 15 May. People came from far to experience tomorrow’s technology firsthand and yet again the exhibitors did not let down.
The 632 exhibitors, seven more than last year, saw to it that visitors to the NAMPO Harvest Day did not leave empty handed or with unanswered questions. The exhibitions were, as always, excellent and of outstanding quality. Feedback from exhibitors shows that a lot of business was done and some say they did better than previous years.
The amount of visitors to this year’s NAMPO Harvest Day was recorded at 60 371, somewhat less than last year. On Wednesday there were fewer visitors than the previous year, but on Tuesday and Friday there were more. A new price strategy was used, where visitors paid more on Wednesday than on other days, to distribute visitors and thus there were a proportionate distribution of visitors over the four days and it can be said that in spite of economic circumstances the NAMPO Harvest Day was still a success.
As in the past some of the country’s leading vehicle manufacturers demonstrated their new bakkies and specialist vehicles, which provided lots of entertainment at the 4x4 obstacle course. Although not all exhibitors took part in demonstrations on the fields, computer technology and electronic exhibitions were used to introduce visitors to tomorrow’s technology.
Outstanding quality applications were at the order of the day at the Farmer’s Patents Competition, which was sponsored for the 21st time by Omnia. The additional divisions made it more interesting and the winners of the various divisions can be seen on Grain SA’s webpage at www.grainsa.co.za.
The ladies programme saw to it that the fairer sex did not feel left out and was attended by many a lady in search of tips on fashion, beauty and style.
The facilities at NAMPO Park, home of the Harvest Day, complied with high standards and although the weather was not perfect we are grateful that the cold stayed away until the weekend.
BOTHAVILLE
25 MAY 2009
ENQUIRIES: Johan Loxton, Manager: Commercial Services
Tel: (056) 515-2145 Fax: (056) 515-3613
Website: www.nampo.co.za
Bothaville het behoorlik gegons tydens die jaarlikse NAMPO Oesdag wat vanjaar vanaf 12 tot 15 Mei gestrek het. Mense het van heinde en verre gekom om môre se tegnologie eerstehands te besigtig en uitstallers het weereens nie teleurgestel nie.
Die 632 uitstallers het hierdie jaar gesorg dat besoekers aan die NAMPO Oesdag nie met leë hande of onbeantwoorde vrae huiswaarts gekeer het nie. Hierdie getal is sewe uitstallers meer as verlede jaar. Die uitstallings was soos gewoonlik puik en van hoë standaard. Terugvoer vanaf uitstallers toon dat hulle bevredigend gevaar het in terme van besigheid en sommiges het selfs beter gedoen as vorige jare.
Die getal besoekers by hierdie jaar se NAMPO Oesdag was 60 371, ietwat minder as verlede jaar. Woensdag het minder besoekers opgelewer in vergelyking met laasjaar, terwyl Dinsdag en Vrydag weer meer besoekers opgelewer het. Daar is van 'n nuwe toegangsprysstrategie gebruik gemaak om besoekers te versprei deur die Woensdag se toegang ietwat te verhoog teenoor die ander dae. Dus was daar 'n proporsionele verspreiding van besoekers oor die vier dae en kan daar gesê word dat ten spyte van die ekonomiese klimaat die NAMPO Oesdag steeds 'n sukses was.
Soos in die verlede het van die land se voorste voertuigverskaffers hul nuutste bakkies en spesialisvoertuie kom inspan om te sorg vir ure se vermaak langs die 4x4 hindernisbaan. Alhoewel nie alle uitstallers demonstrasies op die lande gedoen het nie, is daar wel gebruik gemaak van rekenaartegnologie en elektroniese tentoonstellings om besoekers bekend te stel aan môre se tegnologie.
Die Boerepatente-kompetisie, wat vanjaar vir die 21ste keer deur Omnia geborg is, het weereens gesorg vir hoë gehalte inskrywings. Die nuwe afdelings het dinge 'n bietjie interessanter gemaak en die wen-inskrywings in die onderskeie afdelings kan gesien word op die Graan SA webblad by www.grainsa.co.za.
Die damesprogram het gesorg dat die skoner geslag nie uitgelaat voel nie en is bygewoon deur vele dames opsoek na raad oor die nuutste giere in mode, skoonheid en styl.
NAMPO Park, tuiste van die Oesdag, se fasiliteite het weereens voldoen aan hoë standaarde en alhoewel die weer nie perfek was nie is ons dankbaar dat die ergste koue gewag het tot die naweek.
BOTHAVILLE
25 MEI 2009
NAVRAE: Johan Loxton, Bestuurder: Kommersiële Dienste
Tel: (056) 515-2145 Faks: (056) 515-3613
Webwerf: www.nampo.co.za
