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NAMPO
NAMPO HARVEST DAY
G
rain SA’s annual agricultural show, NAMPO, was presented with great excitement
again this year for the first time since 2020 after the COVID-19 pandemic. NAMPO
is the biggest private agricultural show in the southern hemisphere and attracted
approximately 75 000 visitors over a period of five days this year.
Despite uncertainties, the NAMPO team succeeded in arranging an extremely successful show
and made a strong return to NAMPO Park. All Personnel and a large number of executive members
assisted in making the week as successful as possible. It is an enormous blessing that NAMPO could
take place this year in spite of all the challenges. Grain SA trusts that the non-profit organisations
and neighbouring communities benefited from this year’s NAMPO Harvest Day.
NAMPO CAPE
The third presentation of NAMPO Cape – and the biggest yet – ended on 18 September. Grain SA,
together with Bredasdorp Park NPC, is grateful for the record number of 32 640 visitors to NAMPO
Cape over the four days to view the more than 500 exhibitions. Visitors and exhibitors were blessed
with wonderful weather, in spite of the rain that the grain producers in the region needed urgently.
There were also new activities like the Elim wild-flower exhibition, the Merino Classic, and the large
number of innovative farmers plans.
The Overberg Regional Youth Show was another highlight during the programme on Saturday. It is one
of eight regional competitions in the Western Cape in which learners can participate to qualify for the
Western Cape Youth Show Championships taking place in March 2023, and an incredible 176 entries
were received in 14 classes.
NAMPO ALFA
The first NAMPO ALFA was held at NAMPO Park. This is the first livestock, hunting and outdoor
exhibition to be presented in the rural areas on this scale. Despite the challenges with foot-and-
mouth disease outbreaks and changes to regulations, NAMPO ALFA could still offer a high-quality
livestock programme with some of the best animals in the country.
NAMPO ALFA is a new initiative focusing on the stock, hunting and outdoors industry and has the
potential to become one of the biggest expos in the country. The show was a success and had
183 high-quality exhibitors, who serviced approximately 6 385 visitors. The expo is practice-oriented
and even had an accredited shooting range where visitors could test firearms. The national cross-
country rally also took place here and Grain SA thanks the producers who helped to prepare routes,
and for the access to farms.
SA Graan/Grain
-magazine
Grain SA distributes the
SA Graan/Grain
magazine every month to roughly 18 000 readers. This
full-colour publication is used to empower South Africa’s producers of grains and oilseeds with
knowledge. Suppliers of input products and services in the agricultural industry also continuously
utilise the magazine as an effective advertising medium to reach their client base.
As a specialist publication and official mouthpiece,
SA Graan/Grain
promotes the image of Grain SA
to its members, the public and opinion formers in the industry and in government circles.
MARKETING, NAMPO AND
RESEARCH COORDINATION
FOR NAMPO,
PACKED MOMENTUM YEAR
marketing
AND RESEARCH