NAMPO MAKES TERRIFIC COMEBACK AFTER COVID 19

This year’s NAMPO Harvest Day once more exceeded expectations with an astounding attendance of 73 000 visitors. The week was characterized by an energetic and relaxed atmosphere that prevailed among exhibitors, producers and visitors – which confirms that NAMPO remains the major event on the agricultural calendar in South Africa.

Nampo Harvest Day Week

The Harvest Day week was preceded by a visit by Minister Thoko Didiza, Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. Didiza said; “I tell people that NAMPO is my home. When I was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture in 1994, NAMPO was the first agricultural show I participated in. My visit is about being with the producers and the industry and looking at what’s new regarding machinery and other input industries in the sector.

Grain SA’s chairman, Derek Mathews, said in response that the Harvest Day is a phenomenal event and opportunity to meet the suppliers and the whole family that creates the world of agriculture, not only in South Africa, but around the world.

The exhibitors at NAMPO 2022, large and small, deserve honour for the standard, effort and variety of their exhibitions. Nearly 150 of the 800 exhibitors are new this year. “It is remarkable that there are new ideas that exhibitors have brought to NAMPO. This is part of the value that producers themselves can experience here.

The Nation in Conversation Forum’s discussion topics focused on the state of the economy, the responsible use of chemicals, and logistics, the revival of rural communities, diversification and integration of livestock, data in agriculture and the future of agriculture.

The dates for next year’s Harvest Day are set for 16 – 19 May 2023.