Afdeling Kommersiële Dienste
Commercial Services division
GRAIN SA’S NAMPO HARVEST DAY
A
combination of the most recent farming technology,
product variety, innovation, discussions, networking
opportunities, agricultural hospitality and ideal weather
conditions ensured that Grain SA’s NAMPO Harvest Day
upheld its reputation as South Africa’s agricultural showcase.
The 49th Harvest Day was attended by almost 70 000 visitors,
and feedback from the more than 650 exhibitors pointed to
excellent interest and enquiries from visitors.
There were various new additions this year that made a
positive contribution to NAMPO Harvest Day. The seed plots
were an exciting new addition. Seed companies this year
planted demonstrations on a total area of 1 500 square
metres on the eastern side of the new grounds in order to
display their cultivars in practical conditions.
Visitors could also stay overnight close to the grounds in a
tent hotel comprising two-man tents, ablution facilities,
a reception and relaxation area and its own parking.
A transport system that had been identified as a
significant need for some time now was implemented
on the grounds in the form of a tractor-and-trailer system.
The grounds were divided into three zones, each serviced
by two trailers, with designated, strategically positioned
pick-up and drop-off points.
Visitors and exhibitors were able to purchase admission
tickets online beforehand for the first time by means of an
electronic admission ticket system. Teething problems were
effectively addressed and plans are ready for expanding
the online sales in the future.
A new downloadable NAMPO app was introduced to
enable visitors to obtain product information electronically
from participating exhibitors via their smartphones or tablets.
The app will be developed further as a general Harvest Day
information platform.
GRAAN SA SE NAMPO OESDAG
‘n
Kombinasie van die nuutste landboutegnologie,
produkverskeidenheid, innovasie, gespreksvoering,
netwerkgeleenthede, landbougasvryheid en ideale
weersomstandighede het gesorg dat Graan SA se NAMPO
Oesdag sy reputasie gestand gedoen het as Suid-Afrika se
landbouvertoonvenster.
Die 49ste Oesdag is deur byna 70 000 besoekers bygewoon
en terugvoer van die meer as 650 uitstallers dui op goeie
belangstelling en navrae van besoekers.
Daar was verskeie nuwe toevoegings wat ‘n positiewe
bydrae tot NAMPO Oesdag gelewer het. Die saadplotte
was ‘n opwindende nuwe toevoeging. Op 1 500 vierkante
meter aan die oostekant van die nuwe terrein het
saadmaatskappye demonstrasies aangeplant om hul
kultivars onder praktiese toestande te vertoon.
Besoekers kon ook naby die terrein oornag in ‘n tentehotel,
bestaande uit tweemantente, ablusiegeriewe, ‘n ontvangs-
en kuierarea en eie parkering.
‘n Vervoerstelsel, waarvoor daar al geruime tyd ‘n groot
behoefte was, is op die terrein in die vorm van ‘n trekker-
en-waentjievervoerstelsel geïmplementeer. Die terrein
is in drie sones opgedeel met vasgestelde, strategies-
geposisioneerde op- en aflaaipunte en twee waentjies
het elk bedien.
Besoekers en uitstallers kon vir die eerste keer toegangs-
kaartjies vooraf aanlyn aankoop op ‘n elektroniese
toegangskaartjiestelsel. Tandekryprobleme is effektief
aangespreek en daar word beplan om die aanlyn-
verkope in die toekoms uit te brei.
‘n Nuwe NAMPO-toep (
app
) wat afgelaai kan word,
is bekendgestel, waardeur besoekers deur hul slimfoon
of tablet, produkinligting van deelnemende uitstallers
elektronies kon verkry. Die toep gaan verder ontwikkel
word as algemene Oesdag-inligtingsplatform.
Internasionale deelname van ongeveer 60 uitstallers van
nege lande bevestig dat die Oesdag korrek geposisioneer
is om netwerkgeleenthede aan oorsese maatskappye
in Suidelike Afrika en Sub-Sahara Afrika te bied. Die
Italiaanse Handelskommissie van Suid-Afrika het vir die
eerste keer uitgestal met nie minder nie as sewe Italiaanse
maatskappye verteenwoordig op hul standplaas.
Die Graan SA/Omnia Boerepatentekompetisie bly ‘n
wenner waar produsente vir reeds meer as ‘n kwarteeu
hul slim planne en vindingrykheid ten toon kan stel.
Met die afstel van die damesprogram weens dalende
bywoningsgetalle, kon daar vanjaar 13 addisionele
uitstallers, wat spesifiek op hul behoeftes gerig is,
geakkommodeer word.
Vanjaar se baie suksesvolle
Nasie In Gesprek
is onder
andere bygewoon deur die Minister van Landbou, Bosbou
en Visserye, Senzeni Zokwana, wat ook ‘n paneellid van die
Nasie in Gesprek
-dialoog oor arbeidsverhoudinge was.
Die gewilde vee-uitstallings is vanjaar verder uitgebrei met
wildverwante uitstallers in die Caltex-diereverlengingsaal. Die
aanbieding van ‘n afslaerskompetisie in die Veekompleks,
in samewerking met Veeplaas en Toyota SA, is nog ‘n uiters
suksesvolle nuutjie.
Die 15 fabrikate wat vanjaar aan die 4x4-demonstrasies
deelgeneem het, bevestig weer eens dat hierdie komponent
op die NAMPO Oesdagprogram tuishoort. Die vliegveld was
weer bedrywig en die beheertoring moes 365 vliegtuie en
helikopters oor die vier dae assisteer.
Graan SA het vanjaar weer sy lede by die Graan SA-lede-
lokaal getrakteer, waar hulle as gaste ontvang word as ‘n
blyk van waardering vir hul volgehoue ondersteuning. Gratis
toegang en spesiale parkering vorm deel van hul voordele.
Die voorsiening van verversings bly ‘n groot uitdaging. Om
dit te oorkom word 18 verversingspunte, wat ‘n groot
International participation by some 60 exhibitors from
nine countries confirms that the Harvest Day is positioned
correctly to offer networking opportunities to overseas
companies and those in southern Africa and sub-Saharan
Africa. The Italian Trade Commission in South Africa exhibited
for the first time this year, and no fewer than seven Italian
companies were represented at their stand.
The Grain SA/Omnia Farmer Patent Competition remains a
winner and has offered producers the opportunity to display
their clever plans and inventiveness for more than a quarter
of a century.
With the cancellation of the ladies’ programme due to
declining attendance figures, 13 additional exhibitors who
concentrated specifically on the needs of ladies could this
year be accommodated.
This year’s very successful
Nation in Conversation
was
attended by, among others, the Minister of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries, Senzeni Zokwana, who was also a
panel member of the
Nation in Conversation
dialogue on
labour relations.
The popular livestock exhibitions were expanded further this
year with game-related exhibitors in the Caltex animal exten-
sion hall. The presentation of an auctioneers‘ competition in
the Livestock Complex, in collaboration with Veeplaas and
Toyota SA, was another extremely successful innovation.
The 15 manufacturers that participated in the 4x4 demon-
strations this year once again confirm that this component
belongs on the NAMPO Harvest Day programme. As usual,
the airfield was very busy again and the control tower
had to assist 365 aeroplanes and helicopters over the
four days.
Grain SA treated its members at the Grain SA members’
hall again this year, receiving them as guests to show its
appreciation for their ongoing support. Free access and
special parking form part of their benefits.
The provision of refreshments remains a major challenge.
To overcome this, 18 refreshment points offering a large
1. Johan Loxton
Manager: Commercial Services
Bestuurder: Kommersiële Dienste
2. Annemarie de Beer
Function Manager
Funksiebestuurder
3. Marina Kleynhans
Administrative Assistant
Administratiewe Assistent
4. Rialeen Lombard
Supporting Officer: Harvest Day
Ondersteuningsbeampte: Oesdag
5. Wim Venter
Administrative Officer: Harvest Day
Administratiewe Beampte: Oesdag
6. Bennie Zaayman
Grounds Manager
Terreinbestuurder
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Guests enjoy refreshments and relax peacefully
at the Polkadot Tea Garden.
Gaste geniet ‘n lafenis en ontspan rustig by die
Polkadot Teetuin.
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A view of the seed plots from the air.
‘n Blik op die saadplotte vanuit die lug.
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