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CHAPTER 6
GRAIN SA’S NAMPO
HARVEST DAY OPENS UP
A DIFFERENT WORLD. A
PRODUCER’S NEEDS AND
FOCUS ON HIS FARM
DIFFER EVERY YEAR, AND
THIS HUGE HARVEST
DAY UMBRELLA COVERS
SOMETHING TO MEET
THE PARTICULAR NEEDS
OF EVERY PRODUCER
EVERY YEAR.
– Mr Cobus van Coller,
Harvest Day Chairperson;
2012.
NAMPO IS A LEADER IN
THE TRANSFORMATION
OF AGRICULTURE IN OUR
COUNTRY. I HAVE NEVER
SEEN SO MANY BLACK
FARMERS TELLING
A STORY OF CHANGE.
– A tweet by Prof Jonathan
Jansen, rector of the
University of the Free State
after his first visit to the
Harvest Day; 2012.
The controlled tool and implement demonstrations were a core aspect of the Harvest Day
for 40 years.
e-kaartjie.
Sound bite: According to Mr Johan Loxton, ex-
hibitors’ presentation methods changed over
time, but the Harvest Day’s goals remained the
same.
Keeping up with the times…visitors at NAMPO can buy tickets online through TicketPro
since 2015.
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