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THE
GRAIN AND OILSEED INDUSTRY
OF SOUTH AFRICA – A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME
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communicate with suppliers about products and services, as representatives from
the whole grain value chain are present at the Harvest Day.
However, NAMPO is also an important source of income for Grain SA. The income
from this is applied for agricultural research and other industry services, which are
again beneficial for the producer, like relevant market information, research data,
image building, as well as negotiation with the government and other role-players.
Grain SA’s members receive red-carpet treatment at the Harvest Day and the
organisation shows its appreciation for their loyalty in this way. Members receive
free access and parking near a special entrance gate for members. From there
they are transported to the Members’ Hall in golf carts. At the Members’ Hall they
are made much of with refreshments and a relaxation area where they can sit
back and chat to everyone.
In the Members’ Hall provision is made for live Safex screens where producers can
keep up to date on movements in the grain markets. Key personnel from Grain SA’s
Grain Economics and Marketing, Grain Research and Farmer Development
divisions liaise here with members.
Members of the Executive and Management Committee are continually on duty
in the Members’ Hall as well as in the VIP reception hall where constructive talks
with opinion formers from the industry, government circles and even international
delegates and notable guests take place. ‘Various guests who attended NAMPO
for the first time this year were surprised at the extent of the agricultural industry
and the Harvest Day. The level of technology being exhibited is also a further
revelation for them,’ said De Villiers in a press statement on 18 May 2016.
Mr Victor Mongoato (far right), a Management Committee member of Grain SA, took a
moment to pose for a photo with visitors to the Grain SA Members’ Hall.
‘Minister Zokwana’s presence was a compliment to Grain SA and to agriculture at large. He
is probably the first Minister of Agriculture since 1994 to visit the Harvest Day. This accentu-
ates the NAMPO Harvest Day as an authoritative platform for dialogue, discussion and net-
working.’ –
Jannie de Villiers, CEO: Grain SA, after the visit by Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, to the Harvest Day in 2015.
Some of Grain SA’s guests during the
NAMPO 50-year commemorative event
in 2016.
WE HAVE NOW LAID
THE FOUNDATION FOR
ACTIVE DIALOGUE AT
THE NAMPO HARVEST
DAY. I TRUST THAT THE
NATION IN CONVERSATION
DISCUSSION FORUM AS
PRESENTED BY SENWES,
GRAIN SA AND PARTNERS
AT NAMPO 2013, AS WELL
AS OTHER DISCUSSIONS
ON TECHNICAL MATTERS,
WILL IN FUTURE ADD
EVEN MORE VALUE TO
AGRICULTURE.
– Mr Jannie de Villiers,
CEO: Grain SA; 2013.
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