Dr Dirk Strydom, managing director of Nampo, told Farmer’s Weekly they were expecting roughly 900 exhibitors this year.
“The first machinery and implement convoys will start heading to the grounds from Tuesday,” he said.
Last year’s event had the biggest attendance on record, with 86 474 visitors.
The theme for this year is ‘Global agriculture, locally rooted’. With mounting global challenges facing the agriculture sector, Strydom said the theme was “a timely lens for grain producers to view their role in a fast-changing agricultural economy”.
“The exchange of ideas, technology, and practices across borders presents unprecedented opportunities for local farmers to increase resilience, competitiveness and sustainability,” he said.
The event will, as usual, showcase the latest in agricultural technology, ranging from machinery and implements, through to climate-adaptive seed varieties, and agri-finance services and digital solutions.
Nampo 2025 will welcome back regular favourites, including Nation in Conversation, livestock parades, sheep-shearing demonstrations, seed plot displays, boerpatente (farmer inventions) and 4 x 4 demonstrations.
The usual food stalls will also be available this year, with the addition of the return of Syngenta’s Boerekos Plaaskombuis.
Other highlights include the Grain SA museum, the Alpha Insure Women’s Programme, and the KamersMakers artisan showcase.
There will also be a regular shuttle service between Bothaville and Nampo Park and tractor trailers will be available on the grounds to help visitors traverse the nearly more than four-hectare area over which the indoor and outdoor exhibits are located.
For more information visit nampo.co.za or download the Nampo app on Google Play or the iStore. Tickets are available at www.opentickets.co.za, with discounts being offered for online purchases.
