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Discovering Nampo: innovative presence at SA's agricultural show

The Mercury

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May 23, 2025

IF YOU'VE never heard of Nampo, well, then you're missing out on the biggest agricultural show in the Southern Hemisphere.

- WILLEM VAN DE PUTTE

When the president and vice president make an effort to go to Bothaville in the Free State to attend on two separate days, then you know it's more than just a casual gathering of commercial farmers.

Big in every way

Last year, during the four days of the event, more than 200 aeroplanes and 75 helicopters landed at the little airstrip, making it one of the busiest airspaces in the country, and almost 87 000 people passed through the gates.

That's just a few thousand short of a full FNB Stadium.

Financial institutions and big corporations have permanent structures and there's apparently a waiting list of many hundreds that want to be there.

It's more than just an agricultural show with all its ancillary products, it's an impressive gathering of a cross section of all South Africans.

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