Looking forward to Nampo 2025

Nampo Harvest Day is once again upon us!

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The current Nampo has come a long way since the first show, then called the SAMPI (South African Maize Producers' Institute) Harvest Day, in 1967. SAMPI was held on the farm Donkerhoek near Bloemfontein and was initiated by three maize farmers: Moos Haddad, Hannes van Wyk, and George Stegmann. The aim of the event was to showcase the latest agricultural machinery and allow farmers the opportunity to compare machinery and equipment, as mechanisation was becoming increasingly important at the time.

The first show saw only eight exhibitors, with just 203 visitors attending. As the years passed, the event quickly gained traction within the maize-farming community and, by 1968, over 600 visitors attended, and significant transactions were reported. As the harvest day continued to grow in popularity, a decision was made in the 1970s to hold the event over several days at a central location.