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Nampo geared for
the next 50 years
BOASTS A NEW IMAGE IN 2017
THE CELEBRATION OF
NAMPO'S 50TH BIRTHDAY
IN 2016 DOMINATED THE
HARVEST DAY, WHICH
PAVED THE WAY FOR THE
NEXT 50 YEARS WITH A
NEW IMAGE AND NEW
EVENTS AT THE 2017
NAMPO HARVEST DAY,
WHICH WILL BE HELD
FROM 16 TO 19 MAY THIS
YEAR.
AUBREY KRUGER
T
he manager of Nampo
2017, Du Toit Wessels, says
that there is a noticeable change in
the Nampo logo. The marketing
team came up with a refreshing
and colourful new logo. Wessels
says that the Grain SA logo was
incorporated into the Nampo
logo in a unique and funky way.
“Nampo is, after all, one of the
best trademarks in agriculture",
Wessels said.
The slogan is also new - Unfold
the future - or in Afrikaans,
Ontvou die toekoms. It reflects
the new vision of Nampo, linked
to the next fifty years during
which the latest innovation, tec h-
nology and information will play
a huge role. The new slogan fits in
well with the new colourful trade-
mark of Nampo 2017.
Another new flavour is the
ladies programme, which will be
presented for the first time since
2014. A morning programme
(09:30 to 13:00) will be present-
ed, to enable the ladies to visit
the different exhibitions in the
afternoon.
There will also be a new 4 x 4
track for four-wheelers and side-
by-sides which will take place at
the seed plots near the Southern
gate.
International exhibitors will
include Argentina, Israel, the USA
and Italy, as well as newcomers
Canada (with a Canadian pavil-
lion), India, Russia and the United
Kingdom. The number of exhib-
itors this year will be in excess of
700.
A number of radio stations will
be broadcasting from Nampo,
which will include Pretoria FM.
Another radio station is in the
pipeline, as well as radio stations
which will be covering the very
popular agricultural chat-show,
Nation in Conversation.
The Toyota Veeplaas
Auctioneers Competition will
have an international flavour
this year and the winner will
compete against the winners of
Namibia, Botswana, Argentina
and the USA. International
evaluators will also be in action.
An additional innovation
is the goal to move towards
a ticket environment with
Masterpass, where no cash
is used. The system will be
implemented for the first time
this year. The ratio is currently
20/80%, with 20% buying their
tickets beforehand. The target
is to move towards a 50/50%
ratio, with the ideal being 80%
buying tickets beforehand.
The entrance fee this year
will be R100 for the Tuesday
and Friday, payable at the gates,
and R110 for the Wednesday
and Thursday.
However, you will receive a
R15 discount if you buy your
tickets beforehand at Ticketpro,
which translates to an entrance
fee of R85 for Tuesday and
Friday and R95 for the
Wednesday and Thursday.
The gates will be open from
07:00 to 17:00 daily - so, please
join us in enjoying Nampo
2017 in all its glory.
For more information visit
www.nampo.co.za or www.tick-
etpro.co.za.
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