From 10 to 13 September 2025, Nampo Cape returns to Bredasdorp within the Western Cape, providing guests a mixture of farming innovation, livestock, and grain manufacturing.
Chrystal van Wyk, a director at Bredasdorp Park, advised Farmer’s Weekly it was right down to the wire as ultimate preparations for this yr’s expo had been being made. She added that about 600 exhibitors can be collaborating this yr, they usually had been gearing up for an anticipated improve on the roughly 45 000 guests who attended in 2024.
“We’ve added 7ha of parking as a result of we’re anticipating extra toes this yr,” she mentioned.
Van Wyk added that the winter grain manufacturing space was trying magnificent, with hectares of canola fields in full yellow bloom.
“It’s a feast for the attention […] It’s additionally good to know the farmers are going to take good harvests off the land this yr, as a result of they’ve had ups and downs over the previous few years.”
When requested to match Nampo Cape with its Free State counterpart, Van Wyk mentioned that whereas the Western Cape occasion had a stronger deal with winter grain manufacturing, it was additionally extra “intimate”.
“It’s smaller [than Nampo], so individuals can spend extra time with exhibitors, stand round and chat, and community,” she defined.
In response to a assertion issued by Grain SA, Nampo Cape was a platform for innovation, custom, and agricultural excellence to return collectively.
Dirk Strydom, managing director of Nampo mentioned the Cape model of the annual agricultural occasion continued to develop in significance.
“Along with Bredasdorp Park, we’re proud to supply a refreshed expertise that connects farmers, agri professionals, and households with the cutting-edge developments shaping our sector’s future,” he mentioned within the assertion.
The occasion, which was launched in 2018, was anticipated to supply a bunch of recent options this yr that promised to make it “essentially the most dynamic but”.
Organisers mentioned the extra parking on the north-western facet had elevated Bredasdorp Park’s capability to 13ha, whereas a brand new entrance close to the Neptun Corridor would enhance customer entry and site visitors movement.
The Landbank Livestock Tent had been relocated and was now alongside the BKB Livestock Centre. It had additionally been expanded to host 35 exhibitors. Newcomers included representatives showcasing Île-de-France, Suffolk, and Persian sheep breeds, in addition to Limousin and Chianina cattle.
Van Wyk mentioned they had been excited in regards to the Merino programme, which included the reintroduction of the BKB Merino Traditional after a three-year break. One other occasion was the BKB Nationwide Merino Fleece Present, which gave guests an opportunity to understand the “distinctive high quality of Merino wool”.
Different highlights will embody the SA Boerboel Championships; and equestrian occasions such because the debut of a global tent-pegging competitors between groups representing South Africa and Australia, described as a “fast-paced equestrian sport involving sword and lance abilities”.
Nampo Cape was anticipated to showcase the various agriculture practiced within the space and throughout the nation, from grain and livestock to area of interest merchandise like wine. There can be a number of talks on a wide range of themes, in addition to a seminar for protected vegetable manufacturing.
For extra info on the occasion and the total programme, go to nampocape.co.za.
