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NEWS Senwes Proud To Be Part of First Nampo Cape Beautiful in Bredasdorp! The weather was truly Cape inspired during the inaugural Nampo Cape in 2018. Senwes and two of its joint venture partners, Hinterland and JDI, were proud to be part of the inaugural Nampo Cape Agri-Expo held at Bredasdorp Park in the Overberg from 12 to 14 September 2018.  By Marlon Abrahams Senwes Scenario Editor-in-Chief S enwes was also a main sponsor of South Africa’s agri-talkshow, Nation in Conversation, which live-streamed discussions on agricultural topics from Nampo Cape. Nampo Cape is the sister event of the Nampo Harvest Day, held annually near Bothaville in the Free State. The agri-festi- val is considered the biggest event on the SA agri-calendar, attracting over 80 000 people this year. Grain SA, the organisers of the show’s hopes that the Cape version of the festi- val attract more than 10 000 visitors was exceeded when 16 245 people attended the show over the three days. JDI’s MD, Emilius Tomlinson, said the event exceeded his expectations. “We had a record turnover in terms of John Deere toys and clothing, and we also experienced an unprecedented number of leads and interest in our John Deere and JCB machines. I would like to commend the organisers for an awesome event and to assure Nampo Cape that JDI will be back next year, bigger and better!” Despite the windy weather conditions, local and international visitors flocked to the event which saw more visitors atten­ ding on the first day than the total number of visitors who attended the entire event last year when it was managed by differ- ent organisers. Nation in Conversation hosted discus- sions on: The panel members during the first session of Nation in Conversation were Francois Strydom (Senwes Group CEO and Agbiz Chairman), Chris Burgess (Editor of Landbouweekblad), Theo Vorster (Anchor), Jannie de Villiers (CEO, Grain SA) as well as Alan Winde (Minister of Economic Affairs) and André Uys (CEO of Acorn Agri & Food Group and Overberg Agri). 30 SENWES SCENARIO | SUMMER 2018 • How do we create new energy in agri- culture? • The role of intensive livestock farming in sustainable meat production (focus on sheep). • What does the future hold for all stake- holders in the barley industry? • Training and training facilities in agri- culture, consolidation or specialisation? • Youth focus. Visit the Nation in Conversation website at www.nasieingesprek.co.za to watch the full shows. Show anchor, Theo Vorster, paid trib- ute to Nampo Cape and its success mak- ing the point that “Nation in Conversation is here to stay (at Nampo Cape). Despite the weather, the “gees” at the show was phenomenal!” Emilius Tomlinson (JDI Managing Director) and Francois Strydom (Senwes Group CEO and Agbiz Chairman) during Nampo Cape 2018.