Thursday 16 May, Session : The Landbouweekblad Editor-in-Chief, Chris Burgess hosted the first session of Nation in Conversation on the third day of the NAMPO Harvest Day outside Bothaville in the Free State, asking how the platteland can be revived.
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Wednesday 15 May 2019, Session 3: The third session of Nation in Conversation on the second day of NAMPO Harvest Day outside Bothaville in the Free State saw Christo van der Rheede of Agri SA anchor a discussion which attempted to unlock the somewhat hazy issue around land ownership by traditional leaders and communal land governance.
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As the midday autumn temperature at Nampo Harvest Day 2019 hovered around 25°C, so too the temperature got nice and toasty during the second session of Nation in Conversation which centred around Technology and Funding.
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Wednesday 15 May 2019, Session 1: The first session of Nation in Conversation on the second day of NAMPO Harvest Day 2019 saw a distinguished panel discuss the composition of the proposed Agricultural Development Agency (ADA). The ADA will be established to assist the entire agri-sector to be more inclusive and more productive.
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Tuesday 14 May 2019: Session 2: The second session of Nation in Conversation on the first day of the Nampo Harvest Day in Bothaville in the Freestate, was a definite not-to-be-missed affair. Go visit the NIC website at www.nationinconversation.co.za website to watch the live-streamed recording.
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Tuesday 14 May 2019: Session 1- The second session of Nation in Conversation at NAMPO 2019 kicked off at 10:00, 14 May 2019 at the first day of the country’s biggest agricultural event, near Bothaville in the western Free State.
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Leading agribusiness scales up significantly in past 12 months
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Klerksdorp, Monday, 13 May 2019 – Nedbank is once again proud to add its voice to the premier Nampo 2019 event showcasing innovation and highlighting challenges, as well as prospective solutions, in the agri-sector.
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Nation in Conversation concluded its live recordings at the inaugural Nampo Cape with a focus on the youth in agriculture.
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The fourth episode of the Nation Conversation recordings at the inaugural Nampo Cape festival in Bredasdorp looked at training and training institutions in Agriculture on Thursday 13 September 2018.
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Day two of the inaugural Nampo Cape got underway at Bredasdorp Park in the Overberg today, 13 September 2018, when the Nation in Conversation Agri-talkshow kicked off with an in-depth discussion about Barley.
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The second session of Nation in Conversation at the inaugural Nampo Cape agri-expo shone the spotlight on sustainable intensive meat (sheep) production with show host Theo Voster facilitating a panel of speakers which included Dr Karin Wessels of Mamre Intensive Sheep Farms, Izak Hofmeyr of Plaas Media; Veterinarian Dr D’Wall Hauptfleisch; and Charné Josling a lecturer at the University of the Free State, specialising in animal feed.
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Nation in Conversation, South Africa’s premiere Agri-talk show, is proud to be part of the first-ever Nampo Cape, which got underway today at Bredasdorp Park in the Overberg. Nampo Cape is the sister event of the Nampo Harvest Day, held annually near Bothaville in the Free State. The agri-festival is considered the biggest event on the SA Agri-calendar attracting over 80 000 people this year. GrainSA, the organisers of the show hopes the Cape version of the festival attracts similar numbers.
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Nation in Conversation ended on an upbeat with a lively discussion about the role of the youth in agriculture.
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Day 3 of Nation in Conversation at Nampo 2018 got underway with a robust discussion about the importance of economy of scale with Theo Vorster hosting the conversation with a panel comprised of Senwes Group CEO Francois Strydom, Agriculture Economist Wandile Sihlobo, BFAP’s Ferdi Meyer and GrainSA CEO Jannie de Villiers.
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The final session of Day 3 of Nation in Conversation at the Nampo Harvest Day festival saw a panel discussion taking a peak at what agriculture could look like in 2035.
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The final session of Day 2’s edition of Nation in Conversation at Nampo dissected the importance of female leadership in agricultural structures posing the question “Why is it still difficult for women to land leadership roles in agriculture”.
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- 17 May 2018
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The panel discussion was hosted by Roelf Meyer and consisted of Agbiz CEO John Purchase, Daan Kriek, President of AgriSA; Johan Willemse, a retired professor of agriculture; Malcolm Ferguson, a former diplomat now representing a massive maize producing company in Mexico; and Pitso Sekhoto a Free State Producer and Agri-activist with AFASA.
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- 15 May 2018
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Day one of the country’s premier agri-talkshow, Nation in Conversation, got underway at 11:00 this morning (15 May 2018) at the agri-calandar’s premier event, the Nampo Harvest Day festival near Bothaville. The proceedings, attended by a full studio audience comprised of media and agri-stakeholders, saw the panel discussing “Policy Matters and Scenarios”
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- 15 May 2018
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Nation in Conversation asked the question: “How can threats to food security be overcome to ensure a prosperous future and healthy agricultural sector?”
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