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Inside NAMPO: South Africa’s agricultural exhibition in the Free State

Inside NAMPO: South Africa’s agricultural exhibition in the Free State
Agriculture equipment is displayed at NAMPO in Bothaville,Free State on 13 May 2025.(Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)
Each year, the quiet fields of Bothaville in South Africa’s Free State transform into the epicenter of the country’s agricultural industry. NAMPO, the largest agricultural exhibition in sub-Saharan Africa, draws thousands of farmers and industry leaders. Daily Maverick's photographer Felix Dlangamandla captured the show.

Visitors arrive in different modes of transport at NAMPO in Bothaville, Free State, on 13 May 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)



Agriculture equipment is displayed at NAMPO in Bothaville, Free State, on 13 May 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)



Agriculture equipment is displayed at NAMPO in Bothaville, Free State, on 13 May 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)



Farmers look at an exhibition of locally made appliances at NAMPO in Bothaville, Free State, on 13 May 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)



A monument of farmers who have been murdered during farm attacks in South Africa at NAMPO in Bothaville, Free State, on 13 May 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)



Karabo Tema takes a Brahman bull for a walk at NAMPO in Bothaville, Free State, on 13 May 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)



 

 

A Brahman bull at NAMPO in Bothaville, Free State, on 13 May 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)



Charolais cattle are exhibited at NAMPO in Bothaville, Free State, on 13 May 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)



A farmer looks at Nguni cattle exhibited at NAMPO in Bothaville, Free State, on 13 May 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)



President Cyril Ramaphosa poses for a selfie with a farmer at NAMPO in Bothaville, Free State, on 13 May 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)



Farmers look at an exhibition of locally made appliances at NAMPO in Bothaville, Free State, on 13 May 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)



Agriculture equipment is displayed at NAMPO in Bothaville, Free State, on 13 May 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla). DM