An overfull auditorium marked the final session of Nampo Cape 2026 as agriculture minister Willie Aucamp and Land Bank acting CEO Jabu Mphambo met for a fireside chat hosted by Food For Mzansi and Land Bank in Bredasdorp.
Aucamp and Mphambo engaged in a direct, constructive dialogue on farm debt, structural financial challenges, biosecurity crises, and the urgent need to remodel agricultural financing in South Africa.
Reflecting on his interactions across the country during the transition between the winter crop harvest and summer planting, Aucamp noted that attending regional congresses provided invaluable insights into the specific and shared burdens of South African producers.
“I had the…