Some international exhibitors shared mixed reactions about the first day of the 71st edition of the Windhoek Agricultural and Livestock Show, which commenced on Tuesday.
Madina Dyussebayeva, founder of MaDoo Trading CC and a first-time exhibitor selling various South Korean skin care products, says she hopes to see more visitors in the coming days as the show offers vital exposure.
“We don’t see much from here,” she says, adding that she remains optimistic that the event will pick up.
Meanwhile, Temp-Bag Outdoor Living Products founder Tinashe Manyonga from Zimbabwe says the platform provides his business with much-needed connections and a chance to showcase its offerings.
“I was here last year, so coming back really means a lot. It’s a good market for us. We appreciate the way people have accepted it. We already have a number of clients who bought from us last year and have been in touch since,” says Manyonga, whose company turns waste into products such as thermal bags.
Dorcas Kasaira, marketing executive of Hi-bred Chicks – a Zimbabwean company focusing on supplying broiler and layer chicks to farmers, expressed satisfaction with the organisation of the event.
Kasaira, who hopes for operations in Namibia in the coming months, says: “I like the way it’s organised. Even when I was just going around the stands, I saw how well prepared the exhibitors are for this event.”
Windhoek Show Society vice president Harald Schmidt on Monday said at least 50 000 visitors are expected at the five-day event this year.
He said the show has been moved from nine to five days after exhibitors, especially private ones, argued that they lacked the capacity to operate on two fronts for such an extended period.
The event, which runs until Saturday, features over 200 exhibitors from both Namibia and abroad.
