Poor turnout at Windhoek Show

THIS year’s Windhoek Show is proving to be less popular than last year’s.By Tuesday, only 47 404 people had entered the showgrounds – 7 167 fewer than the 54 571 tickets sold during the first five days of last year’s show.

Statistics released by the Windhoek Show Society show that the most popular day was Saturday, when 22 158 people attended the show. However, this number is lower than the 23 041 people who went through the gates on the same day last year.Those who attended the show have expressed mixed views.”It was alright,” some said, but others felt that something new and different was needed to attract more visitors.Over 500 industrial exhibitors and 115 agricultural exhibitors are displaying their wares, services and livestock at this year’s show.The farmers, at least, are still happy with the annual showcase of their pedigree stock.The show’s livestock co-ordinator, John Coetzee, said yesterday that the mood among the agricultural exhibitors was exuberant.The show will be officially opened today by Botswana’s Minister of Agriculture.The opening ceremony includes the ever-popular cattle parade, showing off the best beef Namibia has to offer.However, this number is lower than the 23 041 people who went through the gates on the same day last year.Those who attended the show have expressed mixed views.”It was alright,” some said, but others felt that something new and different was needed to attract more visitors.Over 500 industrial exhibitors and 115 agricultural exhibitors are displaying their wares, services and livestock at this year’s show.The farmers, at least, are still happy with the annual showcase of their pedigree stock.The show’s livestock co-ordinator, John Coetzee, said yesterday that the mood among the agricultural exhibitors was exuberant.The show will be officially opened today by Botswana’s Minister of Agriculture.The opening ceremony includes the ever-popular cattle parade, showing off the best beef Namibia has to offer.