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Tech-driven mechanization boosts Africa’s smallholder farmers

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Tech-driven mechanization boosts Africa’s smallholder farmers

Heifer International, a global nonprofit working to end hunger and poverty through sustainable farming, recently released a report highlighting how tens of thousands of Africa’s smallholder farmers have seen their livelihoods transformed by a tech-driven mechanization initiative.

The report, titled Mechanization for Africa: Innovative Financing for Agricultural Transformation and Youth Job Creation, examines the role and benefits of agricultural innovation, mechanization, and catalytic financing in empowering smallholder farming communities in Africa, while creating new opportunities in agriculture for Africa’s youth population.

It showcases how Heifer’s support and investment in innovation and youth catalysed the expansion of an agritech initiative to power large scale affordable access to tractors for smallholder farmers.

The resultant increased mechanization spurred enhanced productivity, leading to improved livelihoods for smallholding farming communities across the pilot countries in Africa.

“Smallholder farmers are the backbone of Africa’s food systems, accounting for up to 80 per cent of food production in sub-Saharan Africa” said Adesuwa Ifedi, senior vice president of Africa programs at Heifer International.

“Equipping them with the right tools and resources, including appropriate and sustainable mechanization, is essential for increased productivity.

As this report shows, access to affordable tractors increased incomes of smallholder farmers by 227% within the beneficiaries’ pool, leading to not just enhanced productivity, but a plethora of critical transformational pathways — increased inclusion, an energised ecosystem, and job creation for Africa’s energetic youth” she notes.

Impact summary

Key findings of the report include the value of catalytic financing and partnerships to scale innovative agricultural solutions, as well as the effect of affordable mechanization on improved agricultural yields, labour efficiency, and household income for smallholder farmers.

The importance and advantage of incorporating local contexts, farmer needs, and gender equity into new technologies is also emphasized.

The report reveals that the initiative provided service to 21,048 smallholder farmers in need of mechanization services in the three pilot countries of Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda, as of December 2022.

A total of 104 farmers became tractor owners through a Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) model. The project also created 368 direct jobs for youth serving as booking agents, tractor operators and technicians, and 784 indirect jobs across target communities.

Heifer – Hello Tractor Partnership

Heifer partnered with Hello Tractor to launch a PAYG tractor financing service to facilitate affordable tractor rental services to smallholder farmers via a tech platform that enables ease of access for beneficiaries, ease of monetization for tractor owners, and overall effective monitoring.

Hello Tractor is an agricultural technology company that connects tractor owners to smallholder farmers in need of tractor services. Hello Tractor works like the ride-hailing service, Uber, using Internet of Things (IoT) technology via the Hello Tractor app.

The Hello Tractor app is a marketplace that enables smallholder farmers’ access to equipment, while enhancing profitability for equipment owners and building technical capacity.

The app works by identifying and listing equipment owners looking to rent, recruiting booking agents and establishing them as links between equipment owners and farmers’ requests for equipment leasing.

This information available on the app also provides financiers with the data and ability to calculate returns and measure results.

The AYuTe Africa Challenge

Hello Tractor leveraged catalytic funding of US$1M from Heifer Africa’s Agriculture, Youth and Technology (AYuTe) Initiative to kickstart expansive operations.

The initiative is a catalyst for growth, combining grants with business development and ecosystem transformation initiatives to translate the energy and ideas of young African innovators into meaningful impact for African farmers.

One of the pillars of the AYuTe Africa Initiative is an annual Challenge that awards cash grants to promising young agritech innovators and firms across the continent — professionals who are using technology to reimagine farming and food production in Africa.

With the grant in place, Heifer Africa and Hello Tractor co-designed a mechanization program to ensure maximum impact and sustainability. Heifer provided additional funding of US$3.5 million in grant financing to pilot the model in three countries (Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda).

This grant financing further unlocked commercial capital of over US$7M for increased tractor penetration and ecosystem development.

“The partnership with Heifer and Hello Tractor was the first of its kind. By injecting capital at the base of the pyramid and empowering traditionally unbanked entrepreneurs to become tractor owners, we are driving economic growth and transforming livelihoods.

This investment has unlocked commercial capital for Hello Tractor and has contributed to the prosperity of our tractor owners and the thousands of smallholder farmers they serve every season,” said Jehiel Oliver, founder and CEO of Hello Tractor.

“The impact of this project, as shown in this report, has exceeded expectations; and we are happy to have catalysed the unlocking of commercial capital that Hello Tractor needs to scale this innovation,” said Ms Ifedi.

“We encourage stakeholders, including policymakers, development organisations, and the private sector to join us to promote responsible and inclusive agricultural mechanization in Africa.”

Heifer’s commitment to advancing sustainable food systems and food sovereignty in Africa through youth-led, gender-balanced initiatives integrating innovative finance and technology is poised for significant expansion through heightened partnerships, such as the Heifer/Hello Tractor PAYG mechanization program.

Drawing on its extensive global experience and five decades of dedicated work in Africa, Heifer remains committed to reinforcing existing collaborations and forging new ones, leveraging this collective strength to achieve scalable and sustainable impact across the continent.

The mechanization initiative is currently being scaled across other countries on the continent.

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NAMPO Harvest Day 2024 14—17 May 2024

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NAMPO Harvest Day 2024 14—17 May 2024

The growing number of exhibitors at the NAMPO Harvest Day agricultural Trade Show can be attributed to a number of factors.

Foremost is the positive sales reaction experienced at the Show. Another is the unique demonstration programme that allows interactive demonstrations on stands in addition to the static exhibits.

All known sectors of the agricultural input suppliers are represented. These range from tractor and implement manufacturers, the chemical industry, fertiliser companies and financial institutions to feed manufacturers, extension services as well as commercial sectors, agricultural cooperatives and utilities such as Eskom – the national electricity supplier.

Several other industries, not related to agriculture, exhibit their products albeit in limited numbers. Because of the diversified nature of summer grain farming, the livestock industry is very well represented.

In total 31 breeds of cattle, 10 breeds of sheep as well as 3 breeds of horses and 6 breeds of goats are exhibited.

Over the past few years, several international exhibitors from countries such as Australia, Sweden, the USA, Britain, Italy, Pakistan, Germany and Brazil have also participated in the show.

Exhibitors’ profile

All agricultural input suppliers, including agricultural machinery, irrigation, chemicals, transport, fertiliser and seed, extension services, commercial sectors, utilities, feed manufacturers, financial institutions and livestock breeders.

Product Profile

Tractors, agricultural machinery, commercial vehicles, irrigation equipment, pumps, generators, research organisations, financial services, banking and futures, transport equipment and materials handling, chemical products, feeding systems products and services, seeds, dairy equipment and products, pig, poultry, cattle and sheep equipment and services, hydroponics, artificial insemination equipment, services and products and IT technology for farming.

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Britain bolsters trade and food security in Africa

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Britain bolsters trade and food security in Africa

British International Investment (BII), the UK’s Development Finance Institution (DFI) and impact investor, today announced a US$ 100 million finance facility with the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB).

The investment is designed to strengthen economic resilience in the region by supporting essential trade finance activities, fostering agricultural development and addressing critical challenges such as food insecurity.

The facility will empower TDB to provide financial support to local businesses and financial institutions in several key markets in Africa.

Many African economies are facing various economic challenges, including currency depreciation, rising inflation, debt challenges, and climate-related vulnerabilities, all exacerbated by global economic factors such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and post-COVID economic turbulence.

TDB will use the financing to fund trade transactions, including importing and exporting goods, commodities, and essential services across the region.

This allocation of capital is crucial for overcoming the barriers to trade in Africa, including the retreat of international correspondent banks from the continent, and addressing the substantial trade financing gap estimated at $80-120 billion.

With improved access to trade finance, businesses can engage more readily in import and export activities, facilitating increased cross-border trade, contributing to food security, and stimulating job creation, economic growth and resilience in Africa.

The financing will enable local companies to procure essential agricultural inputs, such as fertilisers, seeds, and machinery.

By facilitating access to these critical resources, the facility aims to enhance local production capabilities, increase agricultural productivity, support both export sectors stimulating forex generation and elevate the overall quality of food products.

This helps address immediate food security issues and increases the agricultural sector’s capacity, global competitiveness, and economic output.

In recent years, TDB has strengthened its collaboration with financial institutions, recognising them as essential partners to boost trade. This strategic partnership is vital to increasing the flow of goods and services, including through financial institutions.

The transaction builds on BII and TDB’s shared ambition of empowering critical segments of the economy, as well as the private sector including SMEs, which the institutions are committed to supporting to promote inclusive growth across the continent.

Andrew Mitchell, Minister for Development and Africa, said: “This investment underscores the UK government’s commitment to supporting economic and agricultural development across Africa by empowering businesses, stimulating trade, and increasing the flow of essential goods and services.

This funding will also help to lower trade barriers so that companies across the continent are better able to expand into overseas markets, access vital resources and tackle critical challenges such as food security.”

Ndaba Mpofu, Director and Head of Financial Services Debt at British International Investment,said: “Through this investment, BII is focusing its capital on offering strategic support to key financial institutions in countries we have a long-term commitment to.

This facility with TDB aligns with our core mission to address the financing gaps in areas that help empower local businesses to drive inclusive growth, boost trade flows, and strengthen economic resilience.”

Admassu Tadesse, TDB Group President and Managing Director, said: “TDB Group has been playing an important role in the trade finance space, often working countercyclically to contribute to the security of supply of essential commodities in high priority sectors such as agriculture and healthcare.

This is the fourth facility we are signing with BII and its predecessor. We are pleased to continue building this strategic partnership, and through this new facility, enhance efforts to address ongoing supply chains disruptions and forex shortages, and their impact on food security.”

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Symaga participates in Modern Food Security Project in Bangladesh

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Symaga participates in Modern Food Security Project in Bangladesh

Bangladesh, one of the most populated countries in the world, is experiencing strong economic and demographic growth demanding expansion of their agri-food industry supported by government projects food security.

Symaga is proud to have participated in Modern Food Security Project (MSP), led by the Bangladesh government, by manufacturing and delivering two silo installations of silos to the Danish company Cimbria.

One plant is located in the town of Naranyanganj reaching up to a number of 12 Silos SBHX1834/15 and the second one in Barisal, a city located in the Ganges delta with 16 silos SBHX1680/13.

The Government of Bangladesh has launched an innovative plan to build grain storage plants at several strategic locations. These plants will be equipped with a “Food Stock and Market Monitoring System”.

The objective is to supervise the food stock, as well as the transport and the overall market in order to reduce inefficiencies.

Bangladesh is a key country for Symaga, with 1.5 M m3 of built storage in 150 silos assembled in “The Lands of Rivers”. The country’s main agribusiness players such as City Group, A R Specialized, Auto Rice Mills, Akij, and Basundhara have relied on our industrial silos.

Symaga has participated in other projects in the Asian country as a port terminal for one of the large business groups in the country, Bashundhara LT and in a few weeks will start the assembly of the Chittagong terminal. Less recently we participated in several feed mills.

Food security projects in Bangladesh are emblematic for Symaga, as they strengthen the company’s corporate mission: helping to feed the world.

We look forward to continuing to contribute to this MFSP (Modern Food Security Project) by supplying silos for the upcoming grain storage plants.

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Goodyear Farm Tires creates Low Sidewall Technology centre in France

Goodyear Farm Tires creates Low Sidewall Technology centre in France

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Goodyear Farm Tires creates Low Sidewall Technology centre in France

Goodyear Farm Tires has created a new Low Sidewall Technology Development Centre in France to provide its UK and European distributors and customers with improved access to one of the most innovative products on the market.

The French HQ of Titan International – which re-introduced Goodyear Farm Tires to the European market in 2019 – will begin the manufacturing and customisation of wheels for the exclusive LSW wheel and tyre assemblies at the start of April.

The LSW assemblies have been a huge success for farmers across the world.  Operating at up to 40 per cent lower inflation pressures than standard tyres, they provide increased crop yield thanks to reduced soil compaction.

Featuring a larger rim diameter and smaller sidewall than a conventional tyre, the LSW possesses exceptional flotation properties enabling easier travel on wet soil as well as reduced power hop and greater stability which minimises road lope.

Previously, all production and assembly of LSW products took place in the USA but the move to a French base means they will now be delivered to European countries at a faster pace and with greater flexibility.

Lindsay Hart, European Sales Director for Goodyear Farm Tires, said: “This is a real game-changer for our LSW offering across Europe and it will bring huge benefits to distributors and farmers alike.

“The LSW is the centrepiece of the technological expertise and insight we deliver at Goodyear Farm Tires and we wanted to ensure that the European market had the best possible access to all the benefits it brings.

“We will now be in a position to supply the LSW products more quickly and efficiently. Dealers will be able to order the products in smaller quantities than they have been able to previously and with more flexibility in terms of the different wheel offsets required for the various applications.”

Of the LSW products available to European farmers, the most popular front and rear combinations are the 1100/45R46 and 1000/45R32, which can be used on a range of different tractors including a selection of John Deere, Case and New Holland models.

Scott Sloan, agricultural products manager for Goodyear Farm Tires, said the technology has been received extremely positively in multiple markets.

“LSW technology was developed to address the everyday issues that growers face and to eliminate those headaches,” he explained.

“The lower sidewall virtually eliminates road lope and also reduces the sidewall’s ability to buckle under high draft loads, dramatically reducing or eliminating the issue of power hop.”

Titan International has been manufacturing Goodyear Farm Tires in America for more than a decade and has supplied tyres specifically for the European market since 2019.

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Bayer pilots unique generative AI tool for agriculture

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Bayer pilots unique generative AI tool for agriculture

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Bayer pilots unique generative AI tool for agriculture

Bayer has announced the pilot of an expert GenAI system to benefit farmers and up-level agronomists in their daily work.

The company has been using proprietary agronomic data to train a large language model (LLM) with years of internal data, insights from thousands of trials within its vast testing network, and centuries of aggregated experience from Bayer agronomists around the world.

The result is an expert system that quickly and accurately answers questions related to agronomy, farm management, and Bayer agricultural products. Instead of a time-consuming process, the intuitive system responds to natural language and can generate expert information within seconds.

Validated by agronomists, the pilot is already unlocking productivity for Bayer teams in the United States while significantly outperforming out-of-the-box LLMs currently serving the agricultural market.

The future benefit in comparison to today’s reality: A farmer asks their agronomic advisor a series of detailed questions about a product’s characteristics, performance under specific conditions, and application rates.

Today, the advisor searches online materials, sends text messages to colleagues, gathers information from multiple sources, and puts together a response, all while the farmer waits hours or days for urgently needed information.

Bayer’s expert GenAI system is changing the game, making better information more quickly and readily available.

“Our unique GenAI system has the potential serve agronomists and benefit farmers all over the world, further advancing AI as an indispensable technology for agriculture,” said Amanda McClerren, CIO and Head of Digital Transformation & Information Technology for Bayer’s Crop Science division.

“We’ll continue to use traditional AI to develop better products, and we’re also committed to harnessing new GenAI technology in a thoughtful way that augments and supports knowledgeable experts across the industry, bringing value to farmers and those who serve them.”

Developed in collaboration with Microsoft as leading technology partner and Ernst & Young (EY) as an industry partner, Bayer is exploring ways to integrate the expert GenAI system into its digital offerings, and the company anticipates broad opportunities for collaboration with other agricultural offerings and partners.

Designed as a global capability, the tool will benefit millions of smallholder farmers in the future by democratizing access to agronomic advice and product information critical to feeding communities and improving global food security.

“AI and automation are helping farms of all sizes produce more while using fewer natural resources, and we’re starting to see how they can enhance decision-making on almost any plot of land,” said Ranveer Chandra, Managing Director, Research for Industry & CTO, Agri-Food at Microsoft.

“With Bayer’s strengths in data science, digital, and especially agronomic expertise, we’re pleased to be contributing to an expert system that will make agronomic understanding more accessible and empower those responsible for feeding the planet.”

Bayer aims to expand the pilot of the expert GenAI system to selected agronomists and potentially farmers as early as this year, while continuing to advance a separate GenAI prototype allowing users to directly query their own farm data.

Because they also pull insights from closed data sets, these GenAI tools are unique for agriculture and will bring more meaningful value to farmers, agronomists and other industry users, compared to out-of-the-box LLMs that only use open-source data.

Advancing solutions to enable the ‘cloud-connected acre’

In addition to collaborating with Microsoft on the expert GenAI system, Bayer announced an update late last year on the companies’ strategic partnership to bring readymade capabilities, AgPowered Services, to the agri-food industry.

Making available a capability that was previously for internal use only, Bayer® Historical Weather brings a comprehensive weather dataset to Azure Data Manager for Agriculture that spans the last 40 years and provides detailed, field-level weather insights across global agricultural regions.

Integrating tools from IBM, including from the IBM Environmental Intelligence Suite, the new capability can inform weather risk assessments and actuary processes. It will also be used by Bayer and now others to forecast crop seasonality and production changes year over year, as well as train agronomic models.

Building on the commitment to provide machine data connectivity with leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), Bayer is developing a connector that enables access to irrigation data from Lindsay Corporation, an industry-leading irrigation solution provider.

This expands the data types available to Azure Data Manager’s enterprise customers, making it possible for them to connect to irrigation data in the same seamless fashion as weather, imagery, OEM data, and other data types.

For technology providers, it brings down the cost of technical investment required to develop these tools. For farmers, it accelerates the development of digital tools that can help them monitor, measure, and control water usage in their fields.

The new cloud offerings will also support regulatory and sustainability reporting. For example, capabilities that provide supply chain traceability can help ensure compliance with new laws like the EU Deforestation Regulation, which is expected to go into effect at the end of 2024.

Bayer® Smart Boundary ID uses satellite imagery to detect the boundaries of a field, and automatically identifies the geographic area within a field where the seasonal farming activity took place. The solution can help commodity traders ensure regulatory compliance, as well as serve food companies and financial institutions who are looking to monitor growing progress.

“Whether you are a farmer using digital tools or a company that operates downstream, you need technologies that can help your business adapt to a changing landscape. With our AgPowered Services, we are making access to digital tools easy and convenient, benefiting the industry and driving innovation,”

said Jeremy Williams, Head of Digital Farming for Bayer’s Crop Science division. “There is both a tremendous opportunity and a pressing need for digital technology to better serve farmers and the industry, and we aim to achieve this by enabling the cloud-connected acre.”

Under industry preview, the cloud offerings from Bayer and Microsoft will make it possible for organizations to access readymade capabilities and build on top of a robust digital infrastructure, instead of developing from scratch.

This reduces time to market for new capabilities, delivering increased opportunities for farmers and value chain customers.

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Simeza Silos to build one of the biggest hopper bottom silos in Europe

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Simeza Silos to build one of the biggest hopper bottom silos in Europe

sIMEZA Silos has been contracted to build one of the biggest hopper bottom silos (HBS-S) in Europe at one of the Vall Companys group’s plants, a leading European agri-food company group.

The project will be undertaken at the Vall Companys factory located in Ejea de los Caballeros, about 50 km from the city of Zaragoza, Spain.

The purpose of this expansion and the remarkable storage capacity is in response to an increasingly globalized market.

The new infrastructure will allow Vall Companys to have greater storage capacity for raw materials, providing even more stability to the agri-food and livestock value chain.

The facility will consist of four hopper bottom silos “HBS-S model” (silos with conical bottom and metal skirt), specifically designed for this project. Each silo will have a unitary capacity of 3,000 tons, making a total of 12,000 tons of storage for cereals.

With a diameter of 13.75 meters and a total height of 36 meters, the silos will include accessories such as vertical ladders, inspection doors, roof vents, level sensors, handrails, and other necessary elements.

In addition, special catwalks and metallic supports will be installed, as well as a ventilation system with an internal perimeter ring to ensure suitable conditions, adapted to the large volume of stored grain.

One of the main advantages of using an elevated hopper bottom silo, instead of a flat-bottom one, is the ease of unloading the stored product, saving costs related to civil works (tunnels, pits, etc.)

Regarding the estimated timeline for completing this installation, different stages have been planned.

Starting with the client’s investment study and the adjudication of offers to suppliers (already completed), next will be the engineering project and approval, obtaining construction licences, and the layout of civil works (in progress).

Subsequently, the assembly of the silos and necessary components will be carried out, along with the installation of filling and emptying machinery, electrical panels, and site infrastructure.

Finally, the start-up and final acceptance of the installation will be carried out. This process is estimated to take about 10 months in total.

The project has presented challenges, as it involves pioneering storage silos in Europe.  However, the technical team at SIMEZA Silos is handling each one with professionalism and attention to detail.

The company has set international standards by selecting materials for the silos’ construction, opting for structural galvanized steel in two types: band galvanization or hot dip galvanization. The high quality of the materials used ensures the long-term durability of the silos and their components, as always in every SIMEZA silo project.

In terms of sustainability and energy efficiency, the design and construction of this facility have taken these key aspects into account. On one hand, gravity discharge under the silos is simplified by using a single conveyor, avoiding the need for additional machinery.

On the other hand, both the machinery’s design and its components have been developed under energy efficiency standards.

The construction project of the largest conical base silo plant in Europe for Vall Companys represents a significant milestone for SIMEZA and for any silo manufacturer worldwide. 

The company has demonstrated its technical expertise and collaboration capacity with prominent suppliers to meet the client’s demands.

The successful completion of this project will allow Vall Companys to have a cutting-edge silo plant, ensuring autonomy and efficiency in the storage of raw materials at its factory.

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Kenya’s Kakuzi offers free avocado testing as export begins

Kenya’s Kakuzi PLC Managing Director Chris Flowers has confirmed that Kakuzi’s free avocado maturity testing services will be available starting Wednesday.

MD Christopher Flowers says that the free maturity testing services offer, targeting smallholder avocado farmers around Mt Kenya region and beyond, will be available at the FSSC 22000 Food Safety Management Systems certified Kakuzi Avocado Processing and Packhouse facility located near Makuyu town, along the Nairobi-Nyeri highway.

“Kakuzi welcomes the directive provided by Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) through its Horticultural Crops Directorate (HCD) and confirms that for shared prosperity, we shall be providing free Avocado maturity testing services for all smallholder farmers to ensure compliance with the regulatory, national and international market requirements,” Flowers said.

He added, “Kenya currently enjoys a favourable international market position for quality avocado production, and this status needs to be jealously guarded by ensuring phytosanitary, environmental, social, and governance standards are strictly maintained across the board.”

He disclosed that Kakuzi has already undertaken internal maturity testing at its Quality Control Room within its GlobalGAP-certified Makuyu Packhouse, with a forecast to commence its HASS avocado harvests in compliance with the regulations.

In its directive, AFA-HCD has reiterated that all avocado export produce will be subject to inspection by AFA-HCD inspectors. Exporters will also be required to apply for inspection at least three days prior to shipment.

To ensure product traceability, all exporters must also submit a list of their Horticultural Produce Marketing Agents (HPMA) or suppliers before Monday, February 26, 2024.

The directives to ensure quality and market standards also stressed that exporters or their agents found transporting avocados without crates or on open pick-up trucks (or Probox vehicles) contrary to the Horticulture Regulations shall be penalized.

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Oman Agrofood: 2 to 4 December 2024

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Oman Agrofood: 2 to 4 December 2024

Oman AgroFood, the 6th International Trade Exhibition for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, will be held from 2 to 4 December 2024 at the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre, under the patronage of the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries Wealth.

This event aims to unite government decision-makers, international stakeholders, regional buyers, traders, and innovative technology providers. Through fostering collaboration, it seeks to actualize the Sultanate’s ambitious vision for transformative advancements and sustainable growth, specifically in the agriculture, food, and fisheries industries.

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10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

THE VENUE

Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre

The Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre is located in its own fully integrated precinct only four kilometers from Muscat International Airport.

Architecturally advanced in design and capability, this world-class venue is amongst the first to be built to meet the rigorous LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

The Centre ensures a flow of the meeting spaces to suit the most discerning conference and exhibition organizers. It also incorporates expansive concourse areas to enable ease of large delegations with floor to ceiling windows overlooking landscaped gardens and water features.

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Maxam brings VF technology to Agilxtra tire series

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Maxam brings VF technology to Agilxtra tire series

MAXAM tire, a global leader in specialty tire manufacturing is improving farmers’ and growers’ productivity by introducing new VF sizes to the AGILXTRA I-3 implement product series.

MAXAM’s AGILXTRA VF technology solutions deliver the capability to carry heavier loads at high speeds while ensuring both increased tire traction and minimizing soil compaction.

MAXAM continues to focus its efforts on developing VF technology solutions that can meet the challenge of mixed terrains, loads, applications, and high speeds without compromising performance or endurance.

With the ever-increasing demand for more yield and greater food production, the farming market is demanding larger equipment in both size and load capable of operating at higher speeds.

Focused on delivering maximum productivity as well as improved performance, MAXAM’s VF technology tires are engineered to meet the most demanding applications without compromising crop yields.

MAXAM’s AGILXTRA products are radial tires designed with a steel-belted construction utilizing a directional tread design to ensure longer treadwear, improved stability, and high resistance to punctures or field hazards.

Our optimized tread pattern ensures excellent field traction, roading, and self-cleaning while minimizing vibrations at high transport speeds.

Now coupled with VF Technology, our new sizes in the AGILXTRA series will allow implements or tankers to either carry 40% more tire load at normal air pressures or operate at 40% less air pressure for the same tire load significantly reducing ground pressure. T

his technological advantage enables the tires to work in either heavier load or higher speed applications and/or reduce the impact on soil conditions ensuring increased productivity or crop yields.

Backed by a world-class tire warranty, MAXAM is committed to protecting customers’ investments while ensuring exceptional product performance.

“With the AGILXTRA series now available in VF technology, once again MAXAM meets its pledge to design the most capable solutions for the agricultural industry.

The addition of VF technology to our AGRIXTRA family of products and now to our new AGILXTRA I-3 implement products is another symbol of MAXAM’s commitment to delivering business solutions to the global agricultural market and for the future of the industry,” says Greg Gilland, Vice President of Global Agriculture at MAXAM Tire.

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