Posts in Category 'Corporate Social Responsibility'
AGCO Agriculture Foundation’s Poultry Project Empowers Farming Communities to Optimize the Growing Poultry Market in Zambia
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed difficulties facing Africa's poultry industry, including day-old chick price volatility, limited access to quality inputs, and lack of skills and knowledge of production and marketing. Alternatively, the pandemic has shown the potential of the poultry sector to help address food insecurity for millions of marginalized households.Helping refugees become farmers in one of Africa’s largest refugee complexes
Deko Boray Sagar, a mother of six, said, “In the past, my children were malnourished because of poor food varieties. Since I started growing vegetables and fruits, I have been able to feed my children a more nutritious diet. This is one of the greatest benefits of this project, and I’m grateful for this support.”Feed a Child: Team up to help close the COVID-19 hunger gap
“The unfortunate reality is that poorer countries and vulnerable communities are disproportionally affected by the economic decline associated with the pandemic,” said Lucinda Smith, Chairman, AGCO Agriculture Foundation.One year later with inaugural AGCO Agriculture Foundation Award winners
Sustainable farming project helps uMsinga Local Municipality address food security and rural unemploymentMANUFACTURING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: HOW AGCO IS HELPING FIGHT THE CORONAVIRUS
AGCO is proud to use our capabilities to manufacture personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers in our communities. As a leading manufacturer of agricultural equipment, when the coronavirus became a pandemic, we brainstormed ways to contribute to fighting the virus. Our ideas quickly became reality.Zambia Future Farm Family Tractor Donation: Meeting Face to Face at Agritechnica 2019
Agritechnica 2019 in Hannover, Germany was more than an opportunity to showcase the latest in award-winning agricultural equipment and solutions. For Moses Njovu, it was his first time to travel outside his home country of Zambia to perform with the...Working Together Makes a Difference: Zambia Future Farm Family Tractor Donation
Longtime Fendt tractor enthusiast Mr. Norbert Stadler wanted to make a difference in the lives of African farmers, but he wasn’t quite sure how. One day Mr. Stadler, who has a hobby vineyard in the Alsace region of France, read...Think Global, Act Local: Bridging the Gap Between Industrial and Urban Farms Through Cutting Edge Technologies
IoT.ATL Living Labs is an initiative promoting smart farming in urban areas while bringing the community together through education, agriculture, and sustainability. As sponsors of the IoT.ATL Living Labs Challenge, AGCO supports local food security innovations while nurturing the next generation of smart farming advancements.12