Posts Tagged: 'africa'

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.”

One year later with inaugural AGCO Agriculture Foundation Award winners

Sustainable farming project helps uMsinga Local Municipality address food security and rural unemployment

AGCO Africa Crop Tour 2019: Precision Planting Solutions For Africa

Crop productivity per land area in Africa is among the lowest in the world today and partly accounts for the level of food insecurity in the continent.

Precision Farming Technologies Work for Small-Scale Operations, Too

Hello Tractor has been able to leverage connectivity to create, essentially, the Uber of farm equipment in Africa. The system allows growers to offset the initial cost of their equipment, making it more feasible for small-scale farmers in Africa to own their own tractors.

The Future of Farming Is Now: Africa Set to “Leapfrog” Farming Practices of Old

By Matt Rushing “Technology leapfrogging” refers to the adoption of advanced or state-of-the-art technology in an application area where immediate prior technology has not been adopted. Discussions of Information and communication technologies (ICT)  leapfrogging have largely focused on developing countries,...

New MF 300 Xtra Series tractors available, in Africa and Middle East Regions, exclusively through official Massey Ferguson Dealers

The recently-launched MF 300 Xtra tractors with exclusive features and comprehensive after-sales support are now available to purchase new exclusively through the official MF Dealer Network. This range of 50-85hp multi-purpose, entry-level tractors strengthens Massey Ferguson’s position in the lower...

Vision of the Future event at the AGCO Future Farm in Zambia – A youth perspective

By Nyasha Mudukuti, AGCO Africa Ambassador 2016 Under the theme “Vision of the Future” AGCO held a farm mechanisation event between the 6th and 8th of April 2016 at its Future Farm in Zambia. l had the opportunity to take...

AGCO Training Centre Completed

AGCO Africa and Middle East Management team celebrated the handing over of the keys to the eagerly anticipated AGCO Future Farm Africa mechanization training centre in a ceremony with local staff in Lusaka last week. “AGCO’s new state-of-the-art regional mechanization...

New MF entry-level tractors and implement range for Africa and Middle East

Massey Ferguson is introducing a new range of 50hp-85hp tractors for selected African and Middle East markets. This latest move will further strengthen its product offering in the lower horsepower tractor sector in these territories and offer a broader choice...