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Africa, new business opportunities

The demographic growth of the African continent is a driving force for the development of the agro-industrial sector. The growth of the primary sector is the premise for a consolidation of technical cooperation with agricultural machinery manufacturers. The role of ...

December year 2024 / nr. 12

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EIMA International: the "innovation factory" breaks all records

The economic situation is slowing down the agricultural machinery market at a global level, but the EIMA exhibition suffered no setbacks and hit an all-time high attendance record. Over 346,000 attendees, including 63,000 foreign guests from 150 countries, came to learn about the most innovative technologies for every type of agriculture. The demand for mechanization remains potentially very high – explain the organizers of FederUnacoma – and the agricultural world needs to immediately recognize the innovations and plan its investments accordingly
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The decline in exports slows down Italian production

The overall value of national production of technologies for agriculture and gardening is set to close the year with a 19.5% decrease, coming to only EUR 13.2 billion. The decline is due to the contraction of domestic demand, but above all to the slowdown of foreign markets
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Emerging markets in Southeast Asia and Africa

Population growth increases the demand for agricultural technologies in countries such as countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand. Growing needs also in Africa, starting with Nigeria, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo
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New funds for machinery purchase

The 46th edition of EIMA International opened with a discussion among institutions, professional agricultural organizations, and agromechanical industries on the themes of technological innovation, market development, and public support for the sector. Supporting investments in new-generation machinery is necessary
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European agriculture facing the risk of tariffs

At EIMA International, MEPs discussed the implications of the election of Donald Trump for the European agricultural sector. Europe needs to be united and defence of the European model
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Transition 5.0: new strategic targets

At EIMA International, FederUnacoma and Polo Tecnologico Alto Adriatico described the features of the new measure for energy efficiency. To date, a total of EUR 100 million in projects have been financed as tax credits, but requests for access to funds should increase in the coming months
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EIMA recognizes the Tractor of the Year 2025 winners

Case IH Quadtrac 715, Fendt 620 Vario DP, Steyr 4120 Plus, Tony 8900 TRG, along with the AgXeed 5.115T2, and Fendt e107 Vario are the winners, each in its own category, of the Tractor of Year 2025, which celebrated its...
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"Social Awards", EIMA International enhances the creativity

The Bolognese exhibition witnessed the award ceremony of the EIMA Social Awards competition for the best social communication campaigns created by exhibiting industries. Here are the companies that won awards in the various categories
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Electric model for Babini Giorgio

Babini Giorgio a manufacturer specialized in the production of rear-mounted hydraulic lifts and self-propelled off-road forklifts since 1979, introduced its new e-SIRIO15.4 model at EIMA. It is the first fully electric off-road forklift designed and built in Italy. The Sirio...
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Range upgrade for the Romagna manufacturer Celli

At EIMA International Celli introduced the most popular models of the range along with several product previews. Of particular note among these are an innovative quick release system for harrow knives, the E/P 500 rotary tiller for working in rice...
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FS6.26, Faresin's compact telehandler

the recent EIMA International 2024 event Faresin Industries introduced its FS6.26 telescopic handler, the most compact in its range. The evolution of the previous FR6.26, one of the greatest successes of the Veneto-based company with over 2,000 units sold globally,...
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The versatility of Panther harrows

It's called Panther and it's a new line of heavy trailer-mounted harrows developed by Faza from Città di Castello (Perugia) for working and refining the soil after plowing and subsoiling operations. Suitable for high-powered tractors, the Panther models are equipped...
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Irritec, the sustainable irrigation

At this year's EIMA event, Irritec, a company from Capo d'Orlando (Messina), launched two new technologies for sustainable irrigation on the market. The first is the Intelligent Fertigation System for Biofortified Agricultural Production (Sistema di Fertirrigazione Intelligente per le Produzioni...
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THA, Magni TH's high-tech telehandlers

Modern agriculture requires reliable, powerful and versatile solutions. For this reason, Magni TH (Telescopic Handlers) of Castelfranco Emilia (Modena) has created the THA range, comprising seven fixed telescopic handlers, with three more models soon to be added. Of these, two...
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Vicon presents its "next gen" round balers

This year's EIMA saw the debut of VariBale, the new generation of variable chamber round balers, designed by Vicon to improve machine efficiency, reliability and maintenance. The VariBale baler is available in two models, the 160 and 190, which produce...
Bioeconomy

Climate: while COP 29 did not pan out, there is always carbon farming

The 29th Conference of the Parties on climate change proved to be an ill-suited instrument to address the issue. Carbon far ming offers itself as a valid way to store carbon in the soil and to enhance the role of farmers
Brand

An "immersive" exhibition to celebrate Merlo's 60th anniversary

60th anniversary The historic Cuneo-based company celebrates 60 years of business with an exhibition divided into five thematic rooms, which retrace the long growth path that began “way back” in 1964. Today Merlo has a presence on five continents with 7 branches and 680 distributors and dealers
Technology

Pollutant emissions: new tractor monitoring tools

The roadmap for reducing emissions from engines installed in agricultural tractors has reached Stage/TIER 5. Compliance with this regulation is determined based on predefined work cycles, which however cannot accurately reflect the variety of operational conditions. Only dedicated predictive models can provide correct indications of the environmental impact
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From the field to the table, the harvesting of nuts

Italy is an important producer of nuts, ranging from Piedmontese hazelnuts to Sicilian almonds. This is a production of excellence that enhances local resources while responding to the growing demand for sustainable, high-quality products

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