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    • AGCO CEO opens Africa Head Office in Johannesburg. From left to right is Nuradin Osman (AGCO Vice President and General Manager Africa), H.E .Emmanuel Mwamba (High Commissioner in South Africa - Republic of Zambia), Prof: Dr Martin Richenhagen( AGCO, Chairman, President, CEO) and Gary Collar (AGCO Snr. Vice President and General Manager, Asia-Pacific and Africa) during the event
    • AGCO CEO opens Africa Head Office in Johannesburg. From left to right is Nuradin Osman (AGCO Vice President and General Manager Africa), Prof: Dr Martin Richenhagen( AGCO, Chairman, President, CEO) and Gary Collar ( AGCO Snr. Vice President and General Manager, Asia-Pacific and Africa) during the event
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CEO of a US Fortune 500 company, Martin Richenhagen opens AGCO Africa Headquarters in Johannesburg

The company is poised to develop its involvement in the Agri-Parks project, the networked innovation system of agro-production, processing, logistics, marketing, training and extension services

“Africa’s role is pivotal to feeding the world’s growing population and repairing the problem of global food security,” says Martin Richenhagen, President, Chairman and CEO of AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE:AGCO)  (www.AGCOcorp.com), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment. In a keynote speech, Mr Richenhagen outlined AGCO’s vision and…

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AGCO Retail Finance Partnership accommodates needs of Zambia farm sector to finance farm machinery

Finance product to offer affordable and low-rate financing

AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE:AGCO) (www.AGCOcorp.com), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, has established a Retail Finance Partnership to support Zambian farmers in the purchase of farm equipment. Launched at AgriTech, Zambia’s outdoor agriculture expo, the new partnership between AGCO, its national distributor BHBW Zambia Limited and the…

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Students begin studies in Africa’s first-ever junior management agribusiness training program

AGCO Agribusiness Qualification set to bring young talent into the agricultural value chain

AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE:AGCO) (www.AGCOcorp.com), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, and its partners celebrated the launch of the new AGCO Agribusiness Qualification (AAQ) at Strathmore University in Kenya on 6 March 2018. Twenty students have been enrolled on this brand-new program which is focused on developing…

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    • A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the partners of the new AGCO Agribusiness Program on 25 September. Pictured from left to right: Simon Mwangi, CEO/Founder The Bridge Africa Group Ltd, Kenya; AGCO’s Nuradin Osman; Dr George Njenga, Dean, Strathmore Business School and Dr Andy Wilcox, Head of Crop & Environment Science, Harper Adams University, UK.
    • New AGCO agribusiness qualification set to develop skills, leadership and strategic expertise to drive African agricultural prosperity
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New AGCO agribusiness qualification set to develop skills, leadership and strategic expertise to drive African agricultural prosperity

The AAP is open to students throughout Africa and is a direct response to the need to bring young talent into the agribusiness sector in Africa

AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE:AGCO) (www.AGCOcorp.com), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, is a lead partner in a brand-new training program being established to develop the talent to fill vital junior management roles in African agriculture and the supply chain – currently a major gap in the continent’s…

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    • Dr. Mark Moore, AGCO Agricultural Advisory Manager - Speaking at the AGRF2017 Thematic Working Group Meeting on Mechanisation
    • Nuradin Osman, Vice President & General Manager AGCO Africa - Delivering a Keynote Address at the AGRF2017 under the topic Spurring modern Farm Development in Africa – Technology, Mechanisation, Infrastructure, and Power
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AGCO leads new project to determine sustainable business models for smallholders and farm service centres

African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) 2017

“The transformation of on-farm mechanisation can make a major contribution to improving rural livelihoods by boosting productivity and growth in rural incomes and making farming an appealing and worthwhile career choice for young people,” said Nuradin Osman, Vice President and General Manager, Africa for AGCO Corporation (www.AGCOcorp.com), Your Agriculture Company…

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Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions’ (SACAU) Young Agripreneurs Forum gets the inside track on mechanization and agriculture at AGCO Future Farm, Zambia

The AGCO Future farm is based just outside Lusaka. A 150ha working farm, it demonstrates the value of mechanisation, technology systems and best agronomic practices through real-life experience

AGCO (www.AGCOcorp.com), Your Agriculture Company (NYSE:AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and solutions, welcomed delegates from 11 countries attending the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions’ (SACAU) Young Agripreneurs Forum to its Future Farm in Zambia for an in-depth three-day programme covering farm mechanization and the business…

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AGCO reaffirms further commitment to Challenger farm machinery brand in Africa

Challenger’s product offering includes high-performance tracked tractors and sprayers built by AGCO in North America for the African market

AGCO (www.AGCOcorp.com), Your Agriculture Company (NYSE:AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and solutions, is to further develop its Challenger farm machinery business in Africa as part of the Company’s global strategy for this leading brand. Challenger’s product offering includes high-performance tracked tractors and sprayers built by AGCO…

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    • (L-R) Godfried Heydenrych - CEO BHBW Southern Africa, Roland Schuler - Member of the Management Board BHBW, Hon. Amadou Coulibaly Minister of Agriculture Ivory Coast, Hon. Senzeni Zokwana - Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the Republic of South Africa, Gary Collar Senior Vice President AGCO Corporation Asia Pacific and Africa, Nuradin Osman - Vice President and General Manager Africa AGCO Corporation
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Fendt tractors launch in South Africa at NAMPO 2017

As a high-tech agricultural machine manufacturer, Fendt also offers a fully integrated track guidance system as standard for all tractor series from 100 hp, so that farmers can also reap all the economic benefits

On 16 May 2017, the official launch of Fendt (www.Fendt.com) machines in Africa will take place at the NAMPO Harvest Day in Bothaville, South Africa. Four tractors from the high-tech brand Fendt will be introduced into the South African market.  “We are delighted to launch our machines at South Africa’s…

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AGCO Corp 2016 Annual Report: Engineering Food Security

Download the AGCO Corporation 2016 Annual Report: Engineering Food Security here (http://APO.af/2my7wJ). Abstract: Increasing farm productivity and food security is at the heart of AGCO’s Africa strategy. Our 150-hectare Future Farm in Zambia now features the full line of Fuse technologies. Its facilities, which also include crop demonstration plots and GSI…

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    • Gary Collar, newly-appointed AGCO Senior Vice President and General Manager, Asia, Pacific, Africa (APA)
    • Nuradin Osman who has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager Africa
    • AGCO Future Farm, Lusaka, Zambia
    • AGCO Future Farm Grain and Poultry Learning Centre Lusaka, Zambia
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New Regional Structure Set To Drive AGCO Expansion in Africa

New AGCO Regional HQ in Johannesburg

AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE:AGCO) (www.AGCOcorp.com), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and solutions, has announced a realignment of its regional structure which will see an increase in its on-the-ground presence in Africa and a further expansion of the Company’s significant operations on the Continent. Effective 1 January…