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ContentsNews and Events 4A topical digest of news, views and event including Farmers’ Calender.

Poultry 12Small flock vaccination - the pros and cons.

Highly productive chickens help raise Ugandans from poverty.

Nigeria 18In Part II of our interview with Chris Okeke, he reveals the facts and figures which show the

need for self-sufficiency and how the numbers show potential for production and processing

potential, but why at the same time it is simply not happening.

Fruit Processing 22A new concept in fruit processing - a mobile fruit and vegetable juice plant.

Horticulture 24Zimbabwe’s horticultural sector is essental to economic recovery and is strategic in respect of

the enhancement of the country’s export receipts.

Grain Processing 26Rice is amenable to a wide range of post-harvest processing and food manufacturing

techniques and is as versatile as either maize or wheat.

Tillage Trends 30Many of the most popular tillage implements are firmly based on traditional ideas, but there

are new challenges which are persuading some farmers to take a fresh look at the way they

cultivate the soil.

Agricultural Buyers’ Guyide 2012 34Our annual Buyers’ Guide to the suppliers of agricultural equipment and services and their

agents.

Nigeria as a cassava producer has thepotential to pull even further ahead ofits nearest rivals.

Sumo’s seven-leg trailed folding subsoiler working just northof the Mara Game Reserve in Kenya.

Vaccinating against Newcastle disease in LongidoMaasai village, Tanzania.

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EVENTS

February

22-24 VIV/ILDEX India BANGALOREwww.viv.net

March

21-23 IFTEX 2012 NAIROBIwww.iftex.org

26-29 6th International Poultry Conference ALEXANDRIAwww.mpn-wpsa.org/egypt

April

2-4 AGRAME DUBAIwww.agramiddleeast.com

18-20 2012 FMB Africa Conference & Exhibition AGADIRwww.fmb-group.org.uk

19-20 Africa Intl Soft Commodities 2012 Conference LONDONwww.cubicglobe.com

19-21 AVIANA Africa 2012 LUSAKAwww.avianaafrica.com

23-27 Shea 2012: Shared Value COTONOUwww.globalshea.com

May

1-3 2nd All African Organic Conference LUSAKAwww.oppaz.org.zm

27-30 World Potato Congress EDINBURGHwww.wpc2012.net

July

11-13 East Africa Irrigation Technology Week NAIROBIimawesa.info

August

5-9 XXIV World Poultry Congress SALVADORwww.wpc2012.com

Farming Calendar

“AVIANA ZAMBIA 2012" will presents a Gateway to Africa byproviding a platform to exhibit products , services and innovativetechnologies to top decision makers and create businesspartnerships, With serious and potentials visitors from 23 countries.Aviana Zambia - a Poultry and Livestock Expo - will exemplify asingle aim of prosperity in African animal health sector, with themission “Animals' Health Nations' Wealth".At Aviana Zambia there will be a forum for linking manufactures,distributors, farmer and top decision makers of African health caresector, as well as high quality technical conferences to enhanceproducts/companies visibility among manufactures, distributors,farmer and top decision makers in the poultry and livestock industry.It will also provide a pad for launching new products.Zambia’s poultry industry has a well documented andacknowledged growth over the last decade, cementing its abilityand zeal to take on the challenges it faces and overcoming thesewith innovative solutions as a way of assuring continued andsustainable growth.

IN MARCH, A new exhibition for the flower sector will open itsdoors in Nairobi. The name of the exhibition will be InternationalFlower Trade Expo or IFTEX and the organiser is HPP Exhibitions.The exhibitors will not only be suppliers with equipment for flowergrowers, but also the growers themselves. The flower growers areexpected to attract foreign flower buyers.Just as Dick van Raamsdonk, General Manager of HPP, did lastyear in the Netherlands where he started the IFTF fair and wentinto competition with the existing HortiFair, he has now started afair in Nairobi, where Hortec is already held. Van Raamsdonk wasalso co-organiser of Hortec. According to him, the exhibitors askedhim to start a new and better fair. In the new fair, Kenyan flowergrowers will get a stand with furniture without any cost. The reason,according to Van Raamsdonk, is that growers are importantbecause the fair can only be organised because of them. HPP found an area of 4,500 sqm exhibition space in the proximityof Nairobi, with possibilities for growth. The fair will be heldbiennially.

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CNH GLOBAL NV, a worldwide leaderin the agricultural and constructionequipment business and part of FiatIndustrial, is to build a newmanufacturing plant in Harbin, in theHeilongjiang Province, northeastChina, with an initial investment ofUS$90mn. The new facility, which is planned to be400,000 sqm, will produce highhorsepower tractors, combineharvesters and other machineryfeaturing advanced technology. Withthis investment, CNH will expand itsmanufacturing base in China, where itcurrently assembles high horsepowertractors and other agriculturalequipment in Harbin, and operates amanufacturing plant dedicated to low andmedium horsepower tractors in Shanghai.

Richard Tobin, current CFO of CNH who willtake over as President and CEO in January2012, commented: “China is a very

important market for us and we stronglybelieve in its potential. CNH has investedin this country for more than 100 years,when the first International Harvestertractor was imported to China. We havesince steadily developed ourrelationship with China and will continueto invest to ensure our customers haveaccess to our best technologies andexpertise.” Today, CNH is a Chinese market leaderin high horsepower tractors andharvesting equipment through its twoagricultural brands, Case IH and NewHolland Agriculture. The investment in anew manufacturing base will furtherstrengthen CNH’s position in China and

will enable its agricultural equipment brandsto contribute to the mechanization of thecountry’s fast developing agriculture sector.

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LIBYA’S AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH Center (ARC) is taking action tobring agricultural research back on track after the disruption caused bythe country’s recent months of conflict.Senior members of the Libyan Research Council, have requested thesupport of ICARDA – the International Center for Agricultural Researchthe Dry Areas – to provide technical assistance, strategic support inconvening funders for Libya’s agricultural reconstruction and continuedcapacity building for Libyan research partners.Libyan partners representing the Libyan Agricultural Research Counciland Ministry of Agriculture have requested ICARDA’s leadership tosupport an assessment of the current state of the country’s nationalresearch and extension system for agriculture, and to provide assistanceto rebuild where needed. The ARC Libya-ICARDA collaborative programimplemented since 2008 has been frozen since February 2011. It willsoon be reactivated.According to Eng. Younes Shouayeb, Director of the ARC: “It is not cleartoday how many of the vital components of the national system,necessary for our national food production, are intact. The rapidassessment will help determine this. It will start as soon as possible,identify gaps and needs for urgent reconstruction of our country’sagricultural research infrastructure,” he says. The assessment will bedone by a Libyan national team, supported by ICARDA, in a rapidappraisal of the current state of ARC infrastructure, stations and humanresources needed to sustain optimal national agricultural research. “Responding to Libya’s request, ICARDA is urgently sending to Libyaseeds of wheat, barley, legume and forage crops for the 2011-2012cropping season and priority has been given to Libyan scientists fortraining,” says Dr. Mahmoud Solh, Director General of ICARDA.

ZAMBIA'S BEEF ANDdairy industry has thepotential to grow atfour to five percentagepoints above the rateof GDP growth to avalue of US$600mnper year within 10years and up to asmuch as $1.6bn per year in the longer term. “Such growth can have a major impact on the lives of many Zambians,particularly those living in non-urban areas, by expanding jobs. ButZambia’s beef and dairy industries are currently constrained by gaps inproductivity and price competitiveness,” according to a new reportfrom the World Bank. In order to redress the situation, several actions are required,including improving infrastructure, increasing the effectiveness ofdisease prevention systems, making available affordable key inputs,creating and enabling regulatory environment and improving theskills and market of traditional farmers. The report titled ‘What would it take for Zambia’s beef and dairyindustries to achieve their potential’ reviewed the country’sextensive grazing lands and the strong domestic and regionaldemand for beef and dairy products as well as outlining theindustries’ potential for growth. It states that the growth in Zambia’s beef and dairy industries couldmake a significant contribution to jobs and prosperity for Zambians,particularly in rural areas. The industries have the potential toreduce poverty and create wealth if productivity is increased anddisease prevention systems are put in place. The report and related summary, which will be published soon aspart of the ‘Jobs and Prosperity: Building Zambia’s CompetitivenessProgramme’, a joint venture between the Government of theRepublic of Zambia (GRZ), the private sector, civil society and co-operating partner.

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IRAN'S NORTHERN MAZANDARAN province exported a third cargo ofhome-made agricultural machinery to Africa in late December 2011, atrade official announced. "The cargo which was worth over US$90,000 was exported to Tanzaniafrom Babolsar city," said Deputy Head of the Industry, Mine and TradeOrganization of Mazandaran province for Foreign Trade, Mehdi Golchoub. According to Golchoub, the cargo included different machinery,including tractors, ploughs and spare parts. He further describedthe African countries, specially Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, asproper destination markets for the export of different types ofIranian agricultural machineries. "These markets are highly suitable for the export of different typesof agricultural machinery and also engineering and technicalservices," he added. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's administration has strivenhard to maximise relations with the African continent. Iran is also an observing member of the AU and has shown an activepresence in previous AU summit meetings. The country is considered as one of the AU's strategic partners along withIndia, Japan, China, several South American states and Turkey, whileTehran is also believed to be prioritising promotion of its economic andpolitical ties with the African states.

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OLAM INTERNATIONAL LTD andRainforest Alliance have teamed up toproduce the world’s first “climate-friendlycocoa” in Ghana as part of their ongoingcollaboration. Working with cocoafarmers in the Western region of thecountry, this US$1mn project will havehuge impact on informing Ghana’semerging national REDD+ strategy andits Low Carbon Development plans.

This programme has been launchedin the Juabeso/Bia district, an area thatborders a national park and a forestreserve. Cocoa completely dominatesthe landscape in this region and illegalencroachment into forest areas is still observed.

Tensie Whelan, President of Rainforest Alliance said, “Thiscollaboration with Olam offers an ideal opportunity to stop thedeforestation of this sensitive area so that we can protectbiodiversity in standing forests while at the same time planting 100ha of native tree species for carbon sequestration in the fightagainst climate change.”

The programme will start with training and logistical support for2,000 farmers in 13 communities and will increase throughout theproject. The focus will be on improving and increasing productionthrough sustainable farming practices - specifically teaching farmershow the carbon stocks of cocoa, shade trees and soil can beimproved by developing specific farming practices. These will enable

communities to adapt to the changingclimate whilst at the same time mitigatethe potential adverse changes.

Simple farmer-friendly tools toestimate on-farm biomass, conduct treeinventories, calculate carbon stocks andestimate and monitor GHG emissionswill be developed, enabling farmers toimplement climate-friendly farming.Farmers will be trained to develop thecapacity to assess the risk that climatechange poses to their livelihoods and todesign and implement adaptation plansfor their farms and at landscape levelwith farmers associations. Those groups

will be strengthened through training in business and organisationalskills. They will be prepared for audits and hence would benefit fromRainforest Alliance certification, ensuring long term market access tothe end buyer.

Gerard Manley, Managing Director, Cocoa, Olam International,commented, “The private sector has a key role to play in working withfarmers to improve their farming practices, helping to generate betterlivelihoods, as well as protecting natural habitats. We will continue towork with Rainforest Alliance to ensure the long-term viability of thecocoa sector and prosperity for the local communities.”

The mid-term goal of this programme is to ensure that the climate-friendly farm level practices are escalated and replicated to alandscape and forest management level.

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US AGRIBUSINESS GIANT Inc isto invest US$3.25mn indeveloping and expandingfarmer training to support thecocoa sector in Côte d’Ivoire, theworld's top producer.Cargill, one of the world's topbuyers of cocoa beans, isexpected to purchase 50,000tonnes of certified cocoa fromCôte d’Ivoire farmers in the2011/12 marketing year withpayments totalling more than$9mn, the company said.

More than half of these paymentsgo directly to farmers with therest to be invested by the co-operatives to assist farmermembers and build communityfacilities, it said.The agreement "strengthens ourongoing commitment to helpimprove the farming practicesand the livelihoods of Ivoriancocoa farmers, as well assupport the development of thecountry's cocoa sector", CargillCEO Greg Page said.

Earlier this year Cargill, whichtypically buys 15 per cent of thecountry’s cocoa crop, stoppedexporting cocoa beans as adisputed presidential election ledto an export ban, Europeantrade sanctions and civil war.Exports resumed in May.Cargill said it was continuing towork with co-ops to reach its targetof 100,000 tonnes of certified"sustainable" cocoa beans fromCôte d’Ivoire by 2015.The company also said it has a

partnership with ANADER, Côted’Ivoire's national ruraldevelopment agency, to supportfarmer training and distribute600,000 cocoa tree seedlings toparticipating co-ops.Cargill also buys cocoa beansin Brazil, Cameroon, Indonesiaand Vietnam. It marketsGerkens cocoa powders,chocolates including the Wilbur,Peter's and Veliche brands, andcoatings, fillings, cocoa liquorsand cocoa butters.

NEW, SMALL SCALE irrigation systems arebeing installed in the districts of Gorongosa, Buziand Nhamatanda, in the central Mozambicanprovince of Sofala, by the Ministry of Agriculturein order to increase food production. The Sofala Provincial Director of Agriculture,Miguel Coimbra, said the new irrigation systemswill bring water to an area of about ten hectaresin each of the regions of Move, Chitunga,Bebeto and Lamego.These small irrigation schemes, aimed at peasant

farmers, are part of a series of Ministry ofAgriculture projects covering 130 ha of foodcrops in Buzi, Marromeu, Dondo and Chembadistricts.The projects also include control of the lethalyellowing disease that is severely damagingMozambique’s coconut palms, and controlling thefruit fly infestation in Caia, Dondo andNhamatanda districts and in Beira city.Meanwhile, the Beira Economic ActivitiesServices have distributed 110 tons of rice seed at

subsidised prices to producers in the green beltaround the city to enhance rice production.The head of the Economic Activities Services inthe city, Fabiao Simhane, said that the improvedseed benefited some 3,000 rice farmers –almost twice as many as those 1,600 cultivatingrice around Beira in the previous season.In addition to the seed the farmers also benefitedfrom fertilisers, pesticides and other agriculturalinputs, as well as fruit trees to improve the diet ofBeira citizens.

Cargill to invest $3.25mn in Côte d’Ivoire cocoa

Small-scale irrigation schemes for Mozambique

MOZAMBICAN PRIME MINISTER Aires Ali has challenged thecountry's young people, as well as its businesses, to increase foodproduction, by banking on the introduction of new agriculturaltechnologies to increase yields.This would be possible, he said, through the use of knowledge andtechniques learnt through the co-operation between Mozambiqueand China.According to a report in the Beira daily paper "Diario deMocambique", Ali was speaking during a working visit to the LowerLimpopo irrigation scheme in the southern province of Gaza. Here, in thePonela block, a rice production project is underway as part of thetwinning between Gaza and the Chinese province of Hubei.A memorandum signed between the two provinces in mid-2007stipulates that in an initial phase the Chinese investors should ensure riceproduction in an area of 300 hectares.Tests began two years ago, and since then rice production at Ponela hasbeen raised to ten tonnes per hectare. Previously, under the traditionalMozambican system, yields were between two and three tonnes perhectare. The Chinese production techniques have been transferred toabout 20 Mozambican farmers to date."What we want is that Mozambicans, particularly young people andthe business sector, should embrace this project enthusiastically,obtaining the technologies and the machinery to increase productionlevels", said Ali.Gaza has educational institutions that specialize in agriculture, and Alisuggested that students from these colleges should go the LowerLimpopo irrigation scheme for apprenticeships where they wouldassimilate Chinese rice production techniques.Agricultural engineers and other specialists should also visit Ponela, hesaid, so that they could understand the Chinese technologies andspread them to other provinces.

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AS A CONSEQUENCE of a 37 per cent decline in the value of theEuro against the Rand since 2002, the smallholder sugar farmingsector in Swaziland is facing a severe financial crisis. With smallholderfarmers responsible for investment in on-farm capital equipmentincluding irrigation systems, the decline in the sucrose price has hadprofound effects on their financial viability. This is further compoundedby the high interest rates charged on their finance.Currently, newly established smallholder sugar farmers pay some 31per cent of total earnings in interest for both seasonal and capitalloans. In many cases, this leaves insufficient funds to cover even therepayment of the seasonal loan. This is contributing to growing levelsof indebtedness amongst smallholder sugar farmers, which is provinga direct challenge to the operation of farmer associations as thisleaves no income for distribution to members. Some of the farmers arefinding their own solutions to the income needs of their families andsuch activities have led to a deterioration in the efficiency ofsmallholder sugar production.It is essential that this downward cycle of declining efficiency be haltedand reversed, before the financial effects of EU sugar sector reformare felt through the wider economy in Swaziland. Without suchreversal and support, newly established smallholder sugar farms willbecome financially non-viable. The key to reversing this downwardcycle is the financial restructuring of smallholder loans, and concertedefforts to improve efficiency.Financial restructuring of existing loans is essential, since, without it,smallholder farmers will see no personal benefit from theimplementation of measures to improve yields, increase sucrosecontent and reduce seasonal costs. Put simply, under currentcircumstances the benefits of any improvements in productionefficiency are not realised as the beneficiaries of such are the ownersof the capital they have borrowed. The argument goes thus, “whyimprove when the one to benefit from such will be the bank, not me?”.Also, the average operating costs in the smallholder sugar sector haveincreased 40 per cent since 2002.

THE KENYA GOVERNMENT has commissioned the construction ofa US$600,000 modern pineapple processing factory in BuretiDistrict, South Rift Valley. The factory will have a capacity to process 56,000 metric tonnes(mt) of pineapples annually. In 2010, pineapple farmers in the region produced 56,000 mt ofthe crop that earned them more than US$7.2mn with the bulk of thecrop sold locally. The area has a production potential of 500,000,according to the ministry of agriculture officials.With the development of a processing factory, the region isexpected to benefit from the expansive COMESA market wheredemand for horticultural produce has been rising.Over 50 per cent of pineapples in the country are produced by DelMonte, the Thika-based company with most of the produce mainlyfor export. Part of Del Monte’s processed pineapples are sold through localsupermarket chains.Smallholder production accounts for the rest of the produce mainlyfor domestic consumption. They are sold fresh and unprocessed inopen air markets.Changing lifestyles prompted by an increasing middle class hasincreased demand for fruits such as pineapples, opening market forsmallholder farmers across Kenya.

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Pineapple factory for Kenya




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IN 2012 MASTER Drierscelebrate their 30thanniversary of supplying boththe UK and export marketswith its highly acclaimedrange of mobile grain driers.From small beginnings, back in1982, supplying a small fiveton drier, it has grown tobecome one of the leadinggrain drier suppliers in the UK. The company's range todaycovers models from 5-45 tonsincorporating tractor PTOdrive or electric drive with theoption of full automation withMastermatic control systems.Add to this dust extraction, athree stage burner system anda 450 mm diameter centre auger for rapid batch circulation and you arelooking at the very best in mobile grain drying. Master Driers are alsointroducing a brand new moisture meter that can be fitted on to the mobilegrain drier. This will provide you with the exact moisture of the cropthroughout the drying cycle from loading to unloading.Today the company has driers drying rice, maize and most combinablecrops in many African countries.

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A STUDY CONDUCTED by the International Livestock Research Centre(ILRI) in the Amhara region of Ethiopia observes that there is need toboost livestock breeding since there is a shortage of improved stock andartificial insemination (AI) services. The study by Addisu Bitew andcolleagues was aimed at developing a systematic understanding of thelinks between market opportunities and productivity increases inlivestock, with a focus on dairy production.Funded by the OPEC Fund for International Development, the studyshowed that milk marketing co-operatives were the dominant milk buyersfrom producers at all milk marketing quality levels. These have beenincreasing in number. Veterinary and artificial insemination (AI) services were provided fromdistrict agricultural development offices, except for some villages thatalready had veterinary clinics and AI centers.Stall feeding and feeding of concentrates for crossbred dairy cattle wasmore prominent in high market quality sites compared to medium andlow market quality sites, which indicated the level of feed intensificationas the market quality improved. The contribution of grazing to total diet was higher for indigenous thancrossbred cows. The proportion of crossbred cows exceeded that of indigenous cows inhigh market quality sites but the reverse applied in medium and lowmarket quality sites. Milk yield data indicate that there is room forincreasing average productivity by improving management practices.The study also noted that shortage and high cost of feed and water, highcost of disease control and low milk prices were also major hurdles indeveloping the dairy sector in Ethiopia. Mwangi Mumero

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QATARI MEAT AND livestock tradingcompany Mawashi is investing in aSudanese poultry project that will leadto the annual production of 12mnchickens in the next four years,according to CEO and managingdirector Ahmed Nasir Saria Al Kaabi.The Al Baraka Poultry Project willinitially produce six million chickens. A21mn sqm abattoir will be constructed inSudan and will include a quarantinearea, a slaughterhouse and aprocessing and freezing section, saidKaabi.

KENYA'S POULTRY FARMERS are struggling with high production costs, including a 50 per centincrease in chicken feed and erratic electricity and fuel costs, according to the Kenya Broiler BreedersAssociation. The numbers are leading to a drop in profits that is pushing some farmers out of business.A shortage in day-old chicks is further complicating issues, as farmers must place orders and wait up tosix months for deliveries. “This is a crisis," said Muiruri Mbuthi, KBBA co-ordinator. "There is an acuteshortage and when available, the chicks are going for as much as Sh90 (US$1.00) as opposed to Sh50($0.56) six months ago, forcing farmers to import from Uganda."According to the Kenyan government, inflation has hit the poultry sector, and the national cost ofproduction is now at Sh4.3bn ($48mn), up from a three-year average of Sh1.9bn ($21.2mn). TheMinistry of Livestock Development said the government is trying to come up with a poultry policy thatwill address subsidies, standardisation mechanisms, treatment and market structures to curb losses andexploitation. In the meantime, the government is urging Kenya to increase domestic poultry consumptionto create a ready local market for breeders. A poultry project in Kakamega, Kenya.

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Kenya poultry farmers struggling with high production costs


ZAMBIA'S POULTRY SECTOR is nowsupplying 60 per cent of the country'smeat requirement following a shortage ofbeef on the market, according to thePoultry Association of Zambia.

The beef shortage has caused prices ofthe product to rise out of the reach of manyconsumers, leading to pressure on thepoultry industry as those consumers turn tothe more affordable meat. “We have seenthe rise in consumption of poultry productswhich is good, as it will stimulate growth inthe poultry industry," said MatthewsNgosa, Association executive manager."The demand for poultry products willcontinue to increase as long as the beefsituation does not improve."

So far, according to Ngosa, the priceof poultry has remained relatively stable,in spite of the high cost of production, 75per cent of which comes from stockfeed,but he added that that any rise instockfeed has a negative impact on theperformance of the industry.

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VACCINES ARE WIDELY used bythe livestock industry to preventdiseases. Commercial poultry(farms with greater than 5,000

birds) are almost universally vaccinatedagainst a variety of diseases. Preventativevaccinations have resulted in increasedhealth and improved productionefficiency in the poultry industry.

Deciding whether or not to vaccinateVaccination, however, is seldompracticed by small flock owners. Theremay be several reasons for this including: ● Rarely have any problems with

diseases. ● Unaware that disease may be present. ● Do not get their diseases diagnosed

by a knowledgeable professional. ● Do not know where to obtain

vaccines. ● Get frustrated because poultry

vaccines usually come in 500 to1,000 dose vials.

Unfortunately, poultry are frequentlysubmitted to veterinary clinics andveterinary diagnostic laboratoriessuffering from diseases which could haveeasily been prevented throughappropriate vaccination. These diseasesmay result in loss of income from theeggs or meat. Other losses may includeloss of valuable breeding stock, or theinability to participate at bird shows. Thiscan be especially devastating foryoungsters with 4-H projects.

Deciding whether or not to vaccinateagainst infectious diseases depends onthe likelihood that one's birds maybecome exposed to illness. If one has aclosed flock where new birds are neverintroduced, and the birds never leave thefarm premise, the likelihood of manydiseases is greatly reduced. Since the riskis small, the owner may opt not tovaccinate.

Vaccination should definitely beconsidered if the flock owner does one ormore of the following: ● Takes birds to bird shows. ● Buys birds from hatcheries, bird

auctions, and other sources and addsthese to an existing flock.

● Has had disease problems in thepast.

Planning your vaccinationsUnfortunately, it is a fact of life thatpoultry vaccines are produced in largedoses per vial. This is for theconvenience of commercial producerswho often have several thousand animalsto vaccinate. This fact, however, shouldnot discourage the small producer fromimmunising his birds. Plan to vaccinateyour entire flock at one time. Somevaccines, such as Marek's vaccine, arebest performed by the hatchery.Hatcheries and poultry suppliers areusually the best sources for vaccine. Besure to carefully follow label directionswhen vaccinating for optimal protectionin your birds.

What vaccines are available? Marek's Disease vaccineMarek's disease is a severe, debilitatingviral illness of chickens. Birds with thisdisease frequently develop paralysis ofone or both legs, their wings may droop,and they become very thin. The internal

organs may develop tumors. In anaffected flock, only a small percentageshow typical symptoms and die. Themajority of the infected birds shed virusfor life. These virus-shedding birds areoutwardly normal. When a shedder isintroduced to a farm where the diseasehas never occurred before, high deathlosses may be seen. Once a farm hasbecome contaminated with this virus, it isfor all practical purposes, contaminatedforever. In general, broiler chickens haveless problems from Marek's disease thanbirds such as layers, or show birds, whichtend to be kept around longer.

The good news is that the vaccines forMarek's disease are highly effective ifvaccination is done correctly. It is best toorder chicks already vaccinated at thehatchery. If this cannot be done, be sureto vaccinate all new birds the first daythey arrive on the farm. The vaccine isnot very effective if a bird has alreadybeen exposed to the disease for morethan a few days.

The vaccine comes frozen in 1,000dose vials. It is administered under theskin, at the back of the neck. Packageinstructions must be followed exactly inorder for vaccination to be successful.

Infectious Laryngotracheitis vaccineThis infectious disease is caused by avirus that affects the bird's trachea (windpipe). Birds with this sickness frequentlygasp for air and cough up blood. Highdeath loss is possible. The disease is

Small flockvaccination


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Vaccinating against Newcastle disease in Longido Maasai village, Tanzania.

Poultry are frequently suffering from diseases which could have easily been prevented through

appropriate vaccination


often passed around at bird shows. It is adisease of chickens.

If an owner chooses to vaccinate, allchickens on the premises must bevaccinated, including any new birds thatare added later. Vaccination is bestperformed after four weeks of age. Yearlyboosters are advised. Rapid diagnosisand vaccination can also stop anoutbreak from spreading in an affectedflock.

Fowl Pox vaccineFowl Pox is an infectious viral illness ofchickens and turkeys caused by the poxvirus. Fowl pox is strictly a disease ofbirds and is totally unrelated to thehuman illness called "chicken pox." Thedisease typically causes round, firmlyadhering scabs on unfeathered portionsof skin, along with fever and a drop infeed consumption. This results in a slowgrowth rate and reduced eggproduction. On occasion, the diseasecauses inflammation in the mouth andtrachea of birds. These animals may diefrom starvation or suffocation. The virusis spread from bird to bird through thebites of blood-sucking insects or throughwounds and scratches by the birds whenfighting.

Fowl pox is easily prevented throughvaccination. The vaccine is introduceddirectly into the skin with a metal two-pronged needle previously dipped in thevaccine. All birds should be vaccinatedon the farm, with yearly booster shotsrecommended. Early spring or fall arethe best times to vaccinate.

Miscellaneous respiratory diseasesincluding: Newcastle's Disease,

Infectious Bronchitis, Mycoplasmosis,Turkey and Chicken Coryza, and AvianInfluenza.

Poultry producers are frequentlyplagued by long-standing "colds" in theirflocks. Symptoms in affected flocksinclude swelling around the eyes, runnynoses, coughing, and poor weight gain.There are a number of diseases whichcause respiratory illness in flocks,including the six diseases named above.While there are effective vaccinesavailable to prevent these illnesses, it isimportant to get an accurate diagnosisfirst. For example, vaccinating with theNewcastle's disease vaccine when the

flock is actually infected with Bronchitisvirus can make the disease symptomsworse! Your veterinarian can recommendserology (blood testing), bacterialcultures, and virus isolation to find outwhat is causing problems on your farm.

SummaryMany effective vaccines are available forthe small flock producer. Diseases suchas Marek's disease or Fowl pox need notcause devastating losses in any flock,regardless of its size. h

* Joseph M Maudlin is Extension PoultryScientist, University of Georgia, USA.

BRAC is the only NGO on the continent with a poultryvaccination programme, seen here in Uganda.

Diseases may result in loss of income

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The success of the Kuroiler chicken in India, where it was first introduced,offers hope for similar improvements in rural Africa, particularly in Uganda,where initial results show the Kuroiler significantly outperforming nativechicken. Geoffrey Muleme reports.

UGANDA'S NATIONAL ANIMAL Genetic ResourcesCenter and Data Bank has launched the Kuroilerchicken, a high performance bird bred in India byKeggfarms on the local market, saying the bird will

boost the poultry industry in the country since it grows quicklyand adapts well to the local conditions.

Kuroilers are hybrid chickens, well suited to resource-poorvillage environments. They have been genetically selected toprovide both meat and eggs and are able to survive and thriveon agricultural and household waste, requiring no additionalfeed.

Chickens and their eggs are a vital source of nutrition inUganda, with about 33mn birds produced annually. Of these,the majority—around 28.4mn—are village flocks, with theremaining 4.6mn coming from commercial sources.

The introduction of the Kuroiler chicken on the marketfollowed a study carried out by NAGRIC&DB, a semi-autonomous body under the Ministry of Agriculture, AnimalIndustries and Fisheries on the performance of these birds bredin five districts in Uganda in which a comparison wasundertaken with the indigenous local chicken.

The Animal Genetic Resources Center says both Kuroilerchicks and indigenous local chicks were hatched at theirbrooding farm in Entebbe and after two months of brooding,both chicken breeds were transferred to participating farmersin the districts of Wakiso, Kabale, Gulu, Apac and Mayuge.

The body adds that twenty farmers were selected in each ofthose districts and twenty birds, ten Kuroiler and another tenindigenous birds were distributed to each of the farmers whoreared them on a low input scavenging system and weeklyrecords on performance were collected for analysis.

"Results obtained indicate that the Kuroiler bird not onlysurvives in the Ugandan backyard farming systems but it alsoproduces more eggs, has higher growth rates and more matureweights than the indigenous chicken."

High growth rates"All participating farmers have expressed their satisfaction withthe performance of the Kuroiler because of high growth rates,persistent laying and the fact that it mixes well with otherchicken and is easy to manage," it notes.

According to Dr Ibrahim Semuyaba,national co-ordinator ofthe Kuroiler project, the high growth rates/live weights coupledwith the high egg production places the bird in a much betterposition than the indigenous chicken to improve the nutritionalstatus and household incomes in the rural Ugandancommunity.

Large scale introduction"It is in light of this that we wish to undertake a large scaleintroduction of the Kuroiler into the country," he adds.

The NAGRC&DB says some of the significant featuresinclude taste and quality which is similar to that of thetraditional chicken and, due to its close resemblance to thetraditional backyard bird, it is easily acceptable in the villagesand rural areas while the Kuroiler female is free frombroodiness.

The Kuroiler is also a multi-coloured and dual purpose birdand is specifically suitable for backyard and range poultryproduction for eggs/meat with minimal provision offormulated/supplementary feed or grains.

The centre says the bird can produce around 150 eggs in a12- month laying cycle, depending upon the availability ofadequate nutritional resources from waste/range and it cangain 1 kg body weight between 55-60 days of age.

Females have the potential to grow to 2.25 kg at 26 weeksand to 2.6 kg at 50 weeks while males have the potential togrow to 3 kg at 26 weeks and 4 kg by 50 weeks.

Dr Semuyaba stresses "The Kuroiler bird lays more eggs thanthe local bird. It can lay between 150-200 eggs in a yearwhereas our local birds lay between 40 and 50 eggs a year. It'smore profitable than the local birds."

He adds that in future, the centre plans to import the parentstock which can give the poultry farmers eggs.

"Demand for this bird is further demonstrated by the interestgenerated in the five study districts and by the large number offarmers that indicated their interest in the recently concludedagricultural show in Jinja," the official notes. h

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Some recently introducedKuroiler chickens.

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Alvan Blanch, specialists in crop processing systems, have introduced a newconcept in fruit processing – a mobile fruit and vegetable juice plant. The firstof these mobile systems has recently been shipped to Uganda.

THE SELFCONTAINED SYSTEM willbe mounted on an Isuzu 22 ton six-wheel truck (approximately eight

metre long flatbed) so it can moveconveniently around a large rural area,processing surplus fruit that wouldotherwise be wasted. Often ruralcommunities have no market outside oftheir own area for their fruit cropsbecause of a lack of transportation andcold storage facilities. As a result there isa huge amount of wasted fruitthroughout Africa.

This mobile juice extraction conceptaims to deal with this problem.

A complete process system isincorporated within a sturdy platform withweather cover that is designed to slideinto a 12 m container in one piece forshipment. The whole system is pre-erected, pre-wired, pre-plumbed andfactory pre-tested - so that it is ready tooperate on arrival.

The entire facility is very robustlyconstructed to ensure that it can withstandthe rigours of constant movement.

The system has multiple juice extractionfunctionality for a wide range of differentfruits and vegetables.

Hard fruit and vegetables are

processed through the pulverising milland then passed in mashed form to thehydraulic press that squeezes out thejuice.

Soft fruit such as mango and pineappleis processed through the pulper/siever.

After extraction, the juice is held instainless steel blending tanks, whichincorporate mechanical stirrers – allowingwater or sugar etc. to be added.Finally, there is a pasteurisation system forheat-treating the juice before bottling orlarge container storage.A water treatment plant is included withmulti-stage filtration, allowing local waterto be used direct from the borehole.

A generating set with soundproofedcabinet is mounted on the end of theframe.

A heavy-duty tarpaulin cover fullyenvelops the system duringtransportation or storage, with sides thatroll up during operation. The option ofsteel security side panels is offered inplace of the tarpaulin.

Hygiene a key issueHygiene is a key issue for all fruitprocessing plants - and this one is nodifferent. The system is designed to beeasily and thoroughly washed down afterusage – all of the processing equipment isof stainless steel, the water and juice

pipework is of welded stainless steel. Thevery robust platform and frame is of hot-dipped galvanised steel.

Alvan Blanch African Sales Manager,Colin Bullock, says that there has alreadybeen much interest expressed in thesystem by the many visitors who had seenthe system under construction in the

factory. The logistical problems of fruitjuice processing have tended toundermine the potential for fruit juiceprocessing in Africa - where, despite thefruits that are grown in great abundance,the vast majority of juice is imported asconcentrate from outside of the continent.We believe that this new system couldmake a real difference to the viability ofusing these wasted fruit crop resources.

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Dr Terry Mabbett talked to Chris Okeke who revealed the facts and figures whichshow the need for self sufficiency and how the numbers show potential for productionand processing potential, but why at the same it is simply not happening.

IN THE PREVIOUS issue Chris Okeke,large-scale farmer and agriculturalentrepreneur told African Farming whyNigeria remains ‘a million miles away’

from feeding itself and thereby slashing ahuge food importation bill. This failing isdespite Nigeria possessing all the physicaland social potential – land resources, fertilesoils, favourable climatic zones andinnovative and industrious farmingcommunities – to achieve its goal as well asa history of international aid anddevelopment money pumped intoagriculture since Independence in 1962.

He lays the blame fairly and squarely oninappropriate and poorly targeteddevelopment programmes with too muchreliance on scientific and technical advicefrom outside Nigeria. And not enoughnotice taken of big commercial Nigerianfarmers already established in productionand processing under Nigerian conditionsand constraints.

In this follow up article Chris Okekereveals the facts and figures which show theneed for self sufficiency and how thenumbers show potential for production andprocessing potential, but why at the same itis simply not happening.

Foundations for feeding NigeriaNigeria has 155mn and rising mouths tofeed. Population has been growing at 2-3per cent per annum while agricultureaveraged less than one per cent growthover the same period.

A large proportion of Nigeria’s foreigncurrency from petroleum oil and gasresources covers a big bill for expensiveforeign food. The average Nigerian spendsbetween 40-60 per cent of his/her incomeon food, double the average for otherdeveloping countries.

“The foundations on which to build are

in place with 42 per cent of national GDPand 60 per cent of employment tied toagriculture and therefore it is hardlysurprising that Nigeria is experiencingeffective stagnation in per capita incomeespecially in rural communities” says ChrisOkeke. Only Nigerian cotton is able tocompete on world markets. Agriculture-related GDP in other African countries isjust 15 per cent.

An invitation by the Kwara StateGovernment to displaced white Zimbabweanfarmers to develop large scale commercialfarms attracted criticism on political andideological grounds. Successes and failuresresulted, but one of the policy’s biggestsuccesses was, perversely, a spin off from astring of failures says Chris Okeke.

“What happened to these experiencedfarmers exposed deep flaws in Nigeria’sagriculture and goes a long way to explainwhy average crop yields in Nigeria –including cassava, maize, and rice – arejust 30 per cent of those achieved in otherdeveloping countries in Asia and LatinAmerica,” said Chris. He did not saywhether the flaws and failings werepreviously unrealised or simplyunacknowledged by government.

The yawning gap between Nigeria’sfood consumption and home-grownproduction is patently obvious, but a basicframework and requirements for Nigerianfarmers to bridge this cost-crippling gapexist. So we asked Chris Okeke for hisopinion and detailed assessment as to whythis isn’t happening.

He put the Nigeria-wide problem intocontext using his own experience of largescale farming and industrial processing ofcassava at Ihialia in Anambra State. Thebulk of cassava feeding his factory is fromhis own 2,800 ha of farmland and severalother Nigerian-owned farms, and toppedup by four Zimbabwean farmers atShonga in Kwara State who are contractedto supply Chris’ company NSM Foods Ltd.

However, his factory is still short by40,000 to 45,000 tonnes of the 70,000to 80,000 tonnes required to run at fullcapacity. He identifies four mainbottlenecks choking off growth inNigeria’s agricultural production andprocessing including his own operation.They are: 1) Finance failings 2)infrastructure underdevelopment 3) non-competitive seeds 4) input and outputmarkets.

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Agricultural credit aggravation“Despite the pre-eminence of agriculture in the Nigerianeconomy, financial investment is lacking or at best improperlytenanted,” said Chris Okeke. Agriculture in Nigeria accounts foronly 1.4 per cent of bank lending compared to six per cent inKenya and 18 per cent in Brazil.

Brazil is a big cassava producer but not as big as Nigeria withthe potential to pull even further ahead of its nearest rivals. Chrisillustrated the problem with his own recent experience of a bankloan agreed in 2010 but from which he is not yet able to drawdown any money.

He outlined the basic framework of agricultural credit evolvingin every country where agriculture has developed. “As such there

are three kinds of agricultural loans” said Chris. They are:● Short term loans of one to three years to cover annual

operating costs● Medium term capital loans of five to 10 years' duration to

cover equipment and necessary facilities● Long term loans of 15 to 20 years for expensive infrastructure

projects such as irrigation schemesShort term loans are provided by commercial banks, and

medium to long term loans by government-backed agricultural andrural development banks with four to six per cent interest rates.

Rudimentary agricultural lending Chris Okeke did not ‘spare the rod’ for Nigeria’s banking system.“For the Nigerian Agricultural Co-operative and RuralDevelopment Bank (NACRDB) to award loans, repayable in threeyears, to the Zimbabwean farmers who arrived in Nigeria withnothing but 25+ years of experience in large scale African farming‘under their belts’ shows just how rudimentary our agriculturallending scheme is”, he said, adding “how it set up the farmers andthe banks themselves for automatic failure.”

He rounded on the inordinately long times taken to processagricultural loans in Nigeria, citing his own experiences and those

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Irrigation farmers in Kaduna State preparingfor dry season farming.

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of the Zimbabwean farmers who were forced to wait 18 monthsafter request for the loans to be received.

It is not only big farmers who are affected by the same snail’space progress towards granting agricultural credit. Chris Okekequoted the example of over 1,000 smallholder rice farmers inLafiagi and Pategi local government areas of Kwara.

These smallholders participating in a USAID-funded projectcalled ‘Markets’ (Maximising Agricultural Revenue and KeyEnterprises in targeted sites) started to partner credible riceprocessors and farmers in 2005 to develop an efficient commercialrice industry in Nigeria. Four years on in August 2009 and threemonths into the rice season they were yet to receive theN60,000/ha loan facility from the commercial banks participatingin the project. As a consequence their rice fields looked stressedand yellow with yields up to 40 per cent down on projections.

He blasted the banks for not understanding the need to visitfarmers to better comprehend the nature and needs of farming andasked whether “NACRDB was aware that the first maize cropharvested by the Zimbabwean farmers at Shonga was a disasterdue to drought during the 2005 season which led to sky high pricesfor food commodities according to the Central Bank.

“The farmers only took two tonnes/ha instead of an expected fivetonnes/ha” said Chris and asked “whether bank officials were

aware that by asking farmers to market their maize crop inNovember, rather than selling it five months later in April, meanttaking a 50 per cent reduction in gross income due to widefluctuations in the price of maize in Nigeria.”

Infrastructure underdevelopment‘Widely fluctuating yields so characteristic of Nigerian rain-fedagriculture, and accompanied by wide swings in price of mostfoods, brings us on to the second stumbling block which is limitedinfrastructure”, Chris Okeke told African Farming.

The poor state of Nigeria’s roads springs to mind but is onlypart of a composite problem. Lack of irrigation facilities restrictsfarmers to seasonal production with set periods of oversupplyand plenty. This seasonal surplus, coupled with the dearth ofcrop storage and processing facilities, leads to following periodsof high prices and hunger.

Most crops are harvested between October and December andthis is when prices are at their lowest. Without storage andprocessing capacity, and no government intervention as purchaser,surplus of food crops depresses commodity prices forcing farmersto sell to the lowest bidder. Smallholder farmers and the averageurban consumer are pushed into a cliff-edge existence during theso called ‘hunger months’ from April to September until nextseason’s harvest starts to come in during October.

As for the farmer, he or she is left at the mercy of thosewholesalers who can afford to buy and store locally-grown foodcommodities, or are able to access imported food and truck italong hundreds of miles of bad roads from the ports. According toChris Okeke these combined and related problems add at least20-30 per cent to domestic food bills during this period.

He saves the part poor roads play until last. “The deplorablestate of roads and especially feeder roads in rural Nigeria is thesingle biggest factor fuelling the high cost of food. Rather thaninvesting billions of Naira in subsidising fertiliser, open to abuseand corruption, or purchasing tractors for distribution to ‘any oldfarmer’, but which ought to be paid for by loans given to seriousfarmers, the Nigerian Government should be investing their limitedresources in roads and storage,” said Chris. “And reducingtransaction costs involved in agriculture with an overall ultimategoal of stabilizing prices.”

For himself he described how poor the state of roads, requiredto transport fresh cassava root tubers 700 km to NSM Foods, justaggravates an already difficult situation around timing and logisticsof harvesting and processing what is a highly perishablecommodity. “Erratic power supply to the factory makes the situationeven worse” he said.

The final part of our conversations with Chris Okeke will appearin the next issue of African Farming and will discuss non-competitive seeds, input and output markets, as well as the realrole for smallholders. h


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A MULTI-MILLION dollar projectnow under construction by NamibPoultry Industries is aimed atmaking the whole Namibianmarket self-sufficient.The fully integrated operation willprovide breeder and broiler farms,a hatchery, feed mill andprocessing plant with a capacityof 250,000 chickens a week andthe potential to double as percapita consumption rises. The parent stock is being suppliedby Cobb South Africa. “We havebeen working with Namib Poultrysince 2005 when their dreamstarted and we congratulate themon their progress in making thisdream a reality,” says Cobb SouthAfrica sales, planning andtechnical services manager PieterOosthuysen. Two thirds of the funding for thisUS$60mn programme comesfrom local sources through NamibPoultry’s parent NMI group andBank Windhoek, with furtherinvestment from the IndustrialDevelopment Corporation ofSouthern Africa.

Gys White, Namib Poultrymanaging director, said theywould focus on stimulating thelocal market seeking initially todouble per capita consumption ofchicken to 15 kg a year.“The broiler plant will comply withEuropean Union standards fromproduction to employmentstandards,” he said, adding thatas well as producing the finalproduct, the company would alsolook at developing brandedchicken shops.With six rearing and 12 breederproduction houses, the companywill produce close around325,000 hatching eggs perweek, with the day-old broilersraised in 35 houses. The feed millwill have a capacity of 10,000tonnes/month supplying the locallayer and pig industry as well asthe company’s broilers.By the time production begins inmid-2012, NMI, situated betweenWindhoek and Okahandja atKlein Kapuka Farm, will employ apermanent staff of 450employees.

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Zimbabwe's horticultural sector is essential to economic recovery and isstrategic in respect of the enhancement of the country's export receipts.

DESPITE POOR FUNDING,Zimbabwe's horticultural sectorhas marginally improved, withfresh produce production

expected to increase to 4,500 tonnes in2011, from 3,200 tonnes last year.

However, this is still far below productionlevels before the country embarked onagrarian reforms in 2000, when freshproduce levels hovered around 10,000tonnes, although it hit 10,240 tonnes at theheight of the agrarian reforms.

Fresh produce output amounted to 3,000tonnes in 2009.

Horticultures production improvedStatistics compiled by the CommercialFarmers Union show that horticulturalproduction has generally improved,registering growth of 43,000 tonnes in2010 against 35,000 tonnes in 2009.

There is still much more investment to beundertaken before production levels rise tolevels above 60,000 tonnes experiencedwhen the sector was still vibrant.

Flower production is expected to remainstagnant at 7,500 tonnes this year afterpicking up in 2010 to 7,500 tonnes. Thiswas a drop from 8,000 tonnes realised in

2008. Flower production output reached5,000 tonnes in 2009.

Production had peaked at 22,800tonnes in 2003.

Local horticultural production includesproducts such as cut flowers, fruit andtropical fruit, out of season fruit andvegetables. At its peak during the late1990s horticulture was the second largestagricultural foreign exchange earner aftertobacco, recording export figures in 1999of US$144mn.

The sector is currently facing a numberof challenges which include poweroutages that grossly affect fresh produceexports which require certain temperaturesto be maintained and also affectsirrigation of the crops.

Labour shortagesLabour shortages are also a huge problemin horticulture and due to poor salaries,farm workers are opting for gold ordiamond panning as a source of livelihood.

Horticultural production, which is labour-intensive, also requires highly technical andspecialised skills.

Very high start-up costs especially for newfarmers (infrastructure such as greenhouses,cold rooms and working capital), hasnegatively affected production, includingdilapidated irrigation infrastructure,particularly in communal areas.

Stringent phytosanitary demands on

quality, food safety and hygiene especiallyfrom Europe also have a negative impact ofhorticultural output.

Citrus production in 2011 is projected toslightly improve from the 29,750 tonnes in2010 to 30,000 tonnes althoughproduction in 2000 and 2001 was 39,320tonnes. Over the years, productionincreased to 47,770 tonnes in 2004,declining to 15,000 tonnes in 2009.

Horticultural production is a rapidlygrowing sector and export of flowers hadmade Zimbabwe the fourth largest supplierto the Dutch flower-auction market.However, horticultural exports are prone toprice fluctuations because of global supplyand demand factors.

Zimbabwe's horticultural sector isessential to economic recovery and isstrategic in respect of the enhancement ofthe country's export receipts.

In paprika, production has improvedfrom 340 tonnes last year to 1,200 tonnesthis year.

In 2008, paprika output was pegged at740 tonnes, declining to 260 tonnes in2009. Output reached its peak at 13, 870tonnes in 2000.

Zimbabwe exports flowers to theNetherlands, Germany, UK, USA, Franceand Italy. Fresh vegetables are exportedto South Africa, Zambia, UK andNamibia while fruits are taken to SouthAfrica and UK. h

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One of the big misnomers about rice is that it is consumed almost entirely ascooked whole grains. In fact rice is amenable to a wide range of post-harvest processing and food manufacturing techniques and is as versatile aseither maize or wheat. Dr Baksch reports.

HOW RICE IS processed afterharvest depends on whether ornot water is used in, respectively,wet or dry processing methods.

The dry process – hulling and polishingHarvested rice grains are enclosed inglumes, which are in close contact with thegrain. Prior to consumption as grain orfurther processing into flour, snack foodsand beverages, the glumes are removed byhulling.

The first secret to successful processingand storage of post-harvest rice is dryingthe grain to an optimum moisture level of12-14 per cent weight/weight (w/w).Moisture contents within this range aresufficiently low to inhibit enzyme action andtherefore microbial activity in store. Inaddition it facilitates the easy removal of theouter covering (bran or husk) by hulling withminimum breakage of grains to give goodquality shelled rice. Rice bran is rich in oilso hulling also extends shelf life of grains byeliminating the source of rancidity.

Hulling followed by polishing has beencarried out for thousands of years usingtraditional village methods and during thelast 200 years by the use of smallmanufactured metal rice hullers.International organisations advise againstrice polishing as it removes too much of theVitamin B leading to an increase indeficiency diseases such as ‘Beriberi’.

But the expanding rice harvest isincreasingly processed in an integrated ‘ricemilling’ operation. This may be small (e.g.75-100 tons/day) or massive (1000+tons/day), installed as a turnkey operationwith full computerised control. A summaryof the toperations involved includescleaning, hulling, bran separation fromshelled rice, pearling, polishingclassification (whole/broken grains etc) andbagging.

Irrespective of the scale of riceprocessing, paddy rice must be harvested atfull maturity and timed carefully so there isno hiatus. Delays during harvest leading toalternating periods of wet and dry conditioncause stresses to develop in the kernel,

resulting in high levels of grain shatteringduring milling further down the line. Thiscan also become a real problem if thegrains are overheated during post-harvestdrying by, for instance, being left for toolong in the hot sun.

Threshed rice grain needs to be sorted toremove stones and insects and winnowed toeliminate light material such as stalks,leaves and dust particles. Storage in well-aerated rooms avoids absorption ofmoisture leading growth of surface mouldand grain discolouration. But rooms mustbe sufficiently sealed to exclude insects,rodents and birds. Provided these measuresare implemented, threshed grain can bekept in good condition until milling.

Process control, sacking and storagePrimary process control points duringmilling are:● Maintenance of grain moisture at 12-14

per cent to facilitate optimum de-

husking (hulling) and storage quality● Correct selection of holding times for

grain in de-husking and polishingmachines. This ensures the optimumbalance between level of grainbreakage and per cent of de-huskedgrain in the finished rice product. Lengthof time in these machines alsodetermines whether the end product iswhite rice or brown rice. Brown rice isde-husked less and is richer in theVitamin B complex

Equivalent primary control points duringfollowing packaging, storage andmarketing phases are:● Only use clean and dry (preferably new)

jute or sisal sacks. This avoids the risk ofcontamination and moisture absorptionby the grain. If grain is earmarked fortransit to a more humid zone then itshould be packaged in polythene sacks.However, only optimally dry grain shouldbe packed in polythene sacks, or papersacks with polythene liners. Polythenenot only stops moisture getting into thebag but also any excess moisture in thegrain from getting out

● Strict control of sack or bag filling usingaccurate scales

● Well ventilated and insect- and rodent-free storage conditions prior to retailing

The rice process


GRAIN PROCESSING

At the Tilda rice processing plant inrural Uganda near the Kenyan border

Rice bran is rich in oil sohulling extends shelf life of

grains by eliminating thesource of rancidity.

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● Re-packing in paper packets for short-term storage and retailand heat-sealed polythene for longer-term storage prior toretail

Because the rice stays dry throughout and does not undergo anypre-cooking or contact with water there is minimal risk ofcontamination with pathogenic microbes. Standard hygienepractices in relation to food production and handling are deemedsufficient.

The wet process – par boilingPar boiling is the pre-cooking of rice in water prior to milling. Thissimple process sets off and maintains a series of rather morecomplicated reactions in the grain. These positively alter the grain’sphysical, chemical and nutritional qualities in relation to bothmilling and eventual consumption.

Parboiling began as a ‘village-level’ technique and developedaccordingly in different parts of the world, according to custom,requirement and desired taste and flavour of the finished product.For this reason there is no standard technique of parboiling inrelation to water temperature and length of time of the process. Itoriginated in Asia in but there was already a strong tradition in WestAfrica of similar treatment for other staples like cassava, which isfermented during the production of Gari.

Techniques in which the paddy rice is steeped in hot water for along time impart a strong flavour and yellow colour to the product.In other areas where these characters are not required, the paddyrice is simply boiled until the husks burst, after which the product isdried. This technique only partly gelatinises starch in the rice grainsso the grains are not fully hardened.

Be that as it may parboiled rice offers a number of clear

advantages over and above untreated milled rice. Parboilinghardens grain and thereby decreases susceptibility to breakageduring the de-husking process and damage by insect pests in store.In addition it enhances the nutritional quality and value of rice bypromoting movement of nutrients from the outer coverings (bran)and into the grain, so they are not removed in the bran during de-husking. On the other hand oil inside the grain moves out. Thereduced oil content lowers the risk of rancidity and improvesstorage life.

Mainstream parboiling methods use a one to three day soakingtime at an initial water temperature of 60° to 80°C, the moreconstant the temperature the shorter the soaking time withlimitation on the development of off-flavours. The product is thensteamed for 20 minutes at 100°C. Finally it is sun-dried to 12-14per cent moisture while carefully avoiding extreme hightemperature and periods of wet weather. It is now ready for villagescale de-husking/polishing or industrial milling operations.

Key process control points to look out for during parboilinginclude:● Grain to be soaked at a constant fixed temperature for a

specific period of time to produce a consistently high qualityproduct of a type required by local consumers

● Soaked grains to be steamed for the allotted time at the correcttemperature so that fermentation, promoted by soaking, isbrought to a rapid end. This is particularly important if thegrains have been steeped in hot water for a long period oftime.

● Final grain drying to a moisture content of 12-14 per cent w/wto stop any growth of fungi (mould) and bacteria and to facili-tate trouble free de-husking.

● From de-husking onwards, the key process control points arethe same as for dry processed rice

Valuable waste products The various components of the rice harvest including ‘waste’products can be put to a huge variety of uses. Rice grain is cookedand eaten as a vegetable or desert dish. The grains can be furtherprocessed into flour (usually broken grains) biscuits, snacks,breakfast cereals, beer, wine and distilled spirit. Rice meal is usedfor animal feed while the valuable rice bran oil can be extractedfrom the bran. Rice starch is used in a variety of industrialprocesses. Rice hulls with their high silica content have been usedin a wide variety of situations including the manufacture of pressedinsulation board, cement tiles and cement breeze blocks, in theglass industry and for road surfacing. Rice straw is used in themanufacture of straw board for the building industry. h


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Many of the most popular tillage implements are firmly based on traditionalideas that have stood the test of time, but there are new challenges whichare persuading some farmers to take a fresh look at the way they cultivatethe soil. Michael William looks at these.

ONE OF THE challenges comesfrom rising fuel costs, as somewell established tillageimplements have a relatively

high energy consumption per hectare.Examples include the plough, andparticularly mouldboard ploughs. Usinganimal, steam or tractor power to pull aplough has been an essential part of thetillage routine for centuries, and its successfor a wide range of crops is based mainlyon its unique ability to invert the soil.

Soil inversion buries the residues fromprevious crops and also helps to controlweeds, but ploughing also has somedisadvantages. Even disc ploughs requirelarge amounts of tractor power, andploughing is just the start of a tillagesequence that requires further cultivationsusing more fuel before the soil is ready forthe seed drill.

Although the new product launches frommost of the European mouldboard ploughcompanies are aimed mainly at bigacreage farms with plenty of tractor poweravailable, customers with a more modestworkload have not been completelyneglected. Recent arrivals include the Servo25 series from the Austrian manufacturer,Pottinger, available in 2, 3 and 4-furrowversions. They are designed for tractors upto 120hp and are currently the smallestploughs in the current Pottinger range.

Kverneland of Norway is also offering anew model range for smaller tractors. Their150B series ploughs are for tractors up to130hp and are available with 3, 4 and 5furrows. Shearbolt protection and furrowwidth adjustment are both standard and thelightweight design is said to reduce the liftcapacity required on mid-range tractors.

The alternative to traditional cultivationmethods in much of Europe, and on somefarms in Africa, is to compress all thecultivation operations - and in some casesthe seed drilling as well - into a time andfuel-saving single pass system. This requiresspecial implements combining differentmethods of cultivation, and one of the mostsuccessful combinations includes tines to

loosen the soil to a depth of 25cm, orconsiderably more on some models, two ormore rows of discs to break up the surfaceand mix crop residues into the soil followedby a press roller providing a final levellingand firming action to leave the surfaceready for drilling.

Tine, disc and press roll combinationimplements are available from many ofEurope’s farm machinery companies,including Amazone, Gregoire Besson,Kuhn, Knight, Lemken, Simba, McConneland Vaderstad. Some machines of this typeare already working in Africa and SumoUK, the leading British manufacturer, hassold some of its Trio combination cultivatorsto Uganda and more are on their way.

Adaptability a major attractionOne of the attractions of this type ofcultivator is its adaptability. Although it canbe used as a one-pass system workingdirectly into uncultivated stubble, the tine,disc and roller machines are also used as asecondary cultivator to make a seedbed onpreviously ploughed or cultivated land.Typical power requirement is a minimum of125hp for a 2.5 or 3.0m wide machine,depending on the soil type and the workingdepth of the tines.

A different approachA different approach to reduced cultivationsystems is the Mzuri Pro-Till cultivator anddrill combination developed by Martin Lolein 1911. Martin was previously farming inAfrica before starting his machinerycompany in Britain, which explains hischoice of the Swahili word, Mzuri –meaning ‘good’ – for his new one-passmachine. It uses tines working usually at 20to 25cm depth, but with 46cm maximumpenetration, to work directly intouncultivated soil, with up to 11 tines sowingseed in a 3.0m working width.

Tillage trends - facing new challenges


TILLAGE

Tines and discs on a Duro-France striptillage cultivator prepare the ground

The alternative to traditionalcultivation methods in much ofEurope, and on some farms in

Africa, is to compress all thecultivation operations.


TILLAGE


Another of the challenges facing both traditional tillageequipment and the more recently introduced combinationmachines is that they all cultivate the complete soil surface, and forsome crops this may not be necessary and may havedisadvantages. One of the alternatives is strip tillage. This, as thename suggests, involves cultivating strips of soil where the seed willbe sown, but leaving the rest of the field surface undisturbed. Thestrip cultivation and the drilling are usually combined in a singlepass, and one of the attractions is reducing labour and fuel costscompared with a traditional multi-pass system starting with a discplough or a heavy cultivator.

Another potential benefit, according to strip tillage enthusiasts, isreducing moisture loss from the soil, and this could be a significantbenefit in much of Africa. Moving the soil with a cultivatorencourages moisture loss through evaporation, particularly whenthe air has low humidity, but strip tillage typically leaves well over50 per cent of the surface area undisturbed and this can make asignificant contribution to conserving any moisture already in thesoil. Leaving so much of the surface undisturbed, usually with stalksand stubble from the previous crops still in place, also helps toreduce soil erosion due to wind and surface run-off during heavyrain. Some of the most fertile soils in Africa are classified as beingvulnerable to erosion.

Examples of strip tillage cultivators include the French built Duro-France range using tines and discs to prepare 6cm wide stripsspaced at about 75cm intervals for growing maize as a foragecrop. The Swiss manufacturer, Althaus, makes the OekoSem rangeof cultivators using tines working at 25cm depth plus p-t-o poweredrotors with L-shaped blades to prepare 30cm wide strips. Theminimum power requirement for a 3.0m wide Duro-Francecultivator with precision seed drills attached is 120hp, but thisincreases to 140hp for the rotary action of the Althaus machine.

A more traditional approachIn spite of the increasing interest in reduced cultivations, there areplenty of situations where a more traditional approach is required.These include the use of p-t-o powered rotary cultivators for specialapplications including working soil between the rows in vineyardsas well as intensive cultivations to produce deep, fine seedbeds forgrowing vegetable crops.

Powered rotary cultivators have been used on African farms formore than 50 years, and they remain popular in spite of theirrelatively slow working speed. One of their attractions is versatility,allowing a high degree of control over the tilth producing process.Most of the medium and larger rotary cultivators have a gearbox tovary the rotor speed, with a faster rotation achieving a finer tilth.The forward speed of the machine also affects tilth formation,with a slow tractor speed allowing the rotor to produce a smallerparticle size. The third control measure is adjusting the positionof the trailing shield behind the rotor, and lowering the shieldretains the soil for longer and exposes it to a more intensecultivating action.

Another benefit claimed for rotary cultivation is the choppingaction of the L-shaped steel blades, which are one of the optionsavailable on the rotor. These have the ability to break down hard,sun-baked soil clods to form a seedbed, even in dry conditions,and the blades also provide an effective way to cut through surface

trash left over from the previous crop. Another use for the blades isto provide a highly efficient mixing action, taking manure or plantmaterial from the surface and mixing it throughout cultivation depthto improve soil structure and fertility.

P-t-o powered rotary cultivators also have some potentialdisadvantages. They have the power to over-cultivate the soiland damage its natural structure, and there is also a risk withthe traditional L-shaped blades that a fast rotor speed maysmear and compact the soil just below the cultivation depth,restricting moisture movement in the soil and also forming abarrier to root development.

Rotary cultivators are not the only cause of soil compaction, andone way to deal with the problem is to use deep working tines torestore the damaged layers which can cause reduced crop yields.The soil loosening tines can be used in a separate operation or asan addition to some standard implements, but a different approachis being used by an experimental implement that is currently beingtested in Kenya and Uganda.

Experimental implement for AfricaThe implement, known as a baby subsoiler, was developed inBritain by Sumo UK, to suit African conditions and the prototypemodel is designed to prepare ground for maize. The versioncurrently being tested consists of a frame with two soil looseningtines spaced 80cm apart and adjustable to 28cm maximum depth.At the rear of the frame is a big diameter steel roller that levels andconsolidates the soil behind the tines and also leaves indentationsin the field surface after each tine.

The slot shaped indentations are correctly spaced for maizeplants, and seed is planted by hand into each of the slots with asmall dose of fertiliser. One of the advantages of the baby subsoileris the simple design making it suitable for use in areas remote fromthe nearest repair facilities. The power requirement is low and theprototype machine has been working on a 65hp tractor, and itprepares the ground for planting in one fuel-saving operation.

During initial tests this year maize planted in ground preparedby the baby subsoiler easily outyielded crops planted at the sametime after conventional cultivations. Much of the yieldimprovement is explained by the reduction in soil water losses,said a Sumo spokesman, as most of the field surface remainsuncultivated where the baby subsoiler is used. Using themachine also ensures that there is no compaction where themaize plants are growing, allowing healthy root penetration toreach soil moisture and nutrients.

Initial results from crops grown with the technique have been soencouraging that Sumo UK is looking for funding that would allow themto continue and extend the baby subsoiler trials programme. h

In spite of the increasing interest in reducedcultivations, there are plenty of situations where

a more traditional approach is required.

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AN ANNUAL GUIDE to suppliers of equipment and services for agriculture and for the primary processing ofproduce. The first section of the Directory lists suppliers under classification of their products and services. Thesecond section lists alphabetically company addresses and local distributors. The third section lists agents and distributors in Africa geographically. The Directory has been compiled frominformation submitted by the companies concerned.While every care has been taken to avoid errors and omissions, they may occur; the Editor would like tobe notified of these so that the 2012 edition of the Directory can be kept up to date.

AGRICULTURAL BUYERS’ DIRECTORY 2012 EDITION

Suppliers Listings start on page 37

Agents Listings start on page 43

Classified Listings

Agricultural ConsultanciesICS France

Agricultural Equipment - GeneralBaldan/Pan Trade Services Ltd. Briggs & Stratton AG CASE IHICS France Micron Sprayers Ltd. New Holland Agriculture Pan Trade Services Ltd. PEL-tuote Oy Valtra Inc. - Africa

Agricultural ProjectsAlvan Blanch Development Ltd. ICS France Symaga SA

Agrochemicals - GeneralBell Laboratories Inc. Priya Chemicals

Animal Health ProductsBell Laboratories Inc. Ceva Santé Animale Laprovet Lohmann Animal Health GmbH & Co. KG Priya Chemicals Zagro Singapore Pte Ltd.

Applicators for GranularInsecticides, HerbicidesAlvan Blanch Development Ltd. Guarany Ind. Com. Ltd.

Automatic Chain FeedersBig Dutchman International GmbH

Bale Handling EquipmentPan Trade Services Ltd.

BreedingCompact Seeds and Clones S.A.

Bulk Storage EquipmentAlvan Blanch Development Ltd. Buhler GmbH Chief Industries UK Ltd. Symaga SA

Cages & BatteriesBig Dutchman International GmbH

Cassava Processing EquipmentAlvan Blanch Development Ltd.

ChicksVerbeek Hatchery Holland

Chicks - Day OldVerbeek Hatchery Holland

Cocoa ProductionIndustrias Colombo Ltda.

Coffee Processing, Handling &StorageAlvan Blanch Development Ltd. Industrias Colombo Ltda. Swingtec GmbH

Colour Sorting EquipmentAlvan Blanch Development Ltd.

Computers & IT EquipmentBig Dutchman International GmbH

Conveyors and ElevatorsAlvan Blanch Development Ltd. Awila Anlagenbau GmbH Big Dutchman International GmbH Buhler GmbH Kepler Weber Industrial SA

Coolers - EnvironmentalBig Dutchman International GmbH

CottonMontana

Cotton Handling & StorageSwingtec GmbH

Crop Drying and VentilationAlvan Blanch Development Ltd.

Crop Handling & StorageAlvan Blanch Development Ltd. Chief Industries UK Ltd. Swingtec GmbH

Crop Protection EquipmentMontana Jacto/Pan Trade Services Ltd. Swingtec GmbH Tifone S.r.l.

CultivatorsBaldan/Pan Trade Services Ltd. PEL-tuote Oy

Cultivators - RotaryPEL-tuote Oy

Cultivators - TinedBriggs & Stratton AG TATU Marchesan Implementos SA

DisinfectantsIntraco Ltd. NV Laprovet Zagro Singapore Pte Ltd.

Drinking SystemsBig Dutchman International GmbH

DryersAlmex B.V. Kepler Weber Industrial SA

Egg CollectionBig Dutchman International GmbH

Egg Layer Parent Breeders - BrownVerbeek Hatchery Holland

Egg LayersVerbeek Hatchery Holland

Egg Processing EquipmentOAKEN Commercial Incubators &Hatchers

Exhibitions and ConferencesHPP International Group b.v

Expanders for Animal FeedAlmex b.v

Extruders for Food, FeedAlmex b.v Alvan Blanch Development Ltd.

Extrusion Processing EquipmentAlmex b.v Alvan Blanch Development Ltd.

Feed AdditivesIntraco Ltd. NV Lohmann Animal Health GmbH & Co. KG

Priya Chemicals Zagro Singapore Pte Ltd.

Feed ConcentratesIntraco Ltd. NVLohmann Animal Health GmbH & Co. KG

Feed FlavoursLohmann Animal Health GmbH & Co. KG

Feed IngredientsIntraco Ltd. NV

Feed PremixesIntraco Ltd. NVLohmann Animal Health GmbH & Co. KG Zagro Singapore Pte Ltd.

Feed Processing PlantsAlvan Blanch Development Ltd.

Feed SupplementsZagro Singapore Pte Ltd.

Feeding SystemsBig Dutchman International GmbH

Fertiliser SpreadersBaldan/Pan Trade Services Ltd. Guarany Ind. Com. Ltd. TATU Marchesan Implementos SA

FertilisersOmex Agrifluids Ltd.

Fogging MachinesBig Dutchman International GmbH Swingtec GmbH

Foliar FertilisersOmex Agrifluids Ltd. Priya Chemicals

Forage HarvestersCASE IH New Holland Agriculture Pan Trade Services Ltd.

Forestry EquipmentGuarany Ind. Com. Ltd. Sampo Rosenlew Ltd. Valtra Inc. - Africa


Fruit ProcessingAlvan Blanch Development Ltd.

Generating SetsBriggs & Stratton AG

Grain - Drying & VentilationAlvan Blanch Development Ltd. Buhler GmbH Chief Industries UK Ltd. Master Farm Services (GB) Ltd.

Grain - Handling, Cleaning &ProcessingAwila Anlagenbau GmbH Buhler GmbH Chief Industries UK Ltd. Master Farm Services (GB) Ltd.

Grain Moisture TestersMaster Farm Services (GB) Ltd.

Grasscutting Machines - LawnBriggs & Stratton AG

Groundnut Cleaning & Other PlantAlvan Blanch Development Ltd. Industrias Colombo Ltda.

Groundnut Handling EquipmentIndustrias Colombo Ltda. Valtrac (Pty) Ltd.

HarrowsBaldan/Pan Trade Services Ltd. PEL-tuote Oy Valtrac (Pty) Ltd.

Harvesting EquipmentMontana Alvan Blanch Development Ltd. New Holland Agriculture Pan Trade Services Ltd. PEL-tuote Oy Sampo Rosenlew Ltd.

HatcheriesOAKEN Commercial Incubators &Hatchers Petersime nv

HatchersOAKEN Commercial Incubators &Hatchers Petersime nv

Hatchery SuppliesPetersime nv

Horticultural Equipment &MachineryGuarany Ind. Com. Ltd. ICS France Micron Sprayers Ltd. Swingtec GmbH

Hydraulic ComponentsSampo Rosenlew Ltd.

Hydroponic FertilisersPriya Chemicals

IncubatorsOAKEN Commercial Incubators &Hatchers Petersime nv

Integrated Pest ManagementBell Laboratories Inc. Omex Agrifluids Ltd. Swingtec GmbH Tifone S.r.l.

Irrigation EquipmentICS France

Land Clearing EquipmentTATU Marchesan Implementos SA Valtrac (Pty) Ltd.

MedicatorsBig Dutchman International GmbH

MicronutrientsOmex Agrifluids Ltd. Priya Chemicals

Milling & MixingAlvan Blanch Development Ltd. Awila Anlagenbau GmbH Big Dutchman International GmbH

MillsAlvan Blanch Development Ltd. Big Dutchman International GmbH

Mills - GrindingAlvan Blanch Development Ltd.

Mills - HammerAwila Anlagenbau GmbH Kepler Weber Industrial SA

Oil Extraction EquipmentAlvan Blanch Development Ltd.

PalletizersBig Dutchman International GmbH

Palm Nut CrackersAlvan Blanch Development Ltd.

PelletingAlvan Blanch Development Ltd. Kepler Weber Industrial SA

Pig FeedPriya Chemicals

Pig Feeding/Drinking EquipmentBig Dutchman International GmbH

Pig FlooringBig Dutchman International GmbH

Pig HousingBig Dutchman International GmbH



Plant Protection ChemicalsOmex Agrifluids Ltd.

PlantersBaldan/Pan Trade Services Ltd. New Holland Agriculture TATU Marchesan Implementos SA Valtrac (Pty) Ltd.

Plastic Flooring, PoultryBig Dutchman International GmbH

Ploughs - DiscBaldan/Pan Trade Services Ltd.

Poultry Consultancy ServicesLohmann Animal Health GmbH & Co. KG

Poultry Equipment - DrinkingBig Dutchman International GmbH

Poultry Equipment/HandlingOAKEN Commercial Incubators &Hatchers

Poultry FeedingBig Dutchman International GmbH Priya Chemicals

Poultry Health ProductsCeva Santé Animale Laprovet Lohmann Animal Health GmbH & Co. KG Zagro Singapore Pte Ltd.

Poultry HousingBig Dutchman International GmbH

Public HealthBell Laboratories Inc. Guarany Ind. Com. Ltd. Swingtec GmbH Zagro Singapore Pte Ltd.

PumpsBriggs & Stratton AG

Rice ParboilersAlvan Blanch Development Ltd.

Rice Processing & MillingEquipmentAlvan Blanch Development Ltd.

RodenticidesBell Laboratories Inc.

Roll-out NestsBig Dutchman International GmbH

SeedCompact Seeds and Clones S.A. ICS France

Seed Cleaning EquipmentIndustrias Colombo Ltda.

Seed Planting EquipmentBaldan/Pan Trade Services Ltd.

Seed productionCompact Seeds and Clones S.A.

Seed TreatmentPriya Chemicals

SilageSymaga SA

SilosAwila Anlagenbau GmbH Big Dutchman International GmbH Buhler GmbH Chief Industries UK Ltd. Kepler Weber Industrial SA Symaga SA

Soluble FertilisersOmex Agrifluids Ltd.

SprayersGoizper, S. Coop. Guarany Ind. Com. Ltd. Jacto/Pan Trade Services Ltd. New Holland Agriculture Tifone S.r.l.

Sprayers - CropMontana Goizper, S. Coop. Guarany Ind. Com. Ltd. Jacto/Pan Trade Services Ltd. Micron Sprayers Ltd. Tifone S.r.l.

Spraying Nozzles & ComponentsGoizper, S. Coop. Guarany Ind. Com. Ltd. Jacto/Pan Trade Services Ltd. Micron Sprayers Ltd.

Stored Products ProtectionSwingtec GmbH

Sugar Cane EquipmentCASE IHTATU Marchesan Implementos SA

Sugar Cubing MachineryValtra Inc. - Africa

Trace ElementsOmex Agrifluids Ltd.

TractorsCASE IHMontana New Holland Agriculture Valtra Inc. - Africa Valtrac (Pty) Ltd.

Tractors - Spare Parts/AttachmentsCASE IHNew Holland Agriculture

Trade ShowsHPP International Group b.v

Turnkey OperationsPetersime nv

ULV Spraying EquipmentGoizper, S. Coop. Guarany Ind. Com. Ltd. Swingtec GmbH Tifone S.r.l.

VaccinesCeva Santé Animale Laprovet Lohmann Animal Health GmbH & Co. KG

Ventilating EquipmentBig Dutchman International GmbH

Veterinary Products/Equipment -GeneralLaprovet

Vitamins, Minerals & ProteinsPriya Chemicals Zagro Singapore Pte Ltd.

Waste Disposal EquipmentBig Dutchman International GmbH

Weed ControlGoizper, S. Coop.

Weighers - AnimalBig Dutchman International GmbH

Weighing - sack fillingAlvan Blanch Development Ltd.

Weighing EquipmentBig Dutchman International GmbH


BUYERS’ GUIDE



Almex b.vPO Box 150Zutphen7200The NetherlandsTel: +31 57 5572666Fax: +31 57 5572727Web: www.almex.nlE-mail: [email protected]

Alvan Blanch Development Ltd.ChelworthMalmesburyWiltshireSN16 9SGUnited KingdomTel: +44 1666 577333Fax: +44 1666 577339Web: www.alvanblanch.co.ukE-mail: [email protected]

Agents: Nigeria - Alvan Blanch Nigeria

Arion Fasoli S.r.l.Via Lavagnone, 8/ACentenaro di LonatoBrescia, 25010ItalyTel: +39 030 9103513Fax: +39 030 9103526Web: www.arionfasoli.comE-mail: [email protected]

Awila Anlagenbau GmbHDillen 1Lastrup49688GermanyTel: +49 4472 8920Fax: +49 4472 892220Web: www.awila.deE-mail: [email protected]

Baldanc/o Pan Trade Services Ltd.1st Floor, 510 Centennial ParkCentennial Avenue, ElstreeBorehamwoodWD6 3FGUnited KingdomTel: +44 20 80901072/89593169Fax: +44 20 89593319Web: www.pantrade.co.ukE-mail: [email protected]

Bell Laboratories Inc.Chaucer HouseChaucer Road, SudburySuffolkCO10 1LNUnited KingdomTel: +44 1787 379295Fax: +44 1787 883353Web: www.belllabs.comE-mail: [email protected]

Agents: South Africa - Pathogen & EnvironmentalSolutionsBig Dutchman International GmbH

Big Dutchman InternationalGmbHAuf der Lage 249377 VechtaGermanyTel: +49 4447 8010Fax: +49 4447 801237e-mail: [email protected]. www.bigdutchman.com

Agents:Algeria - Mecafe AlgerieSouth Africa - Big Dutchman South Africa (Pty) Ltd.Egypt - Commercial Group Edward Y. Nekhela & Co.Libya - Tasharukiat Agriculture Technology Co.Morocco - Agri ArtSenegal - SoprodaTunisia - Societe Partners Karim Louafi

Briggs & Stratton AG416, 3rd WingDubai Airport Free ZonePO Box 54494DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesTel: +971 4 2994944Fax: +971 4 2994614Web: www.briggsandstratton.comE-mail: [email protected]

Agents: Algeria - SARL Farid Outilux Vente en GrosAngola - Ecoserv - Equipmento Commercio &ServicesBotswana - Adima HireEgypt - General International Supplies GISCOEthiopia - Hagbes Pvt. Ltd. Co.Ghana - Agria Machinery Services & Co. Ltd.Kenya - Car & General (Kenya) Ltd.Libya - Agri Tech Co.Malawi - Rahim WholesalersMauritius - AMCO Ltd.Morocco - Le Monde du JardinNamibia - Cymot S.W.A.Nigeria - Boulos EnterprisesSouth Africa - Briggs & Stratton RSA Pty. Ltd.Tanzania - Car & General Trading Ltd.Tunisia - SIA Ben Djemaa & CIE

Uganda - Car & General (Uganda) Ltd.Zambia - M&G Spring & Forge Ltd.Zimbabwe - G. North & Sons Pvt. Ltd.

Buhler GmbHEichstätter Straße 49Beilngries, 92339GermanyTel: +49 8461 7010Fax: +49 8461 701133Web: www.buhlergroup.comE-mail: [email protected]

Agents: South Africa - Buhler (Pty) Ltd.

MADE IN HOLLAND

Almex b.v., Verlengde Ooyerhoekseweg 29, 7207 BJ ZutphenThe Netherlands, tel. +31 (0)575 572666, fax +31 (0)575 572727E-mail [email protected], www.almex.nl

High capacity extruders and expanders.

AL30O

www.extruder.nl

Suppliers Listings

BUYERS’ GUIDE


Case IHCNH InternationalRiva Paradiso 14 Paradiso - Lugano, 6902SwitzerlandTel: +41 9198 53893Fax: +41 9198 53647www.caseih.comE-mail: [email protected]: Algeria - Compagnie Algerienne de ServicesEthiopia - MGK MakonnenKenya - CMC Holdings Ltd..Libya- Al FathMorocco - S.O.M.M.A./Auto-HallMauritius - Iframac Ltd.Reunion - Foucque - VoccaleaseSouth Africa - Northmec (South Africa)South Africa - NorthmecUganda - CMC Holdings Ltd..Zambia - Big Red Ltd.

Ceva Santé Animale87 rue Saint LazareParis, 75009FranceTel: +33 1 44532476Fax: +33 1 44532483Web: www.ceva.comE-mail: [email protected]

Challengerc/o AGCO LimitedAbbey Park StoneleighKenilworth, EnglandCV8 2TQTel: +44 24 76851348Fax: +44 24 76852591Web: www.agcocorp.com

Agents: Kenya - Farm Engineering Industries Ltd.Mozambique - Barloworld EquipamentosSouth Africa - Barloworld AgricultureUganda - Farm Engineering Ind. Ltd.

Chief Industries UK Ltd.Beckingham Business ParkTolleshunt MajorMaldon, EssexCM9 8LZUnited KingdomTel: +44 1621 868944Fax: +44 1621 868955Web: www.chief.co.ukE-mail: [email protected]

Compact Seeds and Clones SAPO Box 30San José1000Costa RicaTel: +506 2257 2666Fax: +506 2257 2667Web: www.asd-cr.comE-mail: [email protected]@gmail.com

County Tractor Spares Ltd.Shelley LaneOwerRomseyHampshireS051 6ZLUnited KingdomTel: +44 2380 814340Fax: +44 2380 812941E-mail:[email protected]

Escorts Agri Machinery Group18/4, Mathura RoadFaridabad, 121007IndiaTel: +91 129 2284911Fax: +91 129 2268876Web: www.escortsagri.comE-mail: [email protected]

F.H. Schule Muehlenbau GmbHDieselstrasse 5-9Reinbek21465GermanyTel: +49 40 72771700Fax: +49 40 72771710Web: www.schulefood.deE-mail: [email protected]

Fendtc/o AGCO LimitedAbbey Park StoneleighKenilworth, EnglandCV8 2TQTel: +44 24 76851348Fax: +44 24 76852591Web: www.agcocorp.com

BRIGGS & STRATTONSales & Service Organisations

ALGERIASARL Farid Outilux Vente en Gros

Cite des orangers, lot 52, groupe A, El Hamiz, AlgiersTel: +213 (21) 869717 Fax: +213 (21) 860349

ANGOLAEcoserv-Equip Commercio & Services

Av. 4 of Fevereiro No. 97, LuandaTel: +244 (2) 395 074 Fax: +244 (2) 392 486

E-mail: [email protected] Hire

Prvt Bag BR12, GaberoneTel: +267 731 3136

EGYPTGeneral International Supplies GISCO

47 Ramses St., CairoTel: +20 (2) 2575 1200 Fax:+20 (2) 2575 13 71

ETHIOPIAHagbes Prvt. Ltd. Co.

Bole Rd. Africa Avenue, Servita Bldg., Adis AbabaTel: +251 (11) 1552233 Fax:+251 (11) 1551113

E-mail:[email protected]

Agria Machinery Services & Co Ltd.C523/4 Downhill St. Kokomlemle

Tel: +233 (21) 238 169 Fax: +233 (21) 222 621 E-mail:[email protected]

KENYACar & General (Kenya) Ltd.

Cnr. Lusaka, Dunga Rd. Industrial Area, NairobiTel: +254 (20) 554500 Fax:+254 (20) 554668


Agri Tech CoGargarsh Road, KM 7, Tripoli

Tel: +218 (91) 2157234 Fax: +218 (21) 3330669E-mail:[email protected]

MALAWIToppers

19 Haile Selassie Rd, PO Box 42 ,BlantyreTel: +265 01 62981 Fax +265 01 620692

E mail:[email protected] Ltd.

Cauden Dev.Bldg. Allee des Manguires, PaillesTel: +230 286-2674 Fax:+230 286-0977


Le Monde du Jardin57 Rue Abou Al Alaa Zahar, Casablanca

Tel: +212 22 861693 Tel: +212 22 860120E-mail:[email protected]

NAMIBIACymot S.W.A.

15 Newcastle St. North Industrial Area, WindhoekTel: +264 61 295-6000


Boulos EntreprisesPlot 10, Block D Acme Rd. IKEJA, Lagos

Tel: +234 (1) 492-0156E-mail:[email protected]

SOUTH AFRICABriggs & Stratton RSA Pty. Ltd.

1055 Ridge Road, Honeydew Ext 152040 Gauteng, Johannesburg

Tel:+27 (11) 7948190 Fax:+27 (11) 7941724E-mail:[email protected]

TANZANIACar & General Trading Ltd.

Maktaba Street, Dar Es SalaamTel: +255 (22) 2113016 Fax:+255 (22) 211-3015

[email protected]

SIA Ben Djemaa & CIE220, Ave des Martyrs, Sfax 3000

Tel: +216 (74) 408-409 Tel: +216 (74) 408-065E-mail:[email protected]

UGANDACar & General (Uganda) Ltd.Plot No.81, Jinja Road, Kampala

Tel: +256 (41) 234-560E-mail: [email protected]

ZAMBIAM&G Spring & Forge Ltd.

Plot 7307 Chibengele Rd. Light Ind. Area, LusakaTel: +260 (1) 289-622/3 Fax:+260 (1) 289-624


G North & Sons Pvt. Ltd.27 Lobengula St. Southerton, Harare

Tel: +263 (4) 663-717/8 Fax:+263 (4) 666-414E-mail:[email protected]


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Goizper, S. Coop.c/ Antigua 4Antzuola (Gipuzkoa)20577SpainTel: +34 943 786000Fax: +34 943 766008Web: www.matabi.comE-mail: [email protected]

Guarany Ind. Com. Ltd.Rod Waldomiro Correa Camargokm 56.5, Itu-SP13308-200BrazilTel: +55 11 21188408Fax: +55 11 21188417Web: www.guaranyind.com.brE-mail: [email protected]

Agents: Angola - Sheba Lda.Kenya - Brazafric Enterprises Ltd.Rwanda - Brazafric Enterprises (Rw) Ltd.South Africa - Rovic & Leers (Pty) Ltd.Sudan - DAL Engineering Co. Ltd.Tanzania - Brazafric Enterprises (Tz) Ltd.Uganda - Brazafric Enterprises (Ug) Ltd.Zambia - Minelands Agric Develp Services Ltd.Zimbabwe - Haingate Investments Pvt. Ltd.

HPP International Group b.vSaxen Weimarlaan 54hsAmstrerdam, 1075The NetherlandsTel: +31 20 6622482Fax: +31 20 6752326Web: www.hppexhibitions.comE-mail: [email protected]

Agents: Ethiopia - HPP Exhibition Service PLC

ICS FranceZA Croix Fort - 12 Rue du SoleilLa Jarrie17220FranceTel: +33 5 46352828Fax: +33 5 46352829Web: www.ics-agri.comE-mail: [email protected]

Agents: Algeria - Green Coop S.a.r.lEgypt - ICS Agri EgyptMadagascar - ITA GroupSenegal - TerragrisenSudan - Frentec

Industrias Colombo Ltda.c/o Valtrac Pty Ltd.cnr. of Water and Buiten streetParysFree StateSouth AfricaTel: +27 56 8177308Fax: +27 56 8177329Web: www.valtrac.co.zaE-mail: [email protected]

International Tractors LimitedPankaj Plaza - 1Plot No. 2Karkardooma Community CentreCommercial ComplexNew Delhi110 092IndiaTel: +91 11 22373785/89/91Fax: +91 11 22377472/0492Web: www.sonalika.comE-mail: [email protected]

Intraco Ltd. NVMeir 242000 AntwerpBelgiumTel: +32 3 2269850Fax: +32 3 2269852Web: www.intraco.beE-mail: [email protected]

Jactoc/o Pan Trade Services Ltd.1st Floor510 Centennial ParkCentennial AvenueElstreeBorehamwoodWD6 3FGUnited KingdomTel: +44 20 80901072/89593169Fax: +44 20 89593319Web: www.pantrade.co.ukE-mail: [email protected]

Kepler Weber Industrial SAAvenida Dom Pedro IINo. 1351Conjunto 401HigienópolisPorto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul90550-970BrazilTel: +55 51 33619661Fax: +55 51 33412578Web: www.kepler.com.brE-mail: [email protected]

Laprovet7 rue du Tertreau - Arche d’Oe 2Notre Dame D’Oe37390FranceTel: +33 2 47626090Fax: +33 2 47491380Web: www.laprovet.comE-mail: [email protected]

Agents: Kenya - Laprovet

Lohmann Animal Health GmbH& Co. KGHeinz-Lohmann-Strasse 4GermanyTel: +49 4721 7470Fax: +49 4721 747105Web: www.lohmann.deE-mail: [email protected]

Agents: South Africa - Lohmann Animal Health SA (Pty)Ltd.

Massey Fergusonc/o AGCO LimitedAbbey Park StoneleighKenilworth, England, CV8 2TQTel: +44 24 76851348 Fax: +44 24 76852591Web: www.agcocorp.com

Agents: Algeria - MAGAngola - Imporáfica - Soc. Com. E Ind. Lda.Benin - Camin AutoCameroon - SocadaCongo.D.R - CFAO Motors RDCCote D’Ivoire - CFAO Motors Cote DivoireEthiopia - Ries Engineering Share CompanyFrance - Tractafric SNCGabon - CFAO Motors, GabonGambia - OSA Motors Ltd.Ghana - Mechanical Lloyd Co. Ltd.Madagascar - Materiel Automobile Industriel

Mauritius - Robert Le Maire Ltd.Morocco - ComicomNigeria - Dizengoff WA (Nigeria) Ltd.Reunion - Societe Foucque SASao Tome & Principle - CFAO Motors, Sao TomeSudan - El Nilein Engineering & Spare PartsCompanyTanzania - FMD East Africa Ltd.Togo - CFAO Motors, TogoTunisia - Le Materiel SAZambia - Power Equipment Ltd.Zimbabwe - Farmec

Master Farm Services (GB) Ltd.Bures ParkColne RoadBuresSuffolkCO8 5DJUnited KingdomTel: +44 1787 228450Fax: +44 1787 229146Web: www.masterfarm.co.ukE-mail:[email protected]

Micron Sprayers Ltd.Bromyard Industrial EstateBromyardHerefordshireHR7 4HSUnited KingdomTel: +44 1885 482397Fax: +44 1885 483043Web: www.micron.co.ukE-mail: [email protected]

Agents: Benin - SOTICOBurkina Faso - Saphyto SACameroon - FIMEX InternationalChad - TchadcoCote D’Ivoire - CallivoireGhana - Callighana Ltd.Kenya - Arysta Lifescience (K) Ltd.Malawi - Chemicals & Marketing Co. Ltd.Mozambique - Agrifocus LimitadaNiger - AgrimexSenegal - SPIASouth Africa - Arysta Life Science South Africa(Pty) Ltd.Sudan - CTC Agrochemicals Co. Ltd.Tanzania - Arysta Lifescience Tanzania Ltd.

Montana

Rua Francisco Dal Negro3400SJPParanaBrazilTel: +55 41 21020200Fax: +55 41 21020230E-mail: [email protected]

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New Holland AgricultureCNH InternationalRiva Paradiso 14Paradiso - Lugano6902SwitzerlandTel: +41 91 9853893Fax: +41 91 9853647Web: www.newholland.comE-mail: [email protected]

Agents: Algeria - Firme Algerienne du TracteurAngola - COMFABRILCongo.D.R - Ital MotorsCote D’Ivoire - ATC Comafrique S.A.Egypt - ECAD (Egyptian Company for Automation &Development)Eritrea - Biselex Eritrea Pvt. Ltd.Ethiopia - MOENCOGhana - International Automobile Ltd.Kenya - CMC Holdings Ltd.Libya - Al FathMadagascar - MATECHMADMalawi - CFAO GroupMauritainia - Rim-AgriMauritius - AxessMorocco - S.O.M.M.A./Auto-HallMozambique - Tecnica IndustrialNigeria - SCOA NigeriaReunion - AGRSenegal - A.F.C.O.Senegal - Matforce - SenegalSeychelles - Hunt DeltelSouth Africa - New Holland South Africa (Pty) Ltd.Sudan - C.T.C. Central Trading Co. Ltd.Tunisia - Le Moteur DieselUganda - CMC Holdings Ltd.Zimbabwe - William Bain & Co. Holding (Pvt) Ltd.

Nogueirac/o Pan Trade Services Ltd.1st Floor510 Centennial ParkCentennial AvenueElstreeBorehamwoodWD6 3FGUnited KingdomTel: +44 20 80901072/89593169Fax: +44 20 89593319Web: www.pantrade.co.ukE-mail: [email protected]

OAKEN Commercial Incubators& Hatchers3 Main Street, West Wilts TradingEstateWestbury, WiltshireBA13 4JUUnited KingdomTel: +44 1373 825602Web: www.oaken-incubators.comE-mail: [email protected]

Omex Agrifluids Ltd.Saddlebow RoadKing’s LynnNorfolkPE34 3JAUnited KingdomTel: +44 1553 692380/817500Fax: +44 1553 770684/817501Web: www.omex.comE-mail: [email protected]

PEL-tuote OySeppälänsalmentie 181Rantasalmi8900, FinlandTel: +358 40 5688115Web: www.pel-tuote.fiE-mail: [email protected]

Petersime nvCentrumstraat 1259870 Olsene (Zulte)BelgiumTel: +32 9 3889611Fax: +32 9 3888458Web: www.petersime.comE-mail: [email protected]

Agents: Egypt - Fat HensNigeria - Chi Ltd.South Africa - Spartan Equipment

Priya Chemicals2, Larissa, 396 - BOff. Sitladevi Temple RoadMahim, Mumbai400016IndiaTel: +91 2224449379/24460419/20Fax: +91 22 24449459Web: www.priyachem.comE-mail: [email protected]

Rome Plow Company LLC475 Sixth StreetPO Box 48CedartownGA 30125USATel: +1 770 7484450Web: www.romeplow.com

Sampo Rosenlew Ltd.Konepajanranta 2APO Box 50, Pori28101FinlandTel: +358 207 550555/

+358 50 5669465Fax: +358 2 6326546Web: www.sampo-rosenlew.fiwww.sampocomia.fiE-mail: [email protected]

Silos Cordoba S.L.C/ Imprenta de la AlboradaPol. Ind. Las Quemadasparc. 226Córdoba14014SpainTel: +34 957 325165Fax: +34 957 325473Web: www.siloscordoba.com

Swingtec GmbHAchener Weg 5988316 IsnyPO Box 132288307 IsnyGermanyTel: +49 7562 7080Fax: +49 7562 708111Web: www.swingtec.deE-mail: [email protected]

Agents: Algeria - SARL SANG & SEVEAngola - Sheba Lda.Congo - Chimie Afrique CongoCote D’Ivoire - ALM Afrique de l-OuestEgypt - Starchem for ServicesGabon - GCIAE Gabonaise de ChimieGuinea - Saref InternationalKenya - Hardi Kenya LimitedMauritius - Blychem LimitedMorocco - North Distribution SANigeria - U-Mond Ltd.Reunion - S.D.A.P.S. Sarl

Seychelles - Michaud Pest Control (Pty) Ltd.Sudan - Gaddris Trading Co. Ltd.Tunisia - Société Nouvelle du Comptoir CIBO

Symaga SAC/Azcona, 37Planta BajaSpainTel: +34 91 7264304Fax: +34 91 3611594Web: www.symaga.comE-mail:[email protected]

TATU Marchesan Implementos SAc/o Valtrac Pty Ltd.cnr. of Water and Buiten streetParysFree StateSouth AfricaTel: +27 56 8177308Fax: +27 56 8177329Web: www.valtrac.co.zaE-mail: [email protected]

Tifone S.r.l.Via Modena 248/ACassana (FE)44044ItalyTel: +39 053 2730586Fax: +39 053 2730588Web: www.tifone.comE-mail: [email protected]

T-L Irrigation Company151 E Hwy 6 & AB RdPO Box 1047HastingsNB68902-1047USATel: +1 800 3304264Fax: +1 800 3304268Web: www.tlirr.comE-mail: [email protected]

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Valtra Inc. - Africa72 Tregonig StreetLinksfield, Johannesburg, 2192South AfricaTel: +27 11 9181362/76 1635490Web: www.valtra.comwww.valtra.brE-mail: [email protected]

Agents: Ethiopia - Ries Engineering Share CompanyGhana - Mechanical Lloyd Co. Ltd.Kenya - Valtract - Cassini & Tonolo Ltd.Mozambique - Sotema LdaSouth Africa - Valtrac (Pty) Ltd.Sudan - Sutrac Ltd.Tanzania - Tanzania Farmers Service Centre (TFSC)Zambia - TractorZam LimitedZimbabwe - Farmec

Valtrac (Pty) Ltd.cnr. of Water and Buiten streetParys, Free StateSouth AfricaTel: +27 56 8177308Fax: +27 56 8177329Web: www.valtrac.co.zaE-mail: [email protected]

Verbeek Hatchery HollandPostbus 116740 AA LunterenThe NetherlandsTel: +31 31 8578250Fax: +31 31 8482411Web: www.verbeek.nlE-mail: [email protected]

Zagro Singapore Pte Ltd.Zagro Global Hub5 Woodlands Terrace738430SingaporeTel: +65 67591811Fax: +65 67591855Web: www.zagro.comE-mail: [email protected]

Agents: South Africa - Zagro Africa (Pty) Ltd.

Algeria

Compagnie Algerienne de Serviceset d'Equipements Agricole5 Rue Kanoun Idir KoublaAlgerTel: +213 2177 4316/

233969/774299Fax: +213 2177 4316E-mail: [email protected]

Firme Algerienne du Tracteur5 Rue Kanoun Idir KoubaAlgerTel: +213 2177 4316/233969Fax: +213 2177 4316E-mail: [email protected]

Green Coop SARL40 El Amara - CheragaAlgerTel: +213 21 371260Web: www.greencoop-dz.comE-mail: [email protected]

MAGZ.I. Ouled Yaich, BlidaTel: +213 2543 8051E-mail: [email protected]

Mecafe Algerie01 rue de la palatine10600 Rouiba AlgerTel: +213 218 56641Fax: +213 218 56641E-mail: [email protected]

SARL Farid Outilux Vente en GrosCite des OrangersLot 52, Groupe A, El Hamiz, AlgiersTel: +213 21 869717Fax: +213 21 860349

SARL SANG & SEVELot 212 No. 183Ain Smara, Constantine25140Tel: +213 31 974010/974000Fax: +213 31 974474E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

Angola

COMFABRILEstrada Nacional No. 14, Km. 18Zona Industrial de VianaTalh o 580/581, VianaTel: +244 222 336393Fax: +244 222 336390E-mail: [email protected]

Agent Listings



Ecoserv - Equipmento Commercio &ServicesAv. 4 of Fevereiro No. 97LuandaTel: +244 2 395074Fax: +244 2 392486E-mail: [email protected]

Imporafica - Soc. Com. E Ind. Lda.Rua Alameda Manuel Van-Dunenn,418 R/CEdificio do Centro Comercial"Chamavo"LuandaTel: +244 2223 11831E-mail: [email protected]

Sheba Lda.Rua Ho Chi Min No. 19LuandaTel: +244 222 446672/320155/446676Fax: +244 222 446672/923 609401Web: www.sheba.co.aoE-mail: [email protected]@sheba.co.ao

Sheba Lda.Rua Ho Chi Min No. 19LuandaTel: +244 222 446672/320155/446676Fax: +244 222 446672/923 609401Web: www.sheba.co.aoE-mail: [email protected]@sheba.co.ao

Benin

Camin AutoPK4 Akpakpa Z.I.Route de Porto-NovoPO Box 2636 RPCotonouTel: +229 331255E-mail: [email protected]

SOTICOPO Box 06 - 2661Tokplegbe Lot 79 PK 6CotonouTel: +229 21 337366Fax: +229 21 339119E-mail: [email protected]@intnet.bj

Botswana

Adima HirePrivate Bag BR12GaberoneTel: +267 731 3136

Burkina Faso

Saphyto SAPO Box 1390Bobo DioulassoTel: +226 20972018Fax: +226 20971375E-mail: [email protected]@saphyto.bf

Cameroon

FIMEX InternationalPO Box 3224, DoualaTel: +237 3 392374/77707074Fax: +237 3 392375E-mail: [email protected]

SocadaBoulevard du General LeclercPO Box 4080, DoualaTel: +237 9999 6642E-mail: [email protected]

Chad

TchadcoPO Box 197, N’DjamenaTel: +235 510564Fax: +235 510388

Congo

Chimie Afrique CongoPO Box 5521Pointe NoireE-mail:[email protected]

Congo.D.R

CFAO Motors, RDC (Kinshasa)17 Avenue des Poids LourdsBP2200, KinshasaTel: +243 8188 40580E-mail: [email protected]

Ital Motors1388 , route des Poids LourdsKingabwa - LimeteKinshasaTel: +243 998635230Fax: +243 991028637E-mail: [email protected],vincent.italmotors@gb

Cote D’Ivoire

ALM Afrique de l-Ouest18 rue du Dr. Blanchard01 PO Box 3623Abidjan 01Tel: +225 21 249616Fax: +225 21 258818E-mail: [email protected]@aviso.ci

ATC Comafrique S.A.Boulevard de VridiBP 3727, Abidjan, 01Tel: +225 21 751675Fax: +225 21 254509E-mail:[email protected]

CallivoireRue Cl ment Ader - Zouga01 PO Box 896, Abidjan 01Tel: +225 21 256567/253625Fax: +225 21 351282/244329Web: www.callivoire.comE-mail: [email protected]

CFAO Motors Cote DivoireRue PasteurPO Box 2114Abidjan 01Tel: +225 765 9097E-mail: [email protected]

Egypt

Commercial Group Edward Y. Nekhela& Co.43, Ibrahim Nawar StreetZone 6 Nasr CityCairo11391Tel: +20 2 2710882Fax: +20 2 2740844E-mail: [email protected]

ECAD (Egyptian Company forAutomation & Development)105 Abdel Aziz Al Seoud StreetManial, Cairo11451Tel: +20 2 3653118/3622516Fax: +20 2 3621743E-mail: [email protected]

Fat HensPO Box 483Moawya Street 10, TantaTel: +20 40 3311651/657Fax: +20 40 3319803E-mail: [email protected]

General International Supplies GISCO47 Ramses StreetCairoTel: +20 2 25751200Fax: +20 2 25751371

ICS Agri EgyptAprt 16, Bldg 12Area No. 9Masaken SheratonHeliopolis, CairoTel: +20 2 22680974E-mail: [email protected]

Starchem for ServicesKilometer 28 GizaAlexandria Desert Road, CairoTel: +20 2 5702010/10 1406033Fax: +20 2 5702001/10 5294132E-mail: [email protected]

Eritrea

Biselex Eritrea Pvt. Ltd.Tsegay Nigusse StreetAsmaraTel: +291 1 127455/124414Fax: +291 1 123974E-mail: [email protected]

Ethiopia

Hagbes Pvt. Ltd. Co.Bole Road, Africa AvenueServita Bldg, Adis AbabaTel: +251 11 1552233Fax: +251 11 1551113E-mail: [email protected]

HPP Exhibition Service PLCDebrezeit RoadZefco Building, 5th FloorAddis AbabaTel: +251 11 4169344Fax: +251 11 4169345/46/47/48Web: www.hppexhibitions.comE-mail: [email protected]

MGK MakonnenBole Road 988/16Addis AbabaTel:+251 1514536Fax: +251 11 6628135E-mail: [email protected]

MOENCORing Roadoff Bole RoadAddis AbabaTel: +251 1 613688Fax: +251 1 611766E-mail:[email protected]

Ries Engineering Share CompanyDebrezeit RoadPO Box 1116Addis AbabaTel: +251 114 420674E-mail: [email protected]

Gabon

CFAO Motors, GabonZI OloumiPO Box 2181LibrevilleTel: +241 518 2470E-mail: [email protected]

GCIAE Gabonaise de ChimiePO Box 20375Zone Industrielle DoloumiLibrevilleTel: +241 7 64899/20656Fax: +241 7 47067E-mail: [email protected]@ymail.com

Gambia

OSA Motors Ltd.Bertil Harding HighwayPO Box 2333Serrekunda via BanjulBanjulTel: +220 373067Fax: +220 371015E-mail: [email protected]

Ghana

Agria Machinery Services & Co. Ltd.C 523/4Downhill St.KokomlemleTel: +233 21 238169Fax: +233 21 222621E-mail: [email protected]

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Callighana Ltd.Main Harbour AreaCommercial Warehouse RoadPO Box TT 503TemaTel: +233 22 210650Fax: +233 22 200408E-mail: [email protected]

International Automobile Ltd.Mitsubishi HouseWinneba RoadP.O. Box 1346AccraTel: +233 21 229903Fax: +233 21 223116E-mail: [email protected]

Mechanical Lloyd Co. Ltd.No.2 Adjuma CrescentRing Road West Ind AreaPO Box 2086AccraTel: +233 2122 9312E-mail: [email protected]

Guinea

Saref InternationalPO Box 3915ConakryTel: +224 64 202037Fax: +1 419 8586989E-mail: [email protected]

Kenya

Arysta Lifescience (K) Ltd.Lengetia House2nd FloorLikoni RoadNairobiTel: +254 722 602185Fax: +254 20 3876165E-mail: [email protected]

Brazafric Enterprises Ltd.Mudher Industrial Park AlongMombasa Rd.next to SohamPetrol StationPO Box 76561, Nairobi00508Tel: +254 20 2107247/54/59/7000Fax: +254 20 2107263Web: www.brazafric.comE-mail: [email protected]@brazafric.com

Car & General (Kenya) Ltd.Cnr. Dunga Road/Lusaka RoadIndustrial AreaNairobiTel: +254 20 554500Fax: +254 20 554668E-mail: [email protected]

CMC Holdings Ltd.Hughes Agricultural DivisionLusaka RoadIndustrial AreaP.O. Box 30060NairobiTel: +254 20 650315Fax: +254 20 650331E-mail: [email protected]

Farm Engineering Industries Ltd.PO Box 1326KisumuTel: +254 57 2027263Fax: +254 57 2027366E-mail: [email protected]

FMD East AfricaGeorge Morara AvenuePO Box 7277-20110NakuruTel: +254 5122 11855E-mail: [email protected]

Hardi Kenya LimitedPO Box 47409Nairobi00100Tel: +254 20 2384201Fax: +254 20 2384206E-mail: [email protected]

LaprovetNairobiTel: +254 772 283967E-mail: [email protected]

Valtract - Cassini & Tonolo Ltd.Bamburi RoadIndustrial AreaPO Box 14325Nairobi00800Tel: +254 20 6533125/6533081Fax: +254 20 551475E-mail: [email protected]

Libya

Agri Tech Co.Gargarsh RoadKm 7TripoliTel: +218 91 2157234Fax: +218 21 3330669E-mail: [email protected]

Al FathGergaresh RoadTripoliTel: +218 91 3245049/56 09649Fax: +218 21 4775841/4778292E-mail: [email protected],[email protected]



Tasharukiat Agriculture Technology Co.Gergarish RoadKilo 7TripoliTel: +218 21 3336724Fax: +218 21 3330669Web: www.agritech.com.lyE-mail: [email protected]

Madagascar

ITA GroupBP 5098AntananarivoTel: +261 20 2224844E-mail: [email protected]

MATECHMADRue Dr. Raseta AndraharoBP 139Route de MajungaMadagascar101Tel: +22 61812/13Fax: +261 20 2261462E-mail: [email protected]

Materiel Automobile IndustrielPO Box 1516AntananarivoTel: +261 202 223339E-mail: [email protected]

Malawi

CFAO GroupPlot BC 1131Kaoshung RoadTop MandalaBlantyreTel: +265 1 880726Fax: +265 1 677478E-mail: [email protected]

Chemicals & Marketing Co. Ltd.PO Box 1230BlantyreTel: +265 1 870600/861Fax: +265 1 871515E-mail: [email protected]

Farming & Engineering Services LtdKaohsiung Road, Top MandalaPO Box 918, BlantyreTel: +265 187 9111E-mail: [email protected]

Farming & Engineering ServicesOff Chilambula RoadPO Box 64, LilongweTel: +265 1750 254E-mail: [email protected]

Rahim WholesalersPO Box 65919, Haile Selassie RoadBlantyreTel: +265 622981E-mail: [email protected]

Mauritainia

Rim-AgriBP 4255Nouakchott

Mauritius

AMCO Ltd.Cauden Development BuildingAllee des Manguires, PaillesTel: +230 286 2674Fax: +230 286 0977E-mail: [email protected]

AxessGrewals Lane, Les PaillesTel: +230 206 4300Fax: +230 286 3640E-mail: [email protected]

Blychem LimitedIBL GroupIndustrial ZoneRiche TerreTel: +230 2039385Fax: +230 2039351/52E-mail: [email protected]

Iframac Ltd.Plaine Lauzun, BP 698Port LouisTel: +230 207 4300Fax: +230 208 5809E-mail: [email protected]

Robert Le Maire Ltd.Camp ChapelonPailesTel: +230 2125488E-mail: [email protected]

Morocco

Agri ArtHay Medouaz 38TémaraMoroccoTel: +212 37 643061Fax: +212 37 643578E-mail: [email protected]

ComicomRoute desserte des usinesautorouteCasablanca, RabatTel: +212 5227 64545Fax: +212 2 2306082E-mail: [email protected]@wanadoo.net.ma

Le Monde du Jardin57 rue Abou Al Alaa ZaharCasablancaTel: +212 22 861693Fax: +212 22 860120E-mail: [email protected]

North Distribution SA402 Bd. Mohamed VAppt. No. 9KenitraTel: +212 53 7370042/379254Fax: +212 53 7371485E-mail: [email protected]

S.O.M.M.A./Auto-HallChemin Ain BorjaQuartier BeausiteAin SebaaCasablancaTel: +212 22 344661Fax: +212 26 63645E-mail: [email protected]

Mozambique

Agrifocus LimitadaAv. 25 de SetembroEdificio Time SquareBloco 2, 1 AndarMaputoTel: +258 21 303433Fax: +258 21 303665E-mail:[email protected]

Barloworld EquipamentosAv Romao FernadesFarinha Nrs 156 E 160MaputoE-mail: [email protected]

Sotema LdaAv de MocambiqueNo. 4488/4524Caixa Postal No. 378MaputoTel: +258 21470398Fax: +258 21471017E-mail: [email protected]@sotema.co.mz

Tecnica IndustrialAv. Samora Machel 47MaputoTel: +25 8 1 428415Fax: +258 1 320127E-mail: [email protected]

Namibia

Cymot S.W.A.15 Newcastle StreetNorth Industrial AreaWindhoekTel: +264 61 2956000E-mail: [email protected]

Niger

AgrimexPO Box 10091NiameyTel: +227 20 740481Fax: +227 20 740748E-mail: [email protected]

BUYERS’ GUIDE



MAIZE PLANTERS • RICE DRILLS • CEREAL DRILLS

CHISELS • SUBSOILERS • PRESSES • SPRAYERS

• DISC HARROWS • STUBBLE CULTIVATORS

Manufacturing over 200 product models

TOGETHERWE’RE EVEN STRONGER

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 1525 East North Street, Salina, Kansas 67401-5060 USA Tel: +1-785-823-3276 Fax: +1-785-822-6722 e-mail: [email protected] www.greatplainsmfg.comwww.simba.co.uk

For more details of the Great Plains range, contact

Ryan Haffner Tel:+1-785-787-5744Email: [email protected]

Yield-Pro® Planter 3 - 8.1m Mounted X-Press 2.5 - 4m

Turbo-Chisel 2.7 - 8.7m Yield-Pro® Planter 9 - 18m

BUYERS’ GUIDE

Nigeria

Alvan Blanch Nigeria52b Akhionbare AvenueG.R.A.PO Box 8348Benin CityTel: +234 80 35860631Fax: +234 52 258846Web: www.alvanblanch.co.ukE-mail: [email protected]

Balton CP Ltd (for Nigeria)CP House, Otterspool WayWatford, WD2 8JPTel: +44 1923 228999E-mail: [email protected]

Boulos EnterprisesPlot 10, Block D Acme RoadIkejaLagosTel: +234 1 4920156E-mail: [email protected]

Chi Ltd.14, Chivita AvenuePO Box 2978IkejaLagosTel: +234 1 4520592Fax: +234 1 4520980Web: www.clicktgi.netE-mail: [email protected]

Dizengoff WA (Nigeria) Ltd.PO Box 34028 Creek RoadApapa, LagosTel: +234 1587 5990E-mail: [email protected]

SCOA Nigeria157, Isolo OshodiExpressway Isolo Ind. AreaMushinLagosTel: +234 1 4521774Fax: +234 1 4521539E-mail: [email protected]

U-Mond Ltd.34 Olufemi RoadPO Box 4032Surulere, LagosTel: +234 1 8023135748Fax: +234 1 830581E-mail: [email protected]@gmail.com

Reunion

AGRZ.I. No. 319, Av. Charles IsautierSt. Pierre Cedex97456Tel: +262 262 962500Fax: +262 262 252564E-mail: [email protected]

Foucque – Voccalease69 Boulevard du ChaudronSainte Clotilde97490Tel: +262 262 444865Fax: +262 262 482461E-mail: [email protected]

S.D.A.P.S. Sarl40 Grd Fond InterieurEntre Deux97414Tel: +262 262 395500/692346181Fax: +262 262 396145/452056E-mail: [email protected]@wanadoo.fr

Societe Foucque SA69 Boulevard Du Chaudron97490 Sainte ClotildeTel: +262 2624 88787E-mail: [email protected]

Rwanda

Brazafric Enterprises (Rw) Ltd.Nyarutarama RoadOpp. Golf Course JunctionPO Box 4757KigaliTel: +250 8493887/788511991/

5127550Web: www.brazazfric.comE-mail: [email protected]

Sao Tome & Principle

CFAO Motors, Sao TomeCP 605Tel: +229 2222 973E-mail: [email protected]

Senegal

A.F.C.O.Point de ColobaneDakarTel: +221 8 321111Fax: +221 8 321965E-mail: [email protected]

Matforce - Senegal10 Ave. FaidherbeBP 397DakarTel: +221 8 399500Fax: +221 8 399550/31E-mail: [email protected],[email protected]

SoprodaZ.L. 3 Rue de l’Industrie77510 RebaisRegion 8Tel: +33 1 64209440Fax: +33 1 64209123Web: www.soproda.comE-mail: [email protected]



BUYERS’ GUIDE

SPIAV.D.N. - Face FoireLot No. 13En Face du CicesDakarTel: +221 33 8693269Fax: +221 33 8693279Web: www.spia-sa.comE-mail: [email protected]

TerragrisenDakarE-mail: [email protected]

Seychelles

Hunt DeltelTrinity HouseAlbert StreetVictoriaMaheTel: +248 380300Fax: +248 225367E-mail: [email protected]

Michaud Pest Control (Pty) Ltd.PO Box 539Rm 208Premier BuildingVictoriaMaheTel: +248 322196/510458Fax: +248 324166E-mail: [email protected]

South Africa

Arysta Life Science South Africa (Pty)Ltd.22 Burnside DriveOld Mill Industrial ParkMount Edgecombe4300Tel: +27 31 5388700/514560Fax: +27 31 5024196/86 2156424E-mail: [email protected]

Barloworld Agriculture136 Main Reef RoadBoksburg North 1461BoksburgTel: +27 11 8980077E-mail: [email protected]

Big Dutchman South Africa (Pty) Ltd.PO Box 2761610 EdenvaleTvl.Tel: +27 11 4521154Fax: +27 11 6094908Web: www.bigdutchman.co.zaE-mail: [email protected]

Briggs & Stratton RSA (Pty) Ltd.1055 Ridge RoadHoneydew Ext. 152040 GautengJohannesburgTel: +27 11 7948190Fax: +27 11 7941724E-mail: [email protected]

Buhler (Pty) Ltd.PO Box 551JohannesburgTel: +27 11 8013500Fax: +27 11 8013567/3503E-mail: [email protected]

Lohmann Animal Health SA (Pty) Ltd.c/o Immuno-Vet Services CC Gauteng Head Office9 Vervoer StreetKya SandRandburg2194Tel: +27 11 6996240Fax: +27 11 4620869Web: www.lohmann.dewww.immunovet.E-mail: [email protected]@immunovet.co.za

New Holland South Africa (Pty) Ltd.PO Box 85114 Industry RoadIsandoKempton Park1600Tel: +27 565 150607Fax: +27 565 150634E-mail: [email protected]

NorthmecNo. 1 Wrench RoadIsandoJohannesburg1600Tel: +27 11 9222300Fax: +27 11 9222368E-mail: [email protected]

Pathogen & Environmental SolutionsNo. 2 Staal StreetBrackenfell IndustriaCape Town7561Tel: +27 33 3462954Fax: +27 86 6857312Web: www.pathogensolutions.co.zaE-mail: [email protected]

Rovic & Leers (Pty) Ltd.Saxenburg RoadPO Box 281Kuilsriver 7579Blackhealth Cape TownTel: +27 21 9071700Fax: +27 21 9071770/1760Web: www.rovicleers.co.zaE-mail: [email protected]

Spartan EquipmentPO Box 13662 Summit RoadBlue HillsTransvaalTel: +27 11 3182239Fax: +27 11 3182272E-mail: [email protected]

Valtrac (Pty) Ltd.PO Box 148CNR Water & Buiten StreetParys 9585Tel: +27 56 8177308Fax: +27 56 8177329Web: www.valtra.co.zaE-mail: [email protected]

Zagro Africa (Pty) Ltd.88 Forrest RoadElm StreetInanda2196Tel: +27 11 8837417Fax: +27 11 8832077E-mail: [email protected]

Sudan

C.T.C. Central Trading Co. Ltd.Central Trading Co. BuildingZubeir Pasha StreetPO Box 980Khartoum11111Tel: +249 11 772671Fax: +249 18 3790234E-mail: [email protected]

CTC Agrochemicals Co. Ltd.Zubier Pasha StreetPO Box 980KhartoumTel: +249 183 772671Fax: +249 183 790234E-mail: [email protected]

DAL Engineering Co. Ltd.Kilo 8 Wad Medani RoadPO Box 56KhartoumTel: +249 183 216355Fax: +249 183 216300Web: www.dalgroup.comE-mail:[email protected]

El Nilein Engineering & Spare PartsCompany3 Zubair Basha StreetPO Box 54KhartoumTel: +249 11 777578E-mail: [email protected]

FrentecHouse No. 21Block 50Al Shargi Str.Al Salam Str.ArkawetKhartoumTel: +249 918 827432E-mail: [email protected]

Gaddris Trading Co. Ltd.PO Box 114Khartoum North - Al SougTel: +249 185 233378Fax: +249 185 335402Web: www.gaddris.comE-mail: [email protected]

Sutrac Ltd.PO Box 1840Kilo 8Wad Medani RoadKhartoumTel: +249 183 216333Fax: +249 183 236885Web: www.sutrac.comE-mail:[email protected]@dalgroup.com

Tanzania

Arysta Lifescience Tanzania Ltd.Nyerere Road Plot 127CSI Building 3rd FloorPO Box 42942Dar es SalaamTel: +255 764205926E-mail: [email protected]

Brazafric Enterprises (Tz) Ltd.TFA Shopping CentreWest Wing SHop # 30,Off Sokoine, PO Box 822MoshiTel: +255 752 976760

+254 720 895406Web: www.brazafric.comE-mail: [email protected]

Car & General Trading Ltd.Maktaba StreetDar-Es-SalaamTel: +255 22 2113016Fax: +255 22 2113015E-mail: [email protected]

FMD East Africa LtdEsso RoadPO Box 14622ArushaTel: +255 7448 80994E-mail: [email protected]

Tanzania Farmers Service Centre(TFSC)Dodoma Road, MajengoPO Box 2101ArushaTel: +255 27 2548587Fax: +255 27 2548969E-mail: [email protected]

Togo

CFAO Motors, TogoBoulevard General EyademaLomeTel: +228 9054006E-mail: [email protected]

Tunisia

Le Materiel SAPO Box 233, Tunis HachedTunis1001Tel: +216 7940 8484E-mail: [email protected]


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BUYERS’ GUIDE

Le Moteur Diesel28, Rue Khayr Ed Din(Barbarousse), Tunis1001Tel: +216 71 252092Fax: +216 71 354622E-mail: [email protected]

SIA Ben Djemaa & CIE220, Avenue des MartyrsSfax 3000Tel: +216 74 408409Fax: +216 74 408065E-mail: [email protected]

Soci t Nouvelle du Comptoir CIBO40 Avenue de Carthage, TunisTel: +216 71 330239Fax: +216 71 333816E-mail: [email protected]@topnet.tn

Societe Partners Karim Louafi7, Rue BayremEttounsi, 2011 DenTel: +216 70605999Fax: +216 70618819E-mail: [email protected]

Uganda

Brazafric Enterprises (Ug) Ltd.Plot No. 28A Binayomba Road,Off Luthuli Avenue, BugolobiPO Box 8338, Kampala

Tel: +256 414 221363Fax: +256 414 221363Web: www.brazafric.comE-mail: [email protected]@brazafric.com

Car & General (Uganda) Ltd.Plot No. 81, Jinja RoadKampalaTel: +256 41 234560E-mail: [email protected]

CMC Holdings Ltd.CMC Building, Katalima LoopPO Box 2169, KampalaTel: +256 41 286780Fax: +256 41 286039E-mail: [email protected]

Engineering Solutions (Uganda) Ltd97-99 Namuwongo RoadPO Box 25349KampalaTel: +256 3122 64221E-mail: [email protected]

Farm Engineering Ind. Ltd.Plot 127-131PO Box 274006th Street - Industrial AreaKampalaTel: +256 4 130640/1Fax: +256 4 1340639E-mail: [email protected]

Zambia

Big Red Ltd.Private Bag 394, Ridway, LusakaTel: +260 9851 7767/9778 1381Fax: +260 1212 468E-mail: [email protected]

M&G Spring & Forge Ltd.Plot 7307, Chibengele RoadLight Industrial Area, LusakaTel: +260 1 289622/3Fax: +260 1 289624E-mail: [email protected]

Minelands Agric Develp Services Ltd.Plot No. 8496 Mumbwa RoadPO Box 50677, LusakaTel: +260 211 287073Fax: +260 211 287073E-mail: [email protected]

Power EquipmentPO Box 32699Cairo Road (North End), LusakaTel: +260 2112 38861/2E-mail: [email protected]@motormart.com.zm

TractorZam LimitedPlot 1 Nkachibaya Roa, RhodesparkOff Addis AbabaDrive PO Box 353258, LusakaTel: +260 1 234782/779Fax: +260 1 225771E-mail: [email protected]

Zimbabwe

FarmecBirmingham RoadPO Box 590, HarareTel: +263 4754612E-mail: [email protected]

G. North & Sons (Pvt) Ltd.27 Lobengula St.SouthertonHarareTel: +263 4 663717/8Fax: +263 4 666414E-mail: [email protected]

Haingate Investments (Pvt) Ltd.2nd Floor Travel Plaza29 Mazoe StreetCnr Mazoe and J. ChinamanoHarareTel: +263 4 705599E-mail: [email protected]@gmail.com

William Bain & Co. Holding (Pvt) Ltd.35 Douglas RoadWorkington, HarareTel: +263 4 621081Fax: +263 4 621089E-mail: [email protected]


Company ..............................................................PageAGCO Ltd ..............................................................................5Almex b.v ............................................................................37Alvan Blanch Development Company Ltd ........................13Arion Fasoli S.r.l. ..................................................................11Aviana Exhibitions Inc.........................................................51AWILA Anlagenbau GmbH ................................................19Balden..................................................................................22Briggs & Stratton AG..........................................................38Bühler GmbH ......................................................................29Ceva Santé Animale..............................................................2Chief Industries UK Ltd ......................................................28CNH International SA ........................................................52Compact Seeds and Clones SA ..........................................25County Tractor Spares Ltd ..................................................50Escorts Agri Machinery Group ..........................................43F. H. Schule Muehlenbau GmbH ..........................................6Goizper Sociedad Cooperativa ..........................................45Great Plains INTERNATIONAL ............................................47Guarany Indústria e Comércio Ltda. ..................................25HPP Exhibitions ....................................................................7IIR Exhibitions......................................................................15International Tractors Limited ..........................................49Kepler Weber Industrial S/A ..............................................27Master Farm Services (GB) Limited ....................................19OMEX Agrifluids Ltd ............................................................8PEL-tuote Oy ........................................................................17Priya Chemicals ..................................................................36Rome Plow Company, LLC ..................................................31Sampo Rosenlew Ltd. ..........................................................21Silos Córdoba S.L.................................................................20Swingtec GmbH ..................................................................41Symaga, SA ........................................................................46Tifone S.r.l. ..........................................................................35T-L Irrigation Co ..................................................................23Valtra Africa ........................................................................33VNU Exhibitions Europe b.v................................................10Zagro Singapore Pte Ltd ......................................................9

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