Trelleborg official partner of AGCO’s Future Farm Project in Zambia

Trelleborg has been named as the official partner of AGCO’s Future Farm project. Launched with a ceremony in Lusaka in Zambia, on 27 May, AGCO’s Future Farm aims to develop a sustainable food production system and increase farming output by utilising Africa’s agricultural resources more effectively.

The new state-of-the-art facility is designed to accommodate both small-scale and large commercial farmers as well as AGCO dealers and distributors. Bringing together the practical knowledge, expertise and services of a broad range of partners from across the agricultural value chain, the new Future Farm will educate farming professionals across Africa on how leading-edge processes and mechanisation can not only boost output, but increase the efficiency of their operations.

Paolo Pompei, president of Agricultural & Forestry Tyres at Trelleborg Wheel Systems, commented: “We are delighted to further strengthen our strategic partnership with AGCO and honoured to associate ourselves with a project that will help provide solutions to the challenges faced by every farmer across Africa – an increasingly important region to the future of the agricultural world.

“As part of our ongoing commitment to accelerating the performance of the agricultural industry in the region, we are continuing to invest and expand our sales and distribution network, not only in North Africa and South Africa, but across countries including Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, Mozambique and Angola.”

At the launch event, Trelleborg conducted a field demonstration showcasing the increased productivity and efficiency provided to farming operations by its radial range of premium agricultural tyres. Trelleborg showed two Massey Ferguson Global Series tractors, one with its radial tyres, the other with cross-ply tyres, driven on a 200 metre track simultaneously. Chronometres measured the time taken for each tractor to complete the track, while two cylinders measured fuel consumption. This demonstrated the benefits provided by Trelleborg tyres in terms of cost savings and reduced working time.