The seventh edition of AgriTech Expo Zambia will be held from 2-4 April 2020, in Chisamba, Zambia, highlighting B2B agricultural machinery solutions in the sub-Saharan African region
Organisers are looking forward to the impactful Bayer Networking Zone and the High Level Panel Discussion between senior officials in the government and the farmers.
The first day of the show is open to large commercial farmers. With the objective to deliver serious impact on the inclusivity of the voice of the farmer in policy making, leading crop sciences company Bayer in partnership with organizers DLG Agriculture Limited have created the Bayer Networking Zone at AgriTech.
Taking place on the first day of AgriTech Expo, the Bayer Networking Zone comprises open to commercial farmers in the region, to have an open dialog directly with the governmental and ministerial officials to discuss and deliberate on the challenges facing the industry, with a mindset and focus on creating meaningful and sustainable solutions for all moving forward.
Following a high level panel discussion the participants will have exclusive access to a networking function with large scale commercial farmers, VIPs, government officials, media partners and top suppliers at the all-new to Agritech Expo 2020 – the Bayer Networking Zone, to continue the discussions of improving the industry as a whole.
Paul K Kapapula, territory manager at Bayer Zambia, gold sponsor at AgriTech Expo 2020, said, ‘’Our networking zone will be a great opportunity where farmers will not only get first-hand information on our pipeline for maize seed and crop protection products and services but also have the opportunity to network with the movers and shakers of the farming sector in the region.’’
‘’We will be displaying the service of on farm seed treatment as we drive stewardship. It’s an opportunity for any farmer Commercial, Emerging or Small holder to visit our stand where a well trained team of Agronomists will be on hand to answer all of their questions,’’ added Kapapula
In addition to the Bayer Networking Zone, attendees of AgriTech Expo 2020 can look forward to the very popular live Agricultural Machinery demonstration zones featuring the leading manufactures such as CASE, John Deere, Dezzi and Caterpillar.
Visitors to the Agritech Expo 2020 at the GART Research Center in Chisamba Zambia will be able to participate in the 4×4 Test Zone, the workshop and training tents, the live crop trails, the irrigation, SME and Energy Zones.
Lars Huf Rühlemann, deputy managing director of DLG International GmbH and project lead of Agritech Expo Zambia, noted, ‘’AgriTech makes sure that there is something of importance at the trade fair for every visiting stakeholder.’’
Beneficial for farming communities in the region
''Farmers can gather abundant information and best practices as well as the latest products and services and take it back to their farms and take their farming practices to the next level,’’ added Dr. Huf-Rühlemann.
AgriTech Expo Zambia 2020 features two workshops tents. Workshop Tent One will feature rich content on Livestock Production, Crop Production, Solar Irrigation and New and Interesting Applications of Technology in Agriculture.
The second workshop tent will cover practical and trending topics such as training and extension services; water management and irrigation; finance and agribusiness; electricity supply and rural electrification etc. Attendees can participate in the technical programme at AgriTech Expo 2020 free of charge.
Agritech Expo Zambia is presented by the Zambian National Farmers Union and hosted by Golden Valley Research Trust (GART).
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