Annual Africa Sugar Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya from 4 -6 April brought together senior decision makers from the industry across the world and addressed the need and means of bring forth mechanisation in sugarcane farming
Machinery & Equipment
DroneDeploy launches Fieldscanner tool to enhance drone usage
DroneDeploy has launched Fieldscanner, an enhancement for its app, which provides in-field, real-time offline maps for improved scouting
Case IH expands digital information offering with new app
Case IH has launched the new Case IH Africa/Middle East App to help customers in the region make better-informed product decisions and to enable distributors to access machine specifications more easily and quickly
Mercer International announces acquisition of sawmill and bio-mass power plant
Mercer International Inc, the global pulp company, announced on 12 April that it has completed, through its wholly owned subsidiary Mercer Timber Products GmbH, its previously announced agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of one of Germanys largest sawmills and a bio-mass power plant, near Friesau, Germany, for approximately US$55.1 mn plus defined working capital of approximately US$6.5 mn
Trelleborg showcase six new innovations and products at SIMA
At SIMA 2017, Trelleborg unveiled and showcased six products from its extensive portfolio of tyres and complete wheel systems for the agricultural sector