- The Webinars and Discussion Forums are being organized by the interim F-SAMA steering committee,comprised of AUC, FAO &ACT Network: For more information, contact: F-SAMA - AfricaMechanize Secretariat; Email: info@africamechanize.org
- Note conceptuelle: Africa Mechanize Webinaire 12
- Concept Note: Africa Mechanize Webinar No12
- Webinar 12: Brève annonce
- Webinar 12: Announcement
Availability of machinery, equipment, spare parts and
other supplies is essential for successful and sustainable
agricultural mechanization. Agricultural mechanization
includes the development of local industries that produce
machinery and implements. Where production is not
feasible, local franchise holders must be established and
developed to import these goods. The development of
supply chains and services should be an integral part of
the agricultural mechanization process to ensure a better
choice of equipment for particular types of users and
uses and to guarantee the availability of spare parts and
technical services.
- Opening Remarks • John Bosco, CEO, East African Business Council (EABC) (tbc).
- Objectives of the Webinar: Facilitator • Mark Fynn, Regional Policy Officer, FAO Regional Office for Africa, Accra, Ghana.
- Overview of agricultural machinery trade and manufacturing in Africa: UNIDO • Niels Schulz, Industrial Development Officer, UNIDO, Vienna, Austria
- China's agricultural mechanization and international cooperation. • Prof Minli Yang - College of Engineering, China Agricultural University.
- Enhancing Africa-India collaboration on machinery manufacturing and supply: Experiences of the Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (AMMA) - India. • Sarbjeet Singh Panesar - General Manager Land Force & Vice President, AMMA – India.
- Agricultural machinery manufacturing in Africa: Perspectives of the European Agricultural Machinery Industry Association (CEMA) • Jelte Wiersma, Secretary General, CEMA aisbl, Brussels, Belgium
Plenary discussions including question and answer session
Concluding Discussions and Way Forward
Presentation and discussions on the key 3-4 outcomes and proposed way forward actions of Webinar
Closing by Mr Patrice Talla Takoukam, FAO Subregional Coordinator for Southern Africa (SFS) and FAO
Representative in Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Eswatini (tbc).
Resource:
Towards inclusive mechanization? Two-wheel tractor-based service markets in Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, and Zimbabwe - Article publication date: 21 May 2024
Two-wheel tractor-based service provision is economically highly viable, largely due to multifunctionality. Post-production services such as threshing and transportation are particularly lucrative. However, the emergence and economic sustainability of service providers can be undermined by bottlenecks such as access to finance, knowledge and skills development, access to fuel and spare parts, and infrastructure problems. Funding opportunity:
The Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) and the Office of Innovation (OIN) of the FAO launched the Global Innovation Challenge on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization
and Farmer Field Schools for small-scale producers. It invites FAO Country Offices with ongoing or upcoming FFS projects to participate in this Challenge.
and Farmer Field Schools for small-scale producers. It invites FAO Country Offices with ongoing or upcoming FFS projects to participate in this Challenge.
- Submission Deadline: June 26, 2024
- Find out more information and criteria here
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