Agrimach India: Equipment for Indian, Asian Farmers
The first edition of EIMA Agrimach India organised by UNACOMA Service in New Delhi on December 3-5 will allow over 200 exhibitors show off an ample range of equipment fitting the needs of farmers in India and elsewhere in Asia.
The first edition of EIMA Agrimach India is to be held in New Delhi on December 3-5, at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), where the exhibition area will include a demo space where machinery can be put through its paces.
The event is designed to bring together the very substantially growing demand for agricultural equipment in India and the rest of Asia and the products available from the major agricultural equipment makers, among whom Italy is a leader.
The fair will be attended by farmers, equipment professionals, researchers and students who will be able to scrutinise a vast range of machinery and components produced by over 200 companies, half of them Indian, with a model range appropriate to Asian needs.
The fair has been promoted by the Indian Minister for Agriculture, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and UNACOMA Service, the service arm of UNACOMA, the association of Italian agricultural and earth-moving equipment manufacturers.
Of special importance at the fair are the tractors, represented in a variety of sizes and powers, for broad spaces as well as specialised tasks. Especially significant for this part of the event is the presence of John Deere and New Holland, the world’s two major manufacturers.
Also important are the combine harvesters for grain crops. not to mention the various types of equipment for ploughing, soil preparation. and plant treatment, along with component makers, an important sector in India where a number of manufacturers buy in mechanical parts to be assembled into complete machines in their own plants.
The governors of most of India’s regions will be attending, and there will be delegations from many Asian countries, including Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Important in organising their presence were ICE, Italy’s Foreign Trade Institute, which sees agricultural equipment as one of the areas in which Italian products have the highest hopes of success in emerging Asian markets, and the Italian region of Emilia Romagna, promoter of a project for manufacturers from the sector.
At the fair, the Indian market is naturally the main focus because of the formidable growth rates expected for agricultural mechanisation in the country. Potential demand for tractors is estimated at around 250,000 a year, probably higher than even China.
EIMA Agrimach is also an opportunity for technical debate and learning about aspects of Indian farming and mechanisation of particular importance in India, thanks to a schedule of meetings, seminars and conferences which will deal with topics such as the prospects for mechanisation in various areas, financial opportunities for the purchase of machinery, R&D, certification procedures and the best-practice cases of the introduction of machinery into farming in various parts of India.