Chinese-European Farm Mechanisation Summit premieres at Agritechnica

The Chinese-European Farm Mechanisation Summit is the first world event of its kind to bring together Chinese and European as well as other overseas agricultural machinery experts. The Summit takes place at Agritechnica on 10 November from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m in the Convention Centre (CC) Room 3B.

As part of policies to reform the rural sector, the Chinese government is stepping up support for the country’s agriculture activities. Subsidies for agricultural machinery have been growing annually over the past three years. This year alone saw subsidies jump 300 percent on year to US$1.46 billion, with the aim of doubling mechanisation in the country’s rice harvest in five years. With this explosion in financial support come extraordinary opportunities waiting to be tapped by both existing players in the Chinese agri-machinery sector, as well as new entrants with unique solutions that match the mechanisation needs of China’s fast-growing agri-economy.

International agri-machinery experts at the Summit will include representatives from the industry, organisations, academia and media. Supporting the event is a Chinese delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture’s Department of Mechanisation, with a presentation by the director of the department on recent developments in the Chinese machinery sector.

A morning of presentations on 10 November will be followed by an afternoon session showcasing the collaborative Chinese-German demonstration farm project and trends in agricultural machinery. A list of presentations is as follows:

* The global market for agricultural machinery – trends, perspectives, opportunities; Hubertus M. Mühlhäuser, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Integration, General Manager Eastern Europe & Asia, AGCO
The 60th years achievement of agricultural development, and continuous government policy support, Fan Xuemin, Division Chief, Mechanization Department of Ministry of Agriculture, PRC.
* China gears up for increased farm mechanisation – opportunities for equipment makers and cooperation experiences with Chinese partners; Dr Franz-Georg von Busse, Managing Director, Lemken
* Chinese agricultural machinery: technologies and opportunities, Liu Min, Director, China National Agricultural Machinery Testing Centre, PRC
* Technology trends in agricultural machinery – Dr. Dirk Quest, Managing Director; DLG’s test centre for agricultural machinery
* Presentation on the Chinese-German joint demonstration farm project in China, the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Germany (BMELV) and Ministry of Agriculture, PRC

The Chinese-European Farm Mechanisation Summit is hosted by DLG Agriservice.
Attendance to the full-day Summit is free and is by personal invitation.

Event details:
Dr. Malene Conlong
Tel: +49 69 247 88 237
Email: M.conlong (a)dlg.org