The government of Madhya Pradesh has inked three memorandum of understanding (MoUs) with three reputed companies at the Haldhar Krishi Expo at Bhopal. This step has been taken with an aim to provide advanced agricultural machines and implements to farmers of the state. The agreements were signed with Maschio-Gaspardo of Italy, Kubota of Japan, and Fiat (India) of New Holland.
Maschio-Gaspardo would help boost production of soybean, maize and cotton by providing advanced technologies and machines. It would also make available SP Numatic, multi crop power harrows, fertilizer spreaders and shredders to the Directorate of Agricultural Engineering.
Kubota Company of Japan would help the Agriculture Department in enhancing productivity of paddy in the state. The company will provide self propelled rice trans-planters and seedling machines to increase productivity of paddy through mechanized paddy plantation in the state.
Further, Fiat Company of New Holland would help the farmers with the cooperation of the state government to boost production of sugarcane, cotton, maize and soybean. The company has agreed to make available 18 machines including sugarcane harvester, baler-rack, cotton picker, fodder maize harvester, Numatic cotton planter and sugar infielder.