The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has launched a recovery programme to help more than 70,000 Indonesian farmers and fishers grow food and fish again following a series of disasters that devastated their lives over a month ago
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Volvo Penta to unveil Stage V-compliant engines at EIMA

Volvo Penta has pledged to offer electric drivelines across its range by 2021. (Image source: Volvo Penta)
Volvo Penta will present a range of Stage V-compliant products and solutions that meet the needs of farmers and agricultural companies at EIMA exhibition in Bologna from 7-11 November 2018
BKT AGRIMAX tyres equip the first driverless tractor by Escorts
BKT has unveiled the automated concept tractor, featuring Escort’s first driverless tractor, exclusively fitted with BKT branded radial AGRIMAX tyres
John Deere and Granular introduce new farm management tool

The Profit Maps tool helps farmers view average cost, revenue and profit map layers at the sub-field level in the John Deere Operations Centre. (Image source: John Deere)
John Deere and Granular have unveiled Profit Maps, a free tool to help farmers view average cost, revenue and profit map layers at the sub-field level
Evonik introduces new feed mill in Vietnam

The facility will produce mash as well as pelleted feed for research trials and is designed for handling various small batches. (Image source: Evonik)
Germany-based global provider in specialty chemicals Evonik and Vietnam’s Nong Lam University have developed a new state-of-the-art feed mill to produce pelleted trial feeds