Media Monitor
CLAAS Global Mentions
Claas revises front loaders for tractors up to 180hpedit
Claas has replaced the FL C front loader series for Elios, Axos and Arion tractors, with six new models offering improved design and performance features and lift capacities from 940kg to 2,490kg.
Competition
Larry Ellison and Elon Musk teaming up to bring AI to farmingedit
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is teaming up with Larry Ellison’s Oracle to help farms plan and predict their agricultural output using an AI tool. Larry Ellison said on Oracle’s earnings call on Monday that it’s collaborating with Musk and SpaceX to create the AI-powered mapping application for governments. The tool creates a map of a country’s farms and shows what each of them is growing.
Farm Mechanization
Scaling sustainable food production in face of climate change is the defining challenge of our timesedit
In July 2023, Dasra, a strategic philanthropy organisation, along with think tank Observer Research Foundation (ORF) launched a report titled Our Uncommon Future: Intersectionality of Climate Change and SDGs in the Global South, which explores the impact of climate change on Sustainable Development Goals and on food insecurity and malnutrition.
Govt. Policies
Maharashtra to borrow over Rs 17,000 crore for agriculture solar pumpsedit
The Indian Express
The State Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for the borrowing of Rs 17,000 crore from two financial institutions in a bid to strengthen network of agriculture solar pumps across the state.
The state will be market borrowing Rs 8,109 crore from Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Maharashtra power distribution enhancement programme for facilitating solarisation and expanding agricultural connections. Under this, power distribution network will be strengthened with increased capacity to ensure solar power is made available to farmers even during day time.
Tractor industry
Tractor Domestic Market At 4 Yr Low But Exports Boom By 16% In Februaryedit
India’s tractor exports witnessed a revival in February after reporting degrowth for a year, even as domestic sales touched a four-year low. As per data from the Tractor and Mechanisation Association (TMA), total tractor exports reached 8,487 units last month. This figure represents a 16 per cent year-on-year increase compared to February 2023 and an 18 per cent increase compared to January 2024.