Ausgabe zur AGRITECHNICA 2019

Ausg.Nr._20/2019 5 Agritechnica 2019 Agritechnica 2019: Marketplace of Solutions for Global and Local Challenges in Agriculture F rom 10 to 16 November 2019 (exclusive days on 10 and 11 November), approximately 2,750 exhibitors from 51 countries will present their innovations, concepts and visions for the agriculture of to- day and tomorrow at the Agri- technica, the world's leading trade fair for agricultural machi- nes, in Hanover Germany. The organiser DLG e.V. (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft - German Agricultural Associa- tion) is happy to report that the trade fair grounds with an ex- hibition area of approximately 40 hectares is once again com- pletely booked out. All leading companies of the industry will be represented with a compre- hensive range of products and services and many innovations and new products. This year the DLG expects more than 400,000 visitors, including over 100,000 from abroad. The Agritechnica shows solu- tions for the strategic questions of industry and society. Innova- tions in agricultural engineering can help make goals like climate protection, biodiversity, sustain- ability and food security achiev- able. With this year's guiding theme of the Agritechnica "Global Farming - Local Responsibility", we will set accents in the techni- cal supporting programme in or- der to point out the intermeshing of the cultivation systems linked world-wide, the global material cycles and the local agricultural solutions. This is how Agritech- nica Specials bring together the topics of environmental protec- tion and high-tech: In the special "Protecting Yield & Nature" in Hall 15, solutions for yield security and environmental protection will be presented. In Hall 21 the special "Acre of Knowledge" – Innovative concepts for small scale farming systems worldwide" will show possibilities for large and small- scale farming on various conti- nents to benefit from this innova- tive technology. Digital components are standard on many agricultural machines to- day and help not only to improve the challenges of productivity and precision. The data collected from them increasingly make it possible to measure sustainability in agri- cultural production. Large international range of products and services The Agritechnica is the leading international marketplace for ag- ricultural solutions and innova- tions: Over 1,700 (60 percent) of the exhibitors come from abroad. Most are from Italy (366 compa- nies), China (158), Turkey (113), the Netherlands (110), France (98), Austria (77), Poland (64), Great Britain (60), Denmark (58), India (58), Spain (51), USA (50), Finland (47) and Canada (37). Over 20 countries have registered joint participations, including for the first time from France, the United Kingdom (UK), India, Bela- rus and the Altai region (Russia). In addition, the German state of Lower Saxony and the UN organi- sation UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organiza- tion) are represented for the first time with a joint stand. 291 registrations forthe Innovation Award from 148 exhibitors from 24 countries illustrate the high spirit of innovation of the global agri- cultural engineering sector. From this, an impartial commission of experts set up by the DLG will pre- sent new products with the Innova- tion Award in Gold or Silver. For the first time this year, the DLG will honour innovations in the field of components and systems with a separate innovation competition, the "Systems & Components Trophy – Engineers‘ Choice". The prize win- ners will be selected by a jury com- posed of development engineers of the agricultural machine manufac- turers exhibiting at the Agritechnica.  Text & Image: DLG Service GmbH Eschborner Landstraße 122 D-60489 Frankfurt am Main 10.–16.11.2019