AGCO Provides Tractor to Plant-A-Seed Foundation
25 Luglio 2011 - 5:19PM
Business Wire
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE: AGCO), a Fortune 500
company and worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural
equipment, announces the donation of a Massey Ferguson 435 with a
disk plow and disk harrow to the Plant-A-Seed Foundation. The
non-profit organization will use the tractor to support the Kabale
Trinity College (http://plantaseed.org/our-projects-kabale-africa/)
in Uganda, Africa. "We are very pleased to donate a tractor for a
good cause that makes a positive difference for the students at
Kabale Trinity College," said Martin Richenhagen, Chairman,
President and CEO of AGCO.
AGCO donates a Massey Ferguson 435
tractor with disk plow & harrow to support the Kabale Trinity
College in Uganda, Africa thru Plant-A-Seed Foundation. (Photo:
Business Wire)
The Plant-A-Seed Foundation, based in Modesto, California, at
the 92 year old offices of Stanislaus Implements & Hardware
(http://www.stanislaus-implement.com/), has supported the Kabale
community since 2003. Plant-A-Seed purchased property and built a
chapel and school with classrooms and dormitories. The organization
sent teams to assist, plan and build the school, along with
additional needed quarters for the staff. Currently, 1,350 students
are enrolled at Kabale Trinity College. Most of the students at the
school have lost their parents due to tribal wars, political
upheaval, AIDS or famine.
In 2007, Plant-A-Seed purchased 20 acres of land and a local
farm that produces bananas, pineapples, corn and goats. This farm
has improved the children’s daily diets and also provides
additional income for the operational costs of the school. In 2008,
Plant-A-Seed built an irrigation system that has tripled the
production of the farm and also gives neighbors the opportunity to
purchase water from the farm’s pumping resources.
The farm now serves as a school farm where students learn simple
farm practices and even supply some food to the local population.
The key objective of Plant-A-Seed is to initiate local projects,
while empowering community partners to drive their own projects.
“Our mission is to search for and then enable creative projects
that are inspiring, well planned and will ultimately be
self-sustaining,” explained Rick K. Gray, President and CEO of
Plant-A-Seed Foundation. The Foundation has supported various
global projects over the past years.
This Massey Ferguson tractor was shipped to Uganda to be used by
the school farm and handed over by representatives of the
Plant-A-Seed Foundation yesterday. The tractor will be used for
many applications, including tilling fields, moving bricks and
dirt, and transporting food to the school and to market. Massey
Ferguson tractors have been used in Africa for many decades and the
Massey Ferguson 435 is a particularly robust model that can be used
in challenging environments.
“We are truly honored and humbled by this extraordinary gift
from AGCO. This Massey Ferguson tractor is going to help bring more
food to the tables at Kabale Trinity College and also the local
communities around Kabale, Uganda. All of us at Plant-A-Seed
Foundation thank you from the bottom of our hearts,” said Rick K.
Gray.
AGCO has over 50 years of experience in Africa. Massey Ferguson®
is a worldwide brand of AGCO and is a key brand in Africa. For more
information about products from Massey Ferguson, visit your local
Massey Ferguson dealer or http://masseyferguson.com.
ABOUT AGCO
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company, (NYSE: AGCO), a Fortune 500
company, was founded in 1990 and offers a full product line of
tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage equipment, tillage,
implements, and related replacement parts. AGCO agricultural
products are sold under the core brands of Challenger®, Fendt®,
Massey Ferguson® and Valtra® and are distributed globally through
2,600 independent dealers and distributors in more than 140
countries worldwide. Retail financing is available through AGCO
Finance for qualified purchasers. AGCO is headquartered in Duluth,
GA, USA. In 2010, AGCO had net sales of $6.9 billion.
http://www.AGCOcorp.com
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