Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, July 13
By Huseyn Hasanov - Trend
Specialists of several Turkmen ministries and departments met with the heads of the European office of John Deere company during a working visit to Germany, Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported.
The prospects of business partnership were discussed in the context of developing Turkmenistan's agricultural sector, which relies on the latest scientific achievements, the latest technologies and innovative developments.
John Deere’s representatives offered to open an educational center in Turkmenistan with all necessary equipment for distance and video training.
Turkmen specialists also visited the leading machine-building enterprises of Germany, including John Deere’s biggest plants located in Mannheim, Bruchsal and Zweibrucken.
A contract was signed with John Deere International GmbH (Switzerland) for the purchase of 1,350 agricultural machines, as well as plows, seeders, spare parts, consumables in December 2016. Agricultural machinery will be delivered in 2017-2020. Cotton and wheat are strategic crops of local agriculture.