Events
Zambian President, Edgar Lungu, meet KSB Zambia ' s Alf Jacobsen on the KSB stand
Reaching out to Africa ' s farmers
�e Zambian agricultural industry was le� in no doubt of KSB ' s commitment following the successful Agritech Expo Zambia 2017, in which KSB featured prominently with an array of innovative solutions presented by a high-level technical team from throughout southern Africa.
�e prominent KSB stand also attracted the attention of Zambian President, Edgar Lungu, who visited the stand and con ded his desire to take up farming a�er his retirement. He also assured KSB Zambia managing director, Alf Jacobsen, that when he did take up farming that he had earmarked KSB as a preferred supplier.
In addition to the President, the stand proved to be a major drawcard for commercial and smaller scale farmers from across the region who specially visited the stand to discuss their own unique requirements. Existing and interested dealers were also keen to discuss the market ' s requirements and expressed their eagerness to work hand-in-hand with KSB Zambia.
Mission accomplished
According to Alf, this was the rst show of its type that KSB Zambia exhibited at and it met all the company ' s objectives.“ Our internal team of Fanus Terblans, Basil Hillier and Moses Shebele were able to share ideas with farmers and were delighted to see that many of the irrigation companies displayed KSB solutions as well.
Locals were equally impressed by the high-level delegation manning the stand, which included KSB Pumps and Valves managing director, Sven
Baumgarten, regional sales manager, Dave Jones, southern Africa sales manager, Andreas Gremels and country manager for Zambia and Botswana, Clinton Knott. �is clearly displayed the level of support that they can expect in future.
“ �ere was a lot of excitement and it was heartening that the community came to us and expressed their happiness that KSB has a permanent presence. We also had the opportunity to meet with other types of farmers for solutions to deal with things like pig manure, feathers and a host of other challenging requirements that we are eager to get involved with.”
Growing stronger �e show also gave the visiting KSB delegates the chance to reaffirm relationships with dealers and customers and allowed Sven to experience a show
July- August 2017
FARMERS
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