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CASE IH LAUNCHES
MULTIPURPOSE TRACTOR
AND SELF-PROPELLED
SPRAYER AT FARM-TECH
EXPO KENYA
C
ase IH, the global agricultural
equipment leader, and its
distributor for Kenya and
Uganda, Toyota Tsusho East Africa,
played a major role at Farm-Tech
Expo Kenya on 12th and 13th
September by launching two new
products, giving live equipment
demonstrations, and supporting the
event as a Gold Sponsor. Case IH
chose the two-day event, held in
the grounds of the Dairy Research
Institute in Naivasha, to give the first
Kenyan showing of its new Patriot
250 Extreme self-propelled sprayer
and new Puma 185 ROPS tractor.
During the show, the team hosted
several high-profile representatives
of Kenyan agriculture, including
Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri, the country’s
Cabinet Secretary, and Ministry of
Agriculture.
This year’s Farm-Tech Expo
featured more than 90 exhibitors’
stands, machinery and equipment
demonstrations, a livestock zone,
live crop trials, and workshops
focusing on regional plans for
agricultural development. The
annual event is strategically
important to agricultural businesses
at an international level because
Kenya is a regional hub for East
Africa, and assumed greater
importance this year at a domestic
level because food security is one
of the pillars of President Kenyatta’s
new ‘Big Four’ agenda.
Making African farm-work
easier and more productive
The Patriot 250 Extreme sprayer
is the new entry-level option in the
four-model Patriot range, giving
farmers an easier step-up from
tractor-pulled sprayers to self-
propelled sprayers. All Patriots have
the most advanced spray technology
on the market, to help farmers
maximize yield potential by keeping
fields clean and plants healthy. The
Patriot’s design makes spraying fast,
accurate and easy to apply.
The Patriot’s distinctive cab-forward
and rear-engine layout contributes
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