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From page 9 also fall under the ABC Hansen umbrella and are well known brands for chippers and Western riding gear respectively. Many of the group's custom- ers are smallholders and emerging farmers in South Africa and throughout Africa. The group is partly owned by Danish shareholders who have been in business in the field since the 1880s. In China Lovol Foton manufactures more than 50 000 tractors annually and around a million of its machines are in the field worldwide. The company enjoys a 60% share of the Chinese tractor market and more than 5 000 tractors are exported annually. In South Africa ABC Hansen will focus on four- wheel drive models in capacities of 25HP, 35HP, 50HP, 70HP, and 90HP. The smaller tractors of 25HP and 35HP find a large market share in especially high value markets such working tunnels and smaller acreage under intensive cultivation. The marketing division of ABC Hansen Africa handling the tractors, Lovol Foton Agri SA , also offers great deals on forage solutions. A small Lovol Foton tractor, slasher, rake and baler is offered, as is the mid-size Lovol Foton with a Canadian Grizzly 7” wood chipper. Other combo deals include a tractor, front end loader and fertilizer spreader, and no-till planters are great accompany- ing implements to Lovol Foton smaller tractors . ABC Hansen also supplies Lovol Foton driven hammer mills, mixers and pelleting machines for horse and other animal feeds, which are also suitable for producing forage for dairies, feedlots etc. ABC Hansen points out that with a front end loader, bale handler and other mecha- NEWS nised implements available, a low kilowatt tractor can enable farmers to operate the small farm by themselves, as is done in the US, Europe and elsewhere. The range of low kilowatt tractors are fully geared with power take off, hydraulic 3 point hitch, an additional hydraulic point (or more), 4 wheel drive, 8+8 gearbox ~ the same features one would find on a large tractor. The tractors are fully homologated and can therefore be registered for use on the road. Finance options on a lease- to-own basis can also be Four wheel drive 25 HP Lovol Foton offered for individuals and tractor companies. tractors. Lovol Foton Agri SA stocks Visit lovolfotontractors.co.za and supplies spare parts for all for the latest models. Email the 2 000 Foton tractors [email protected] previously sold in the country za . Lovol Foton Agri SA's and will also offer trade-ins headquarters are in Pretoria on such tractors for new East, tel [phone] www.sasmallholder.co.za