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Toruń, Sept. 28, 2024- The new technologies for agriculture 4.0 will play a major role in the upcoming investment programme for the modernisation of the agricultural sector under Poland's National Recovery and Resilience Plan. That is why Agrihandler, a dealer and distributor of agricultural machinery in Poland, and xFarm Technologies, a Swiss tech company and pan-European leader in the digitalisation of agriculture, have teamed up to connect machinery from the brands in Agrihandler's portfolio: JCB, Agxeed, Naio, Pixel Farming. In this way, the machinery will be eligible for purchase with Agriculture 4.0 funds, which will cover 80% of the price, up to a maximum of PLN 200,000 (about € 46,500).
As part of this partnership, xFarm Technologies will equip the machines with a Ynnova connection, (with basic and advanced packages) and telematics technology, which will allow the machines to communicate directly with the xFarm FMIS (Farm Management Information System) and collect data generated during field activities. The two companies have already launched a pilot project and installed Ynnova's telemetry system on various brands of machinery available at Agrihandler.
Digitization is crucial tto the modernisation of agriculture: digital solutions make it possible to collect and, above all, process large amounts of data from the field. This allows farmers to always have a global and up-to-date view of the situation on their farm, and to provide the various stakeholders in the supply chain with information that with information that adds value to the products, such as carbon footprint and traceability.
"Poland is a pillar of the European agriculture and a contributor to the continent's food security. However, we are at a stage where the challenges farmers face on a daily basis are becoming more numerous and complex, and at xFarm Technologies we know this well, as many of us are farmers. That's why we are very happy to have the opportunity to contribute to the modernisation effort of the sector, which is also important for Polish exports, by cooperating with a top player like Agrihandler," says Pier Alberto Gobbo, Head of European Markets at xFarm Technologies.
"The Agriculture 4.0 program is a huge opportunity for agriculture in our country, Polish farmers are already among the best in Europe in terms of producing high quality food. Thanks to digital solutions, they will be able to better understand the needs of their crops, and the data collected through connected machines and sensors will allow them to improve the efficiency of their work, reducing costs at the same time," says Karol Czerwiak, Business Manager Poland at xFarm Technologies. "It is a great honour for me and the whole team to contribute to this key moment by working with Agrihandler to connect their machinery. Thanks to the xFarm platform, every farm can have access to highly innovative tools, used every day by hundreds of thousands of farmers in over a hundred countries around the world, and become more competitive, resilient and sustainable, both economically and environmentally"
"Innovation is the future of agriculture and Agrihandler implements innovation by providing the most advanced agricultural machinery and solutions to the Polish market. We are pleased to take another step in this direction with our new partner xFarm Technologies. They are leaders in the digitalisation of agriculture, offering a farm management system that supports the decision-making process and enables increased efficiency in agricultural production. By combining the machines offered by Agrihandler with the xFarm system, we can offer farmers the most modern solutions," says Sławomir Lewczyk, Commercial Director at Agrihandler.
The collaboration between the two companies will be extended for five years and will also cover funds planned for next year in the areas of regenerative agriculture and connected machinery.
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