A Delegation from Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) visited DLG

From 17th to 20th of June 2014, a Delegation from the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has visited Germany for a short but intensive agricultural study tour.

The Group, which was composed of Department Chiefs and representatives from the MoA Department of Mechanisation, Department of Crop Science, the International Department and the MoA Extension Centre, visited several German agricultural enterprises and farms in order to see how large scale farming in Germany is organised and managed successfully.

The tour visited to the DLG Field Days in Bernburg, Germany’s biggest field day with about 350 exhibitors and more than 23.000 visitors, of which 2.300 were international guests from 42 countries. The DLG Field Day offered a unique information programme dealing with all aspects of modern crop production.

The Group was welcomed by Mr. Bernd Koch, the Managing Director of DLG International, who gave an introduction to the field days. The high quality of the range of products and services on offer generated great interest on the part of the participants and the group was busy all day to get information on machinery, seed varieties, plant protection and fertilizers, specific agricultural engineering processes etc..