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IRRIGATION


         POLMAC HIGH PERFORMANCE SPRAYING MACHINES

                    REDUCING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT



                                                                                foreign countries. Every year we invest
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                                                                                Research & Development. Thanks to
                                                                                our specialist team we produce tech-
          Polmac Srl has been in the market of                                  nical  drawings,  prototypes  and  new
        machines for the distribution of agri-                                  production moulds, while maintaining
        culture pesticides and herbicides since                                 constant product innovation and cus-
        1972.  Our  products  are  produced  to                                 tomization to satisfy the requirements
        control and measure the management,                                     of the Italian and International market.
        mixing and distribution of chemicals
                                            jective had been that of designing and
        in agriculture, in order to reduce to a
                                            manufacturing  a  complete  weeding
        minimum the environmental impact and
                                            machine targeted exclusively for the
        contact with these products by opera-
                                            Italian market. Over time, we special-
        tors. Greater precision in dosing, more
                                            ized in the production of components
        safety in performing activities, compli-
                                            and accessories for machines for the
        ance with the most stringent rules and
                                            distribution  of  pesticides  and  herbi-
        the best end results. Our primary ob-
                                            cides, while also expanding our sales in
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                                     IRRIGATION SYSTEMS FROM SAUDI
                                     ARABIA ENTER UKRAINIAN MARKET

                                            sented by AMAKO Ukraine, which is a   “AMACO, a subsidiary of the Alkhor-
                                            representative of the Western irrigation   ayef Group, is uniquely positioned in
                                            systems manufacturer. The company is   the Ukrainian market where, within the
          Ukraine and “Alkhorayef Industries”   now one of the world’s four largest play-  group, we lead product development,
        signed a memorandum of cooperation,   ers in large-scale irrigation, helping food   engineering, manufacturing, as well as
        according  to  the  AMACO  company,   producers meet growing demand in an   complete installation and after-sales sup-
        which is a subsidiary of  the Alkhorayef   HQYLURQPHQWDOO\ IULHQGO\ DQG SURÞWDEOH   port for irrigation solutions. We are very
        Group.                              way,” the company said.             proud that the Ministry of agrarian policy
          “Alkhorayef  Industries  operates  in                                 of Ukraine has chosen us to be part of this
                                              The  president  of  AMACO  Ukraine,
        over  40  countries  and  manufactures                                  important milestone for the country and
                                            Adriano Luz, noted that Ukraine is one
        leading industrial, agricultural, and ir-                               for the farming community developing
                                            of the key agricultural countries in the
        rigation equipment around the world. In                                 the land through a sustainable approach
                                            world and, looking towards the future,
        Ukraine, Alkhorayef Industries is repre-                                using Western brand irrigation,” he said.
                                            its importance will only increase.
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        NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA COUNTRIES FOCUS ON
        NUTRITION, CLIMATE, RESILIENCE, WATER AND GENDER



          Agrifood  sectors  are  among  those                                  all; restoring environmental balances;
        struggling to recover from the shocks                                   and building resilience against multiple
        created  by  the  COVID-19  pandemic                                    shocks.
        over the past two years, and highlight                                   “Action at country level is the core
        the importance of sustainable and re-                                   of the 2030 Agenda,” Qu said, empha-
        silient societies, FAO Director-General                                 sizing the importance of partnerships
        QU Dongyu said in opening remarks                                       and cooperation in achieving the 2030
        conveyed virtually to the meeting host-                                 Agenda.
        ed by the Government of Iraq.
                                                                                 “Dialogue, joint thinking, cooperation,
          “In the Near East and North Africa   The  Director-General  outlined  four   partnership  and  the  development  of
        region, the pre-pandemic food security   priority areas for innovation and best   new strategies to deal with challenges,
        situation was already critical” with rising   practice to support the region’s recov-  especially climate change, are among
        hunger and increasing inequalities jeop-  ery: Reducing the urban and rural so-  the priorities to achieve common goals,”
        ardizing the welfare of rural populations,   cio-economic divide by creating better   said Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Khadimi
        women and youth, and worsening water   rural employment opportunities; ensur-  of Iraq in opening remarks. “No society
        scarcity, he said.                  ing food security and healthy diets for   can grow at the expense of another.”

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