The conclusions of the days MedWinds show the need to think in positive in a moment of necessary structural changes

The past 15 February, coinciding with the second day of FIMA, organised the second day MedWinds, an open forum to debate the future of the agricultural mechanisation. Organised by Fair of Saragossa and Ansemat (National Association of Machinery Agropecuaria, Forestry and of Green Spaces), the day attracted to more than 200 professionals to the auditssorium of the fair, where went back to gather to managerial heights of companies of agricultural machinery that debated on the reality and future of the sector.

The frame chosen for this day could not be better that the International Fair of Agricultural Machinery, FIMA, and that, in words of the title of the adviser of Agriculture of the Government of Aragon, Modesto Lobón, that opened the day, converted to this city in technological capital of the agricultural sector, that confronts to the global challenge of the feeding. A fact that did not happen unobserved for any of the speakers that stood out the answer of the agricultural sector to the world-wide demand of foods, that went of 2.200 million tonnes in 2011.

“The necessary revalorización of the agricultural sector, like producer of foods, has to come of the hand of the growth of the technological application, the profesionalización and the learning that already shows at present. The following step bases in the competitiveness and increase of the productivity through the improvement of the infrastructures and agricultural exploitations”, as it stood out Gerd Wiesendorfer, of the German association VDMA.

In spite of the current coyuntura economic, the participants stood out that it does not be necessary to have fear to open to the demand of new markets, to European or world-wide level, or to the adaptation to criteria of sustainability and environingingmental protection to which the sector of the mechanisation already finds adapted. All showed of agreement in that the globalisation and the fact to confront to new normative or technological challenges will not subtract them competitiveness.

In spite of the current coyuntura economic, the participants stood out that it does not be necessary to have fear to open to the demand of new markets, to European level or mundia

“The future is in hands of the sector”, stood out Gilles Dryancour, president of CEMA (European Association of manufacturers of agricultural machinery), especially in our country, that “finds in a good situation and with real possibilities to win with fewer efforts the economic crisis in front of other countries. The potential of the sector of the mechanisation bases in the agriculture, an alive sector, strategic and in continuous growth”.

The colophon to the day put it a round table in which they participated high directors of companies like Agco, Claas, Kuhn, New Holland or Same Deutz-Fahr. All they expuesieron some of the problems that, according to them, has the agricultural economy and the Mediterranean mechanisation. They signalled, for example, that the drought and the problem with the water are one of “the main factors”. Also resaltaron the legislative problems in many respects related with the mechanisation and the competitiveness of the companies. Like fundamental elements to face the future stood out the need to be strict with the priorities, as well as attain some more flexible companies that contribute prices more flexible. All instaro to work for achieving greater transparency to the time that regretted of the restrictions of the countries and the fault of a common legislation. Likewise, they showed optimists of face to the future and treated to offer an overview because, according to his words, “live in a global market and have to know adapt us to the circumstances”.