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La subasta de un tractor Valtra genera ayuda para ÁfricaThe auction of a tractor Valtra generates help for Africa
27 February 2012
The visitors of the stand of
Valtra in Agritechnica the past month of November had the opportunity to use his creativity and at the same time to help to Africa. The big protagonist of the stand was the new model N113 HiTech, that the visitors could “tunear” adding his footprints dactilares and signature in painting. Almost 6.500 people had the opportunity to leave his mark.
The tractor now will be auctioned in the headquarters of the office of auctions Richie Bros. Auctioneers Of Meppen (Germany), on 25 May. Also it can bid by internet during the celebration of the auction and from roughly a month before his celebration. The tractor also will be exhibited by Richie Bros. Before being auctioned.
The profits will go allocated to a new tractor To93 HiTech, materials of technical learning and miscellaneous equipments for the school of agriculture Weiveld of South Africa. The school offers studies of agriculture, technology, management of hotels and restaurants and processed of data to some 600 students. The cooperation between the importing venue Valtra and the school will continue after the donation.
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Valtra - (Agco Iberia, S.A.)