First BEDNAR machine in Egypt

At the beginning of 2017 we delivered our first machine to Egypt. It is the biggest seedbad cultivator from the BEDNAR product range – the SWIFTER SM18000. This machine that can do 8 working operations in one pass, which can perfectly level an uneven surface, through the independent placement section.

This paticular machine is almost fully equipped. Track eradicators, CRUSHBAR – paddle levelling bar operated by tractor hydraulics, front crumbling roller, 4 rows with spring shares (SB-section), leveling bar, dual row slatted crumbling roller and finish crumbling roller.

Al Dahra Agriculture

The project, of the state of Egypt and investors from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, is located close to Lake Nasser on the river Nil. We are in the region of Ramesse II. and in the desert. The idea was to set up new fields and produce potatoes as well as lentils, corn and wheat. For the first 2-3 years will be necessary to drill alfalfa and use 98% sulphuric acid to reduce the high alkaline soils.

Because of the weather it is also necessary to use irrigation on all the fields. For this the first step was to build a main water canal from Lake Nasser (about 50 km away and and 30 meters higher). The pump station on the lake cost about 1,5 billion US dolars and was payed by the Egyptian government. From the main canal the water is split into 4 different projects led by 4 different companies.

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