It is the farmers who can defeat hunger in the world. And that is our mission
It is the farmers who can defeat hunger in the world. And that is our mission
For decades, humanity has been trying to defeat hunger in the world. The efforts of states and organisations have saved millions of people from starvation. But they have not solved the problem.
We are farmers. We know that only we - the farmers of this world - can feed this world. More than 60 years ago, we started to join together in Maschinenringe and help ourselves. From our point of view, we need to sustainably intensify agriculture exactly where the problem of hunger can also be solved.
The knowledge and the experience we have gained since than and the structures we have developed, we are now passing on to Africa to set up Maschinenringe.
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for life."
Confucius
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for life."
Confucius
Our aim for all farmers is to be able to participate in technological progress. It is simple agricultural equipment that gives farmers the means to feed themselves and their homes.
Our proven concept combines a smallholder community with solid economics. Once established, this concept is self-sustaining through local people.
A Maschinenring lives only through its members and their trust in it. A Maschinenring provides far more than just agricultural machinery. It imparts knowledge and is a service provider by farmers for farmers. Everything it does is always adapted to local conditions and the needs of its members
have already implemented the idea of a community.
We share labour, knowledge and machines.
First sharing economy organisation in agriculture.
have already implemented the idea of a community.
We share labour, knowledge and machines.
First sharing economy organisation in agriculture.
have already implemented the idea of a community.
We share labour, knowledge and machines.
First sharing economy organisation in agriculture.
The mechanisation of agriculture in Senegal. It is one of the main strategies to achieve increases in production and productivity while conserving resources and the climate. The African Union has banned the hand hoe in its Agenda 2063. Maschinenringe enable African smallholder farmers to use agricultural technology.
You know what comes next from many other organisations. We are also dependent on financial support. We would like to show you how we use our funds. In order to establish and equip a completely new Maschinenring in Africa, we need a start investment of about 15.000 Euros.
With this, we mainly finance simple agricultural equipment. We equip the small farmers on site with ploughs, threshing machines and mills, for example. This money is also used to finance staff for a limited period of time. When a farmer now uses the agricultural equipment provided, he pays a fee for it, which is set by his local Maschinenring. In this way, the Maschinenring earns money, which it can in turn invest in the maintenance of the existing technology and in new equipment. Once established, this community is self-supporting.
But this is not all: the value chain remains local. Because other local businesses also benefit from the growing agricultural production. So a functioning Maschinenring has positive effects far beyond its members.
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