Shaktiman and GRIMME signed strategic partnership

Indian based Shaktiman and German based GRIMME are aiming at world’s 2nd largest Potato producing country. Companies entered into a 50:50 joint venture for technology collaboration, manufacturing and marketing complete range of potato and other root crop machines in India.

The machines will be marketed and serviced through well-knit dealer network of Shaktiman in India.

Partnership will leverage excellent German technology from GRIMME and state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities of Shaktiman to design and develop full-line solutions for potato and other root crops.

Christoph Grimme, Member of the Executive Board, GRIMME, commented, ‘‘This Joint Venture will equip us to develop specific machines to cater the needs of India and similar markets’’.

“With Pan India dealer network, Potato & Root Crop Growers will be able to avail complete crop solution under one roof with exemplary standards of after sales service in line with Shaktiman’s mission of making agriculture more economical” added Mr. Hasmukh Gohil, Managing Director, Shaktiman.

Shaktiman and GRIMME will share their technology platforms to develop machines for other root crops such as onion, ginger, turmeric, etc. in the near future.