Seeing the harvester of the "Kubota" brand from the jeep, Zhao Guoyang's eyes narrowed slightly.
The Kubota Group, a well-known agricultural machinery manufacturer in the island country, was founded in 1890 and has a history of more than 100 years.
As Asia's largest manufacturer of agricultural machinery, the Kubota Group has been expanding its business in Asia, the Americas, Europe, Oceania, and other parts of the world.
As far as Zhao knows, even in the 90s, Kubota had at least 120 subsidiaries and 20 affiliated companies around the world.
Its products in the fields of agricultural machinery, small construction machinery, small diesel engines, cast iron pipes and other fields have been at the forefront of the world.
Originally, in the impression of Zhao Guoyang's previous life, Kubota's expansion of business in Africa should not have been so early.
But now that he has seen Kubota's products in Ethiopia, Zhao Guoyang has some vigilance in his heart.
This time, he asked Zhang Yufang to buy a batch of agricultural and forestry machinery and equipment from the "Hongda Machinery Factory", the purpose of which was to test the African market.
In Zhao Guoyang's vision, although the performance of these "lawn mowers" and "harvesters" of his own "Hongda Machinery Factory" is not as good as that of European and American brands, it is still competitive enough on the African continent.
The reason is very simple, compared with the giants of the agricultural and forestry machinery industry, such as Jessie Bo and "Qianglu", the products of "Hongda Machinery Factory" have some extraordinary advantages in price.
Because the majority of African brothers are limited by their own economic strength, when the quality of agricultural and forestry machinery and equipment is not too different, the first thing to look at is the price.
Another point is that Huaxia has a close relationship with many African countries, and there are many support teams to help the African continent.
Among these support teams are professionals in the repair and maintenance of machinery and equipment.
Buying the products of Huaxia enterprises has an additional natural advantage in terms of repair and equipment maintenance.
After considering these factors, Zhao Guoyang made the decision to transfer goods from "Hongda Machinery Factory".
But now that he has seen a similar product in Ethiopia from the island nation of Kubota, a powerful competitor, Zhao Guoyang has to pay more attention to it.
Compared with companies such as Jessebo and Qiangshi, which focus on large-scale equipment, Kubota's agricultural and forestry machinery and equipment are lighter and more miniaturized.
Although it may be a little inferior in terms of performance, it is relatively cheaper.
As a result, the price advantage of the products of "Hongda Machinery Factory" in the competition with "Kubota" has been weakened a lot, which is a problem that Zhao Guoyang has to consider.
Of course, just seeing this "harvester" does not prove that "Kubota" has made any layout on the African continent, and it is possible that it is a product that a farmer himself bought from overseas.
But in any case, Zhao Guoyang is even more enthusiastic about promoting the products of his "Hongda Machinery Factory".
Although it is the capital, the size of Addis Ababa's urban area is really not flattering.
After more than ten minutes of driving, the jeep was left with only a vast expanse of prairie around.
In the driver's seat, Major Military Attache Hao Renyi of the Military Attache Office of the Embassy in Ethiopia drove the car meticulously, dodging the potholes hidden on the grassland from time to time.
It can be seen that this Major Hao has a lot of experience in taking this road, and he can almost subconsciously avoid many obstacles.
"Hmm, how about arriving in less than five kilometers, Researcher Zhao and Teacher Zhang are tired?"
Seeing a three-story building that was already faintly visible in front of him, Tang Xiaolin turned his head with a smile and said.
"Not tired, not tired, this kind of road condition can drive so smoothly, Major Hao's driving level is very powerful," Zhao Guoyang said with a smile.
Hearing Zhao Guoyang praise himself, Hao Renyi hurriedly said a few polite words.
This Major Hao doesn't talk much, but he is still very easy to get along with, unlike ordinary military attachés who don't say a word except for doing things.
The jeep drove for a while and arrived at this farm called "Niutou Mountain".
Seeing the three big characters "Niutou Mountain" written crookedly at the gate of the farm, Zhao Guoyang and Zhang Yufang couldn't help but chuckle.
Tang Xiaolin naturally understood what the two were laughing at, and immediately explained with a burst of emotion: "Our compatriot, a fan of martial arts novels, has given this farm he rented such a name, don't say much, let's go in and visit him, and the two of you can talk to him yourself." ” The roar of the jeep motor had already reached the farm, and in a short time, a dilapidated Ford pickup truck drove out of it.
"Counselor Tang, you and a few distinguished guests arrived so soon, I just explained to the servants and asked them to purchase some beef and mutton."
In the driver's seat of the truck, a middle-aged man with naturally curly hair and slightly dark skin said with a smile.
Seeing that it was him, Tang Xiaolin smiled and introduced Zhao Guoyang and Zhang Yufang.
"Researcher Zhao, Teacher Zhang, this is Mr.
Deng Datong, the owner of our Niutoushan Farm."
"Master Deng, these two are what I told you, two important members of our China Africa Trade and Investment Promotion Group.
This is the deputy head of the delegation, Zhao Guoyang, researcher Zhao, and this is Zhang Yufang and Teacher Zhang."
"Ah, Researcher Zhao, Teacher Zhang, hello hello" Deng Datong happily got out of the car and shook hands with Zhao Guoyang and Zhang Yufang respectively.
"Master Deng, we are presumptuous to come today, and we are disturbed," Zhao Guoyang greeted with a smile.
"Hey, Researcher Zhao's words are too polite.
There are a lot of people in China who are engaged in various jobs in Ethiopia, and my friends visit my farm once or twice a month. ” "You can come to see me and talk to me about my hometown, I'm too late to welcome it."
Walking side by side with Deng Datong on the road to the farm, listening to his story about his own farm, Zhao Guoyang nodded with interest from time to time.
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"Researcher Zhao, Teacher Zhang, you should have seen it on the way from Addis Ababa.
My region is still very well located, halfway between Addis Ababa and Djibouti, a coastal country in the Indian Ocean in East Africa. ” "At an altitude of more than 600 meters above sea level, the average temperature is less than 40 degrees, which is relatively cool for Ethiopia.
Crucially, there is also a river with abundant water, which is ideal for vegetable cultivation. ” Hearing this, Tang Xiaolin next to him nodded in agreement, looked at Zhao Guoyang and introduced: "Boss Deng is right, in the past two years, many companies in China have undertaken many large-scale projects such as ports in Djibouti and Djibouti Free Trade Zone. ” "The products of Boss Deng's Niutoushan Farm can be transported to the capital Addis Ababa unimpeded, or they can be sent out of the country and Djibouti without any hassles, which is very convenient in terms of transportation."
After Deng Datong and Tang Xiaolin finished introducing, Zhao Guoyang smiled and said: "The geographical location that Boss Deng chose to build this farm is naturally very perfect, but judging from the environment I saw on the way just now, there are some hidden dangers here." ” Zhao Guoyang turned around and pointed to the desolate grassland outside the farm: "This area is already located on the edge of the prairie, and the ability to regulate the climate is relatively weak. ” After Zhao Guoyang said this, Tang Xiaolin and Deng Datong were stunned.
The two of them could never have imagined that this researcher Zhao could come to such a conclusion just by looking a little on the road.
As a matter of fact, Deng Datong's 300 acres of vegetable land were hit by a serious sandstorm just last year, and 90 percent of the vegetable seedlings on the entire farm were beaten all over by the crazy wind and sand.
Soon after, almost all the vegetables on the farm died, and the damage was very heavy.
Seeing this Boss Deng's distressed appearance, Zhao Guoyang knew that he had guessed correctly.
He smiled with relief: "The loss caused by this bad weather is something that manpower can't resist, and it's not your fault, Boss Deng."
However, as long as you take some proper precautions, it is not difficult to reduce the damage."
After Zhao Guoyang's words came out, Deng Datong's eyes lit up.
He didn't know why the other party was called a "researcher" at such a young age, but now after listening to his story, he subconsciously regarded the other party as a biological researcher.
So Deng Datong asked impatiently: "Researcher Zhao, what should I do to avoid the loss of the farm, please give me advice?"
Zhao Guoyang said "hey", waved his hand again and again: "Boss Deng's words are too polite, they are all Chinese, and if they can help, they will naturally help." ” When Tang Xiaolin next to him heard this, he secretly praised Zhao Guoyang in his heart, and looked directly at the other party, wanting to see what this researcher Zhao could do.
Facing the inquiring eyes of Tang Xiaolin and Deng Datong, Zhao Guoyang told his thoughts.
"Boss Deng, I think you have lived in Africa for a long time, and you should have heard of a very wonderful plant here, the baobab tree."
"Ah, I've heard of it, I've heard it."
Deng Datong nodded hurriedly when he heard this.
Tang Xiaolin also smiled and said: "Researcher Zhao's knowledge is really profound, and he even knows this."
After listening to the words of the two, Zhang Yufang, who was standing behind Zhao Guoyang's side, couldn't help but be curious: "What is the baobab tree, does it have any effect?"
After listening to Zhang Yufang's question, Zhao Guoyang explained with a smile: "In the arid savannah of Africa, there is a big tree with a strange shape called the Bobabu tree.
Since many monkeys and Arabian dog-faced baboons on the African continent like to eat its fruit, people call it the baobab tree. ” "When it comes to what it does, it's too broad.
This tree is not only a food source for animals, but also the world's thickest and largest medicinal tree":