"In Farm Mechanization 4.0, FAAS, IoT & AI will play a big role," Dr. C R Mehta of ICAR-CIAE at ETAuto Farm Equipment Summit

More than 15 eminent speakers, 500 Senior Executives, and top-notch experts met and interacted with each other at ETAuto Farm Equipment Summit 2022 today.

The 3^rd edition of the ETAuto Farm Equipment Summit covered current issues, new and developing technologies, and market opportunities in the auto sector. Industry leaders worldwide talked about the most recent advancements and trending topics, including TREM-IV, financing, electrification, etc.

The largest multilingual agri-rural magazine in the nation with a combined audience of approximately ten million people, Krishi Jagran, a Limca Book of Records winner, is present as the media partner at the event. 

The welcome address was delivered by Nabeel A Khan, Editor, ETAuto.com.

Talking about Transforming Business in Disruptive Times, Vinod Aggarwal, MD & CEO, VECV, and President, SIAM, said, “Auto industry needs to perform and transform. The industry needs to continue improving existing technologies while transforming to newer ones."

He added, “There are huge market transformation challenges but huge business opportunities. We need to think out of the box and make continuous improvements."

N K Chari, Chief Marketing Officer, TeamStreamz shredded light on the topic "Innovating Farmer Experience with Sales and Service Readiness" and said, “TeamStreamz focuses on taking the science of data and using it to impact your business. Automated knowledge checks, gamified engagements, and data-driven actions are some of our sales readiness enablers."

"In Farm Mechanization 4.0, FAAS (Farming as a Service), IoT, and AI will play a big role - Farmers need initial support from the government & private sectors to adopt electro-mechanical technologies," said Dr. C R Mehta, Director, ICAR Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering.

Roopak Sharma, Vice President, Advanced Engineering, JCB India Ltd., talking at the immersive panel discussion on "CASE Megatrends in the Off-Highway Sector" said, "It is important to develop more technologies in India and find a balance between affordability and technology."

Another speaker, Pankaj Goyal, Co-Founder & COO, AutoNxt, stated, "One may save about 45 lakhs over 10 years of usage if electric vs a diesel tractor."