Top class implements were supplied to farmers all over Zambia since the establishment of Saro Agro by the Oza family in 1940. This reliable company manufactures their own implements, but they are also agents for many popular and well known international brands.

Visitors to their stand at the recent Agritech expo were impressed with their Tafe, Baldan, Landini, Jacto, Falcon and JF equipment.

Some of Saro Agro’s most popular products are:

Hammer mill

Saro Agro manufactures their own, very popular hammer mill.

One can easily understand why Saro Agro’s hammer mill was the main attraction at their Agritech stand. The hammer mill is a self-contained unit driven by either its own water-cooled diesel engine or its own electric motor. With its fifteen different sieve sizes from 0,8 to 15 mm, farmers all over Zambia use this hammer mill for maize, cassava, soy beans and other products.

The hammer mill itself and all its components are manufactured by Saro’s own team of dedicated and experienced workers in the second largest machine factory in Zambia. A benefit of the factory being based in Zambia is that all spare parts are readily and easily available. Only the engines are imported directly from India, but engine parts are also always available. Saro Agro sells up to 800 of these hammer mills per year all over the country from their branches in places such as Mkushi, Kitwe, and Chipata. As no farmer uses his hammer mill 24/7 around the year, many farmers hire out their durable Saro hammer mills when their own work is done.

Baldan implement series

Brazilian Baldan implements on display at the Saro Agro stand at Agritech 2018.

Saro Agro’s decision to distribute Baldan implements from Brazil in Zambia was based on two considerations – the strength and durability of the implements, and the wide range available. Baldan implements include soil preparation equipment such as ploughs, disc harrows of various sizes, mounted and towed, as well as planters, seed drills and spreaders.

“The Baldan machines are very strong and spares are readily available,” says Marvellous Choongo, Tractors and Implement Sales Representative of Saro Agro. He also mentions that they have a team of fourteen technicians in Zambia, based in Lusaka, Mkushi, Kitwe, Chipata and the Southern Province, who are ready and able to assist the farmers with all the support they need.

The same meticulous design and manufacturing standards and the same dedicated support that go into Baldan’s giant equipment, are maintained even for their smallest implement. Smallscale farmers, for instance, may prefer a two disc plough, working 1,3 m wide and drawn by a 37 kW tractor, while larger-scale farmers with stronger tractors may choose three or four disc  ploughs, or even larger, but they all are of the very best quality and supported by fully trained technicians.

Saro Agro also supplies Baldan spreaders, such as the DCFR6000, that spreads fertiliser up to 18 metres wide. The Baldan PNA3000 land plane supplied by Saro Agro is ideal for levelling your fields, and some farmers even use it to prepare roads. The land plane works three metres wide and is operated hydraulically. Kelly Malenga, Parts Manager of Saro Agro, says that all hard-working machines are prone to wear and breakage.

“This is why it is important to have replacement parts available to keep the farmer working without unnecessary interruptions,” he says.

“Farming, as we all know, is very time sensitive, therefore farmers do not have time to waste when a part is needed.”

Saro Agro solves this problem by keeping all the parts a farmer may need in stock and dispatching them as promptly as possible. Farmers know they can depend on Saro Agro for spares and prompt service, and that is why they prefer implements provided by Saro Agro. This helps the company to grow. Kelly and his team exercise strict stock control and analyse all parts sales to decide what to order in bulk by sea to keep in stock, and what to order by quicker, but more expensive, air freight.

Fast moving components include items like bearings, belts, discs of various shapes and sizes, oil and grease seals, studs and bolts. Saro Agro also stocks spares for implements such as Jacto sprayers and Falcon implements; as well as blades, beams, bushes, bolts, seals for gearboxes and even complete gearboxes – basically anything the farmer needs to continue his production, except spares that are not fast moving items. Many farmers in Zambia depend on Saro Agro to keep their operations rolling.

Saro Agro recently became an agent for Almaz. This manufacturer builds seed separation equipment, which works on a very basic, but efficient, principle: Air blows the particles of various densities to separate them by weight into different containers. Xander Pieterse from ProAgri and Choolwe Muzike, Sales Representative of Saro Agro, are equally proud of this impressive piece of equipment.

For all your TAFE, BALDAN, LANDINI, JACTO, FALCON and JF needs, contact your closest Saro Agri branch, or visit their website at www.sarozambia.com.

The Saro Agro team at Agritech.

Saro Agro’s small-scale farmer department was a very popular visiting point at Agritech.

SARO Agro also displayed their wide variety of irrigation equipment on a different stand.