It sounds like things continue to progress in Iraq. This isn’t the kind of news you’ll see on the evening news.
CNH International announced today the completed purchase of equipment that has restarted tractor assembly operations at the State Company for Mechanical Industries (SCMI), an agricultural machinery manufacturing facility in Iskandiriyah, Iraq. The U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Task Force to Improve Business and Stability Operations in Iraq purchased 200 New Holland tractor kits paired with training on the equipment. CNH competed and won the contract to provide the tractor kits as part of a partnership to revitalize industry in Iraq.
“New Holland has historically been and continues to be a leader in agriculture in Iraq. We are excited this project allows us to continue this tradition,” said Franco Fusignani, CEO of CNH International. “We are pleased to help the U.S. Department of Defense successfully provide agricultural equipment in Iraq and provide training to local Iraqis.”
The DoD Task Force to Improve Business and Stability Operations in Iraq supports the United States’ security interests in Iraq by revitalizing the Iraqi economy and reducing unemployment of the Iraqi population.
CNH will continue to provide training for 40 Iraqi technicians throughout the four Iraqi New Holland dealerships in Mosul, Erbil, Baghdad, and Kut. CNH also will provide advanced training for five Iraqi technicians at CNH’s plant in Ankara, Turkey.