‘John Deere’ is testing new agricultural equipment in Turkmenistan. This was announced by the company's representative in the country, Colin Nelson, during the Turkmen-American Business Forum held in Washington, according to Turkmenportal.

According to Nelson, the equipment, designed for harvesting cotton and wheat, improves water use efficiency. He expressed hope that Turkmen private enterprises will show interest in purchasing the new equipment in the future.

The business forum, entitled ‘Turkmen-American Business Cooperation: New Opportunities and Prospects for Partnership Development,’ was held in November. Participants included ‘John Deere’, ‘General Electric’, ‘SpaceX’ and ‘Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.’.