Kubota aims to break into Africa with made-in-India tractors

Japanese company to leverage subcontinent's cheaper materials, labor

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A Kubota tractor works a field in India. The Japanese company sees India as a base for exports to Africa. (Photo courtesy of Kubota)

NARUSHI NAKAI, Nikkei staff writer

OSAKA -- Kubota plans to sell in Africa low-cost tractors produced in India, setting up a supply chain that takes advantage of India's low material and labor costs to carve out a sizable share in the continent.

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