In a bid to improve food security, Bayer E. Africa and TingA, East Africa’s largest network of tractors and equipment, among other organizations have partnered to empower smallholder farmers through potato farming in a project dubbed the Better Life Project. … Read More
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QUIPBANKS MECHANISING SERVICES BOOST YIELDS FOR THE EAML PLANT IN KISUMU
Quipbank’s partnership with East African Maltings Limited to give farmers access to mechanization services like planting, ploughing, chiseling, and harvesting has been successful, with EAML paying 1.5 billion to 60,000 farmers this year. TingA, a product of Quip Bank, has … Read More
TINGA FOR HAY MAKING MECHANIZATION
With the effects of climate change biting in most parts of the country, hay is steadily becoming one of the most important fodder crop in Kenya; Boma Rhodes grass being the commonly grown variety. Hay production as a farming … Read More
Why a Chisel plough is our first choice tool for primary tilleage
For many years’ farmers, have been tilling the land using plough. However, it has been noted that chisel plough is a very economical way to get your deep tillage done quickly. It has a relatively low initial cost compared to … Read More
How To Join Tinga, East Africa’s Largest Network of Tractors & Farm Equipment
Tinga Rental Services ( TINGA ) is the East Africa’s Largest network of tractorss and equipment. We enable farmers to jointly access affordable, efficient and reliable farm mechanization services such as chisel ploughing, plouging, harrowing, no-till planting, planting, spraying and … Read More
New app enabling farmers access tractor services with ease
For many years, farmers in East Africa have had a hard time accessing farm machinery to work on their farms due to financial and credit limitations. As a result, most farmers are unable to purchase or maintain farm equipment due … Read More
VAELL LAUNCHES NON-CASH AGRICULTURAL LEASE SCHEME TO BOOST FARMERS’ ACCESS TO TRACTORS
Regional market leader, Vehicle and Equipment Leasing Limited (VAELL) is set to launch an innovative tractor lease solution, dubbed Tinga, which is the first of its kind not only in Kenya but within the region. The VAELL lease solution is … Read More
INVESTING IN AGRICULTURE IS CRUCIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
It is probable to sustain growth in Africa, but not without breaking eggs to make the omelet, only if the present-day transformation plan succeeds in a medium term. The process of transforming sustained growth is an intricate process that necessitates … Read More
AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION WILL STAMP OUT POVERTY IN KENYA
Speaking while, officially opening this year’s Agricultural Society of Kenya Mombasa International Show on Thursday, President Uhuru Kenyatta affirmed his government’s commitment to invest in agro-industrialisation. I would like to add my voice on the President’s sentiment that agriculture must … Read More
IMPLEMENT TECHNOLOGIES TO BOOST FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SAYS QUIPBANK’S GM
Confronting the challenges of hunger and food sovereignty and improving production to create jobs necessitate a deep-rooted rethinking of how food is produced, distributed and consumed. In Kenya, agricultural sector faces a great challenge. At the moment, agricultural sector is … Read More