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Equity Bank partners with US firm to give agribusinesses financing on tractors

The partnership will see customers get up to 80 percent financing payable within 48 months on the Massey Ferguson tractors and accompanying implements/FILE

NAKURU, Kenya, Oct 28 – Equity Bank Kenya and AGCO, a U.S. Company which owns the Massey Ferguson brand, have signed a partnership agreement that will see their customers get up to 80 percent financing payable within 48 months on the Massey Ferguson tractors and accompanying implements.

Speaking at the launch ceremony, Equity Bank Kenya Associate Director- Credit, Sam Ndung’u, said through the sole franchise holder, FMD East Africa, financing will be provided to both businesses and individuals for Massey Ferguson tractors and complimenting implements.

“We share a common goal with AGCO which is to empower SMEs and especially those in the agribusiness value chain from farmers, to processors, with the aim of assisting in the achievement of food security on the continent. This partnership will go a long way to enable more convenient access to finance thereby creating growth and job opportunities for more people,” said  Ndung’u.

“This partnership will provide the missing link from wishing to own and enable the farmers to actualize their plans on making farming profitable.  FMD provides the machinery and professional expertise in agri-mechanisation solutions.  The partnership will facilitate the farmers to have quick turnaround time on loan applications as well as the comfort of having quality equipment on their farms.  FMD is well known for being the pacesetter in aftersales support,” Fergus Robley, the General Manager of FMD said.

Equity Bank is giving customers who qualify for the financing to purchase the tractors under the partnership terms, a specially negotiated comprehensive insurance cover at an annual premium of 2 percent of tractor value, through Equity Insurance Agency as part of the deal.

The partnership comes on the backdrop of a recent partnership between Equity Bank Kenya and European Investment Bank and supported by the European Union, for an agriculture sector financing agreement. The partnership will see economic opportunities for thousands of small holder farmers across Kenya transformed through a Sh5.7 billion fund.

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