Agribusiness: Kilimo faida to the rescue of farmers
Kilimo Faida is an agri-business value chain financing programme under the flagship of Orion East Africa Limited.
The programme, the first of its kind in the country , targets both micro and larger scale farmers and seeks to remove hindrances in agricultural value practice.
This is through the provision of low-cost credit through which farmers can access farm inputs (agro-chemicals and seeds), buy farm equipment to boost pro-duction, access Letters of Credit, Guarantees, as well as quick cash on their invoices (factoring). We also offer Bid Bonds to our estab¬lished clients.
The programme has in the past one year financed over 1,200 farmers to the tune of over Ksh50 million from almost every region in Kenya. We anticipate growing our portfolio to over Ksh250 million in the next two years.
A key objective of Kilimo Faida is to ensure that farmers maximize on their farm potential through the provision of easily accessible and affordable credit facilities.
Kilimo Faida customers are able to get interest free credit on farm inputs during planting seasons. Farmers benefit by focusing on their core business without hav¬ing to worry about where to get their inputs from, where to get value adding advice and finally, how to market their farm output.Orion East Africa is focusie¬don addressing farmers’ needs across the entire value chain and Kilimo Faida is just one of the programmes that complete the cycle.
Other programmes within Orion East Africa Limited include Orion Seed that that imports under license, high quality certified seeds, Independent Testing and Advisory Services (ITAS) which tests soil components and advises farmers accordingly, Green Earth which advocates for environmen¬tal conservation.
This value chain approach en-sures that farmers’ needs are ca¬tered for from the input stages to post harvest period.
In the next one year, Kilimo Faida is targeting to reach out to over 5,000 farmers/growers and advance over Ksh150 million. This will be done while ensuring lowest default rate through value added support which will mainly entail provision of extension services.
Further, through our portal, www.kilimofaida.com, we are giv¬ing an opportunity to internation¬al investors to directly support a farmer from any country.
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How do we access you as small scale farmers from Nyando district?
You guyz are doing a good job.Kindly where are your offices in Nbi.Is it posible to get a telephone contac to kilimo faida.plz urgently.
Am a small scale farmer based in Kibwezi and am interested in your services. Kindly advice
hi how do you access a small farmer in chemelil?
Iam a farmer from Watuka- Nyeri county how do i access kilimo faida services
am in mombasa,do you also support animal farming like poultry and pig farming. Do you have an office in Mombasa.
Great ideas kilimo faida. Am a young farmer, would like to get in touch with your office. Am requesting for phone numbers , office situated
Am interested in your services am a small scale farmer category. I av managed to rent and 2acre piece of land with good access to water for irrigation. I have also purchased some irrigation equipments and i think i have what it takes to start farming. I need the seeds, fertilizers, fungicides, insectcides and any other necessity to kick off. Please help who will i contact in your office. please give me your nos. regards Martin ndege
am a small scale dairy farmer in Ngong Kajiado district. i wold like to access your credit facilities to expand my dairy bussiness and do value addition on dairy products. Where can l find your offices.
Ladies and Gentlemen, My name is Dr. Annemarie Kamuyu, Programme Director for Kilimo Faida Microfinance. Kindly write to me officially at a.kamuyu@kilimofaida.com. To help with some of your queries, we offer Horticultural inputs only, not livestock. Our offices are on Outering Road, New Donholm, Orion Drive-Orion Place. Please come and see us and we will help you be the best farmer you can be! You may also reach us on 0715 503 513. We appreciate your inquiries and please come and see us soon. Kindest regards, Annemarie Kamuyu, PhD
I saw you in the internet, are you giving services to the whole country or in the towns only?.I am afarmer living along the river basin of tana river,my interest is to grow water melons.We need credit facilities urgently,please advice.
Do you have reps in nakuru?
i was really happy to learn about you during the training conducted by one of your staffs a Mr Muscwe in Migori county. Please roll out soonest possible.
Hi Anne,Thanks for the good work! Have tried severally to send you an email but the response is that delivery failed permanently, kindly send me an alternative mail so that I can be able to send my enquiries. Thanks Kehnedy
we wound like share more with you
@stephen wanyoike you can write to Dr.Dr. Annemarie Kamuyu through her mail a.kamuyu@kilimofaida.com
This is good news to farmers. We may support you achieve your full potential in farming. info@remultd.co.ke
Am a 2nd yr. Agribusiness student at Baraton University main campus in Kapsabet.May you continue with the good work.God bless you.
Ladies & Gentlemen, Please send all you inquiries to a.kamuyu@kilimofaida.com so that I may better assist you. Kindest regards, Dr. Annemarie Kamuyu, Programme Director- Kilimo Faida
I am a small scale farmer in kajiado,i need to embark on Green house farming on horticulture on a 1/4 an acrea. I lack credit assistance to enable me to buy the needed implements etc.
great news from kilimo faida. the website you refer viewers to has been under construction for a long time. how does one get in touch with Dr. Annemarie Kamuyu, the programme director, kilimo faida?
i am a tomato farmer from narok. iwould wish to access the kilimo faida facilities in order to develop my enterprise further. how do i go about it/what are the requirements?
This is great.I represent a CBO in Lugari District who do farming both for horticulture and maize farming. This CBO is quite active.It was formed after the 2007/2008 post election violence.The members started a saving scheme that has enabled them to assist each other.They have potential to grow but they need both training and financial support especially for farm inputs during the planting season so that they can get high yields.How can they be supported by MESPT?
I am a small scale maiza farmer doing 10 acre maize farming in Cherangani in trans-nzoia county.
Do you help farmers like me to get farm inputs? thank you.
I signed up for greenhouse management support and purchased your products- to date, there is no feedback from Orion East Africa. I have surely gotten a raw deal; with officers asssigned not even bothering to respond. You need to pull up your socks!
i am a poultry farmer,i wish to expand my business. i wish to get more farm input.can you be on my help? thanks
i am small scale horticulture farmer from nyeri. how can i get your support