Hello Tractor, Heifer International unveils pay-as-you-go tractor funding for local farmers in Nigeria.

Hello Tractor, Heifer International unveils pay-as-you-go tractor funding for local farmers in Nigeria.

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Hello Tractor, a Nigerian tractor-booking website, has received $1 million in funding from Heifer International to give tractor loans that may be repaid with cash generated by leasing the tractors to local farmers. The “Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) Tractor Financing for Increased Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria” program has already enabled tractor purchases in Nasarrawa, Abuja, and Enugu…

Kenyan, Nigerian agri-tech startups, ColdHubs and Hello Tractor named winners of $1.5m AYuTe Africa Challenge

Kenyan, Nigerian agri-tech startups, ColdHubs and Hello Tractor named winners of $1.5m AYuTe Africa Challenge

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Written by  TOM JACKSON Kenya’s Hello Tractor and Nigeria’s ColdHubs have been named winners of the inaugural AYuTe Africa Challenge, securing a combined US$1.5 million in grant funding to help fund rapid expansion plans. The AYuTe Africa Challenge, run by Heifer International, announced the winners of its inaugural edition at the African Green Revolution Forum…