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Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands last month visited Kenya as the United Nations (UN) Secretary General’s special advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA)
In a bid to bolster climate-smart agriculture as a basis for food security, her message was strong – through climate-smart agriculture, farmers would be able to weather through the shocks of climate change, drought, and floods and get better yields.
During her visit, the Dutch regent made a symbolic pit stop at Hello Tractor, where she explored the company’s Kisumu Mechanisation Hub, learning first-hand about Hello Tractor’s innovation in connecting smallholder farmers with mechanisation and agricultural services.
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According to Hello Tractor:
“Queen Máxima also took the time to meet with some incredible individuals within the Hello Tractor community – our dedicated booking agents, operators, farmers, and tractor owners. These rural entrepreneurs are truly the driving force behind the agricultural transformation within their communities.
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“She also had the chance to meet Michael Onduru, one of our valued Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) customers, a program that is making tractor ownership a reality for rural entrepreneurs who face limited access to traditional credit options.”