Dr Nurah Gyeile and a Dizengoff Ghana official on one of the tractors
Dizengoff Ghana introduced CASE-IH tractors onto the Ghanaian market at the recently held National Farmers Day Exhibition in Kumasi.
The CASE-IH-Tractors, which are ideal for both smallholders and commercial farmers, have been introduced to support farmers in the implementation of the‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ policy of the government.
Minister of State in-charge of Food and Agriculture, Dr Nurah Gyeile, who officially launched the tractors, stated that durable tractors are crucial in Ghana’s agricultural sector.
“Halting the breaking of the backs of the ordinary farmer through the use of hoe and cutlass by resorting to mechanization is at the heart of the President and therefore any durable tractor that would serve the test of time would be welcome.”
He told Dizengoff Ghana that “if you bring good tractors, we will be good partners”.
Dr Gyeile explained that farmers at the Planting for Food and Jobs forum organised by the adb were looking for mechanization services and after sales services.
He also urged the company to provide adequate spare parts and after sales services.
General Manager of Dizengoff, Agric Division, Ahmed Hashemi, assured the government and farmers that the tractors had been made to withstand the vagaries of the Ghanaian weather and would last long to give the farmer value for money.
A business desk report