Tingo partners AFAN, introduces smartphones, farm-related equipment
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), in collaboration with Tingo Mobile Plc., a development partner, has unveiled an AFAN smartphone, a POS machine, and Visa cards to upscale smart agriculture and empower farmers in the country.
This inauguration took place on the sidelines of an event in Abuja to commemorate National Farmers Day.
The Chief Executive Officer of Tingo, Mr. Auwal Maude, said at the unveiling that Tingo was driven by an unrelenting mission to uplift rural communities and support groups in Nigeria and other developing economies.
"It is imperative that a day like this be set aside to celebrate the great achievements of each farmer in this conference and those around the country."
He said that Tingo had come up with various solutions, using priority technology, to curtail the challenges that farmers go through.
"Tingo Market," one of the solution innovations, is an Agri Market Place that connects farmers with other players in the Agricultural Market Place; it eliminates middlemen.
"Tingo Pay, a smart cashless payment medium, and the Tingo Visa Card, alongside POS solutions, are also part of the solutions," he added.
While lauding Tingo's gestures and collaborations, Dr Farouk Rabi'u-Mudi, President of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, stated that farmers in Nigeria had accomplished a greater feat that would take them to a new level of transitional development in every ramification.
"We now have our customized Android AFAN handset that we have been able to launch at the time of the honorable minister, and we are very happy that this has happened at a time like this."
"In the next 25 days, the handsets will be all over the country and accessible to everyone."
"To ensure farmers' financial inclusion, AFAN has acquired our own bank too, known as the All Farmers and Women Micro-finance Bank." "With the support of Tingo, we have Tingo POS that will be linked to that microfinance bank."
"We also have our Visa card, the "Tingo Card," which will also serve as an ID card. Your picture and name will appear once you start a transaction. transaction." "So we have our ATM, ID card, and visa card in one, with your name and number on it," he said.
According to him, AFAN has partnered with two HMOs to provide farmers with a health insurance scheme, and the provision of the CUG platform for farmers through 9Mobile across the country is ongoing.
"Also, we are in partnership with Tingo Mobile for the provision of private credit facilities to farmers for crop production, which is ongoing," he further stated.
Juliet Obiageli, Business Development Director of the Association, said that this new height for AFAN was a welcome development that will further propel farmers to achieve more and enhance diversification.
She applauded all efforts made by Tingo to support farmers in the country at a time like this, where farmers face rigid conditions due to climate change and flooding.
