By Wilkister Akinyi
Ms. Queen L’ombaka, Techwin Limited’s Head of Marketing, conducting training in Uasin Gishu County.[COURTESY]
Techwin limited company – a local steel manufacturing firm has initiated a training program for the local dairy farmers in the rural- area in a bid to achieve the nation country’s growth rate and development agenda 2030.
According to Ms Queen L’ombaka, Techwin limited Head of Marketing stated that the training program enables the cooperatives and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to have a proper understanding of the dairy sector trends, with aim of improving traditional farming methods and incorporating new technologies, equipment’s and facilities.
“We organize this value addition training to empower dairy farmers at individual levels and provide cooperatives with a platform to learn smart ways of managing their produce,” declared L’ombaka.
She also pointed out that the training will not only focus on the growth rate of the country but also impart the farmers the knowledge and skills that will enable them to run their work smoothly.
“Once the cooperative groups come to us, we educate them on the benefits of the milk value additions, which equipment is needed and how to use them,” she added.
The stainless-steel manufacturing company and food processing have been supporting the SMEs in the dairy value-chain sector for the last 15 years.
Some of the dairy equipment manufactured by Techwin Limited.[COURTESY]
Techwin has worked with over 500 dairy cooperatives supporting them in terms of capacity building, and providing advice on sustainable and cost-effective options of value addition in the dairy sector.
Despite the most rural cooperatives facing challenges such as electricity shortage, Techwin limited has been able to supply value additional equipment that runs as an alternative energy source such as solar-powered cooling stations.
The equipment supplied by Techwin Company comprises milk cooling tanks, milking systems transportation tankers and yoghurt processing and packaging lines.
Nicholas Lomuket, General Manager, Lelan Highland Cooperative, praised the partnership, noting that the company provides quality services to them.
“We have a reliable partner. They supplied us with a milk pasteurizer, a hot water boiler run by firewood to power our yoghurt processing plant and milk cooling tanks which have contributed to the success of our dairy,” Lomuke lauded. Adding that “we are happy the quality of the equipment and the after sales service that we have been receiving.”
Some of the cooperatives that Techwin has worked with include; Keringeti Foods Limited, Kitise CBO, Sirikwa Dairy, Bukura Agricultural College, Lelan Highland Cooperative and Sabastia Farmers’ Cooperative.
