Tractor Hire Service

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Background Information

The tractor-hire service was created basically to provide mechanical power to Eswatini farmers. It began as a pilot project aimed at demonstrating the benefits of mechanised farming and timely and deep tillage principles with regards to improving the infiltration of water from precipitation and good agricultural practices in increasing the yield of particularly maize.  The Mechanization Section which coordinated the service provision was established under the Rural Development  Areas  Programme at four Pilot sites which are:- Ludzeludze (Central)  RDA, Northern RDA (eNtfonjeni ), Mahlangatsha RDA and Southern RDA in Hlatikhulu.   This project was meant to be managed by government for a few years after which it was to be taken over by farmers and run as a business for income generation and sustainability of the service. 

In 2018, the Government of Eswatini assigned the National Maize Corporation to manage both the Input Subsidy and Tractor Hire project in supporting local farmers to enhance food security through improved crop production.

Tractor Hire Service

This project provides subsidized tractor hire services to farmers in Eswatini. The farmer pays a subsidized price for services such as ploughing, ripping, haulage, ridging, harrowing and planting. Payment is done at Eswatini bank branches and Eswatini post and then the deposit slip is taken by the farmer to his/her Rural Development Area (RDA). The National Maize Corporation’s Tractor pool Coordinator upon receiving the slip registers the farmer and completes his/her job card to be taken by the tractor driver when going to plough for that particular farmer. Due to the small number of NMC’s tractors, the corporation also engaged private tractors on a contractual basis to assist in the ploughing.

The Objectives of the tractor hire

All 17 RDAs and 4 other stations.

Region RDA/Station
Hhohho
Motshane
Hhohho
Ntfonjeni
Hhohho
Madlangempisi
Hhohho
Mayiwane
Hhohho
LFTC
Manzini
Mahlangatsha
Manzini
Luve
Manzini
Ngwempisi RDA
Manzini
Ngwempisi Farm
Manzini
Ludzeludze

Qualification requirements for the services

Region RDA/Station
Manzini
Malkerns
Lubombo
Tikhuba
Lubombo
Siphofaneni
Lubombo
Sithobela
Lubombo
KaLanga
Lubombo
Manyonyaneni
Shiselweni
Mahlalini
Shiselweni
Southern
Shiselweni
Hluti
Shiselweni
Dumako
Shiselweni
Mahamba\Zombodze