Business Desk 
The collaboration also seeks to offer an unrivalled service delivery of food, providing fresh, high-quality products directly to retailers across East Africa.[Photo/Courtesy}
Twiga Foods, Isuzu EA, and NCBA Group on Wednesday through a strategic partnership, flagged off 15 Isuzu commercial trucks to boost affordability and safe delivery of fresh produce to retailers across the region.
The partnership will see up to 300 Isuzu trucks being released into the marketplace in phases.
Speaking during the vehicle handover and flag-off ceremony, Twiga Group CEO, Peter Njonjo confirmed that the latest move will go a long way in creating sustainable working solutions in Kenya and across East Africa.
“To transform the Africa retail market and build more robust and efficient supply chains that support business growth for suppliers, there’s need to leverage the latest technology,modern distribution and logistic models,” he said.
“Our distribution network is one of the keys to keeping our agri-food system functioning in normal and extraordinary times and we rely heavily on the trucking and transportation industry to make that happen.”
Njonjo added that the trucking and transportation system is entrenched in the strength, safety and viability of the food value chain.
“Reliable transport for fresh agricultural produce is critical to mitigate against waste and losses caused by poor storage and transportation from the farm to the market,” Isuzu EA Managing Director Rita Kavashe said.
The latest model of Isuzu trucks comes with a bold new design that offers the highest load carrying capacity,largest deck length and longest range to transverse maximum distance.
Isuzu East Africa has also customized the trucks to allow airflow, shelving,fuel,and location tracking to support a seamless logistics process.
NCBA Group Managing Director John Gachora said that Asset financing has been a key pillar and contributor to their overall growth and success.
“With a market share of more than 35percent in asses finance, this means that our customers trust our asset finance solutions,”he said.
The collaboration also seeks to offer an unrivalled service delivery of food, providing fresh, high-quality products directly to retailers across East Africa.
