ESL ANCILLARY SERVICES

ESL Capital is the Eastern Silos Limited financial services arm and a provider of Non-Deposit Credit to farmers and the general public. Our credit facility allows people requiring small short and medium-term loans to access capital at highly competitive and reasonable interest rates.  This facility allows provision of capital to our producers through Low Cost Loans, offering:

- Low interest rates

- Flexible terms

- Ethical lending

- Protection of collateral

- Lending/Borrowing Advice

We support our entrepreneurs,  farmers and suppliers with Money Matters training and workshops

Mobile Money Agent Services:   

We facilitate money remittances for purchases, payments and community money exchanges. We support our farmers and suppliers with Money Matters training and workshops:

- Money transfers and payments

- Easy and secure payments

- Produce purchasing 

- Payment for services

To support modernisation of the produce sector, ESL are committed to make equipment and machinery easily accessible to our producers at a nominal contribution or at a loan.  

- Provision of hand tools and implements via our soft loan facility 

- Machinery  for hire, including Tractors, Trucks, Processing Equipment, Quality Control Equipment...etc.

• Business Management
• Agro-Technology
• Agro-Digital Business Platforms
• Engineering
• Conservation Agriculture Systems: Conservation farming typically involves the integrated use of minimal tillage, cover crops and crop rotations

• Irrigation Systems
• Manure & Nutrient Management
•  Modern farming processes and outputs

The produce sector is heavily reliant on transportation of production inputs, support services and the produce outputs. ESL operates Transport and Logistics services, easily accessible to our producers from our local Depot. 

Partners for  Social Development, Aid and Charitable Work.  We want to help build a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives.
- Partnering with Philanthropists, NGOs and Charitable Organisations to supply food aid.
- Working with communities to enhance sustainable living
- Working with other producers to strengthen food security.

. Social Responsibility
. Partnering for Social Impact
. Reliable and trustworthy partner

We leverage our core capabilities to provide services to the community.
. Collaboration
. Helping to build resilience
. Contributing to the global effort against hunger

Proprietors of Uganda's Finest Local Produce

Proprietors of Uganda's Finest Local Produce

ESL-EPI  is the delivery arm of ESL for all Engineering needs and Property and Infrastructure development for the business. ESL-EPI is responsible for:

• Construction of Silos and provision of all associated engineering requirements.
• Construction of warehouses and drying and sorting platforms.
• Construction of offices, training spaces and staff welfare accommodation.
• Construction of all associated infrastructure.
• Maintenance of all installations, buildings and infrastructure.

Linking farmers and producers to agricultural and financial markets .

East African Commodity Exchange - EAX:

 https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/ea/East-African-commodity-exchange-links-farmers--markets-/4552908-2373024-format-xhtml-xdjr10/index.html 

East African agricultural markets moving to digital platforms:

 https://apolitical.co/solution_article/east-african-agricultural-markets-moving-mobile-phones/ 

ESL Outlet shops serve as service centres for the farmers and local communities where farmers can purchase supplies and implements, and the community can purchase quality processed produce at outlet prices.

The shops bring services closer to the farmers and the local communities, 

• Inclusive access to Solar Energy
• Communal Energy Solar Systems
• Renewable Energy initiatives
• Solar Energy equipment and supplies
• Individual Solar Energy projects
• Sustainable Energy technologies training

• Helping local producers to enter global markets
• Financial empowerment of local producers
• International relations. Partnerships.
• Globalisation / Reciprocal trade
• improvement of standards
• Strengthening capacity development

• Agri-Machinery
• Equipment
• Business support systems
• Sustainable energy technologies
• Supplementary  food supplies
•  Food preservation systems
• Fertilisers
• Crop treatment systems