Greenhouse and drip irrigation: Farmers reduce crop loss and increase market days.
Malava, Kakamega County The rains stopped coming on time. In Malava, fifteen farmers cultivate maize, beans, kales, and tomatoes on their small plots.
Farming & Irrigation (5)
Agriculture, solar pumps, greenhouses, drip irrigation, vertical farming
From fifty to eighty percent survival: A youth group improves seedling production with solar water storage.
Kibera, Nairobi County Brian Otieno was tired of watching his seedlings die. A group of six young individuals from Kibera and Dagoretti decided…
Vertical farming and solar drying: Fourteen young farmers reduce water use and post harvest loss.
Ugunja area, Siaya County They chose to grow up instead of out. In Ugunja, fourteen young farmers are cultivating traditional vegetables like kales,…
Nine women replace a petrol pump with solar irrigation. Operating costs drop to near zero.
Kivaa town, Machakos County Nine women, a petrol pump, and a whole lot of smoke. Mama Kalondu vividly recalls the day she sat…
Solar pump and donor supported water storage: Diesel use drops by eighty percent on a semi arid farm.
Ololulunga, Narok County The diesel pump was really taking a toll on them. Ololulunga is a semi-arid region where water is hard to…