Hello guys,

Any on out there who has details about drip irrigation? E.g. requirements,costs,volumes dispensed in unit time,where I can get the necessary equipment etc. By the what,would it be viable for irrigating a vegetable farm e.g. french beans farm?

i use it is very good.go to kari for demo . i buy my fitting from agro-irrigation airport road .but you need clean water to run it,dam and river water require filtration otherwise it will clog the filters in few minutes

When is drip system of irrigation going to be cheap? its more than 5 years since its introduction in Kenya and from my
research, the uptake has not been anything impressive. Kangundo Rd, Namanga Rd and Magadi road farmers cannot be counted in
as they are very fluid in nature and eventually they will erect residentials/rentals in their drip irrigated plots.

It would be more revolutionary to see good uptake of drip irrigation being in use in Nyeri, Nyamira, Bomet, Muranga, Kitale, Kinango etc as this are the areas where farming will still
be a thing even in 20 years to come.

Jameni why is this great technology not penetrating our rural areas? Is it because of high cost, lack of infor or what is your take on drip?

Very true. And the costs pertaining to sourcing water tend to be much higher than for the drip irrigation system moreso for small and medium scale farmers.

Sounds like a good product though the information they are giving on it isn't well detailed anywhere - I've checked on their website, facebook page and online articles.