Meet Kithekani Farms: Machakos, Kenya
A solar powered farm with a Circular Economy
Kithekani is a tribal word that loosely translates to ‘from/in the bush’, and quite an apt encapsulation of Kavita Ndolo’s farm. Powered with solar energy and a formidable irrigation system for its rural location in Machakos Kenya, Kithekani Farm is a truly modern farm.
No surprise! Kavita, Managing Director of Kithekani Farms, is a Civil Engineer graduate from the prestigious University of Nairobi with 5 years project management experience in bustling Nairobi. His diverse skills have enabled the growth of his family farm to commercial scale. He embarked on a tremendous transformation of the farm.
This innovation canal project transformed the irrigation system, enabling all year round farming as opposed to the previously 6 months only farming.
Within a short period of time, he has grown the production capacity of the farm by more than 3X and this trend is unlikely to slow down. As Kithekani Farms seeks to serve more customers in urban areas, Farmz2u will support its increase in sales to end-consumers with Farmz2u’s My Store product.
Here is my interview with Kavita Ndolo.
Demand for Kithekani Farms’ produce is growing faster than available supply, thus making the need to increase capacity more important. And with Farmz2u providing the technology to enable growth, Kithekani Farms can focus on what it does best, farm!!! With Farmz2u, farmers can focus on farming, while we help the farmer determine ‘what to grow’, ‘how to grow’ and ‘where to sell’.
Kavita, a millennial entrepreneur, is a classic example of the many opportunities in agriculture. Gone is the old adage that an African farmer is ‘old, uneducated and poor’! Kavita is a savvy farmer that has increased his income through farming, he is a modern Sub Saharan African farmer.
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