The Zero carbon irrigation partnership by Water Powered Technologies Ltd, a water pump manufacturer in the UK, and Seedlink; a farm commodity aggregator is good news for farmers. The irrigation technology from the UK company uses the flowing power of water to pump water to farms. Farmers can therefore say goodbye to expensive fuels such as electricity that most of them use to pump water to irrigate their crops. The project will help improve and sustain food production for countries which experience dry seasons. Farmers will also enjoy more sustainable income. Read the article at iAfrikan.
Dear D –
With the emergence of new agricultural focused technologies, there is little reason that you cannot excel as a farmer in Africa. A technology like the zero carbon irrigation now solves the problem of drought that many African countries face. It is easy to enterprise in agriculture even when you live far from the farm’s location. All you need is the right technology. There is also a surge in mobile apps which are solving farmers’ problems. Read about these 10 apps that are boosting agriculture in Africa and 14 agricultural apps launched in Kenya in 2018.