SunnyIrrigation

Supercharging smallholder grower's livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa through irrigation powered by solar

[SunnyIrrigation @SunnyIrrigation]

Striving to empower #SmallholdFarmers in #SubSaharanAfrica through smart #irrigation #AgTech

We're proud to have been interviewed by @DenisOtienoKE for #SmartFarm on @citizentvkenya :

https://t.co/IVKzdgevbN

#BuildForwardBetter

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For ag lenders, portfolio managers, farmer assistants & small-medium size digital farmers:
*Mazao*Smart 🛰️ shamba monitoring from Sunny Irrigation
Onboard with up-to-date shamba satellite-image tracking🌱💧🌻, & amplify with sensor & irrigation hardware whenever you're ready.☀️⚡

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@Hans_Tallboy @oniondoctorLTD @DavisShirtliff @oniondoctorLTD 's suggestion is a respectable system sizing benchmark - It's equivalent to 5mm per day. Typical (ex-greenhouse 😉 ) ETc varies between 1 & 10 mm per day subject to all those conditions you've mentioned & more.

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Our CEO will be providing contributing to EUTECH panel tomorrow (Thurs) morning illustrating what we believe ventures in the SSA irrigation space ( & crucially their stakeholders..!) need for success 🙂 :

https://t.co/0yvuCEiLLt

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@PowerUSAID @USAID boreholes. Shallow wells of verified depth. Groundwater resources exploration & verification. Managing the irrigation off-take from these sources as a business keeps all stakeholders having a stake in their upkeep. Here in 🇰🇪, next door in🇸🇴 .

☀️➡️⚡️➡️💧➡️🌱➡️🌻➡️☮️

🇺🇸🇰🇪

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Both sides of the transaction - GP's, & the founders of the startups they fund, both are basically just trying to pay their California mortgages over funding rounds. All on the back of LP's funds.
There've gotta be better ways to sustain a housing market..
https://t.co/1CQBlgJzsL

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@FLOTUS We would like to help. 🇺🇸-owned, here in Nairobi. Solar powered irrigation, and satellite-driven advisory to farmers so they succeed.

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We wish #FLOTUSinKenya a productive ascertainment on the #drought situation here in #Kenya . Equipped with the right tools & advisory support, productive smallhold farming empowers #women farmers' livelihoods & by extension the communities they nurture.
https://t.co/wmOnG3nOTy

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Just replaced 💧-pump parts for one of our many Kenyan portfolio farmers. In 3⃣ mo's this #smallholder grower's field will be a lush 🌱🌾🌽green.
🇺🇸'an owned, 🇰🇪'an-powered here in Nairobi.
We @SunnyIrrigation welcome #FLOTUS to Kenya.
#Drought #Kenya #HornOfAfrica @USAmbKenya

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Our 𝗠𝗮��𝗮𝗼Smart irrigation tool suite equips portfolio managers of smallhold growers 🌱🌽 w/ the means to keep their growers cultivating happily, productively, confidently.

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@OCBCBank @bagelbubs Hi @OCBCBAnk, following update, ios app is hanging upon reaching the "Good Afternoon" screen, kindly support?

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@SimondeBourcier Great we've got some GIS work to hire them for. 😀

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Demography investors take note. ⏳📈

And remember, the largest segment of income-earners in sub-Saharan Africa are smallhold (~1 hectare) farmers.

[Shu Nyatta @snyatta]

The African population S curve is just starting to take off while China and India taper. The future is Africans

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Great piece from @cynthiabarnett for @NatGeo on ascertaining groundwater reserves and stewarding them responsibly 👏👏

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🎯🎯
1/ "Groundwater could also be a game-changer for climate justice, says Villholth: it is overexploited in high-income countries and under-exploited in low-income countries."
[as translated]:
https://t.co/QiyyC30qQ9

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2/ 🎯🎯
"Rich countries that fight against water waste can help low-income countries exploit their aquifers to provide a basic water supply for their populations, and develop small businesses."

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@jack Welcome to Nairobi, @Jack! If you want to see tech in action here, talk to this guy @latiffcherono

https://t.co/K1R7sQcllY

[Latiff Cherono @LatiffCherono]

Fresh of the line! This is the first #RaspberryPico, #MadeInKenya at @PCB_Africa (Gearbox Europlacer). The African hardware revolution is happening. #IoT #ElectronicsManufacturing #KenyaInnovation

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A constructive, actionable message on achieving < 1.5° C ling term? 🙂

‘We looked at 1,200 possibilities for the planet’s future. These are our best hope.’

https://t.co/PTyCe5si7b

[Onion Doctor @OnionDoctorKe]

Follow up information on garlic .
1.When planting ,alot of water is required.The clove is placed into the ground half-way with the root side being in the ground .
#MasculinitySaturday

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We'd be happy to see both!🙂
• Yes, irrigation 💯! *and*
• A farmer sensitized to use a smartphone can access richer smart farm intel at lower cost / lower friction.
• If our farmer customer base were more smartphone oriented than feature phone, we could serve them better).

[His Majesty @MXmajesty]

@LatiffCherono Kenya needs affordable irrigation equipment more than smart phones.