As one of the strongest El Niño events in decades approaches, KickStart’s field teams across nine African countries share what farmers are telling them right now — about drought, flooding, and the growing push toward irrigation as a way to keep farming through it all.
After 19 years growing maize, Victor Omondi rented a MoneyMaker Max pump and built a five-plot vegetable farm in Kisumu County, Kenya, now earning him $116 a week and a new home for his family.
Research shows that irrigation does more than grow food; it supports better nutrition, reduces anxiety, and strengthens the overall wellbeing of farming families.
Research shows that irrigation does more than grow food; it supports better nutrition, reduces anxiety, and strengthens the overall wellbeing of farming families.
Research shows that irrigation does more than grow food; it supports better nutrition, reduces anxiety, and strengthens the overall wellbeing of farming families.
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Research shows that irrigation does more than grow food; it supports better nutrition, reduces anxiety, and strengthens the overall wellbeing of farming families.
Affordable irrigation and agribusiness partnerships in Zambia help smallholder farmers grow year-round, strengthen supply chains, and support conservation through sustainable livelihoods.
With a KickStart pump, Joshua scaled his farm, launched a nursery, and now trains youth in sustainable agriculture across Kenya and beyond.
After losing her husband, Rosemary Okuku turned to farming to support her children. With a KickStart Starter Pump, she increased her vegetable harvest by over 20%, tripled her poultry flock, and gained the stability to invest in her family’s future.