Irrigation Company In Kenya
In 2017, two Kenyan agriprenuers came together to establish an irrigation systems firm. It was to serve small to medium scale commercial farmers in Kenya. They set up what would two years later be the best voted irrigation company in Kenya
While improving the clients’ overall yield, and income from farming. They focused on this niche because of the presence of large irrigation service providers in the country. These companies clientele were the large ornamental, cereal and vegetable growers. Smaller growers had to fend for themselves because they were never a priority for these large corporates. A hallmark of the company is the free 4 month agronomy training programs for all their farmers. Grekkon Limited is the only company that offers this service to farmers in Kenya
The company organizes ‘training days’ in various regions of the country. Growers come to learn of new and existing technologies.
The other objective was to do further by offering expert irrigation, greenhouse, water pumps, and dam lining expertise to these small scale to medium scale commercial farmers, who had no professional entity to consult for such. This was through physical site visits to carry out assessments, provide advice, and carry out irrigation project reviews afterwards. And so, Grekkon Limited – Irrigation Hub was born. It is headquartered in Athi River, with outlets in other key agricultural zones in Kenya
Two years after establishment, Grekkon won the coveted Most Preferred Irrigation Systems Company of the Year award in 2019. This was at the prestigious Agribusiness Excellence Awards ceremony. The farmers in their votes had finally spoken!
Irrigation Company In Kenya
1. Irrigation Products
- Drip kits. For both vegetable and fruit tree/ forestry irrigation. This includes; drip tape, 16mm HDPE pipe, starter connectors, off-takes, drip to drip connectors, button or online drippers, and end caps
- Rain hose kits. It has; rain hose pipe, off-takes, connectors, and an end cap. Rain hose kits are best utilised where drip irrigation systems cannot be installed such as is pasture, or crop nurseries
- Sprinkler systems. There are various types;
3.1. Pop up sprinklers. These are sub-surface sprinklers for lawns, golf course, football pitches, and gardens
3.2. Rain gun sprinklers. These are metallic high pressure, high volume sprinklers for use in all crops. They are well utilised in larger acreage because they have a wide area of spray
3.3. Impact sprinklers. They are plastic and range from 1/2″ to 1″. Mostly used to irrigate small vegetable farmes, or pasture
3.4. Meganet sprinklers. These are plastic sprinklers that range from 1/2” to 1”. They are a suitable alternative to impact sprinklers
3.5. Butterfly type sprinklers. They are for lawns and small gardens like the kitchen garden
3.5. Micro sprinklers. They irrigate individual fruit tree plants, just like button drippers. However they cover a wider area, and provide better humidity around the crop’s root zone
In this video below, a smallholder farmer who was an early adapter of Grekkon’s rain hose kits. She speaks about her growing experience
4. Misters and foggers. Used in greenhouses for seedlings watering, and humidity control
Solar water pumps by Grekkon Limited
5. Water pumps;
As an irrigation equipment supplier, every irrigation system is backed by the following types of water pumps to draw water from a source, to supply the irrigation system
i. Solar water pumps. These are either surface or submersible types. Submersible water pumps work under water, while surface water pumps are ground based
ii. Electric water pumps. Like solar water pumps, they’re surface and submersible options
iii. Diesel generator water pumps. They run on diesel powered engines. They are portable or fixed types. The latter are larger in size
iv. Petrol water pumps. They run on petrol powered engines, and are smaller than diesel water pumps
6. Irrigation pipes
6.1. HDPE pipes from 16mm through 280mm diameter. The pipe thickness is from PN6 through PN25
6.2. PV pipes from 20mm through 280mm diameter. The pipe thickness is from PN6 through PN25
6.3. Suction pipes for supply with water pumps
6.4. Delivery pipes as either canvass or PVC material
Irrigation Company In Kenya
Water pump accessories
Accessories that accompany motor powered pumps are; foot valves, clips, suction pipes, adaptors, splicing kits, control boxes, invertors (for DC to AC converstion) cables, cable ties, solar panels (for solar pumps), and a solar panel support structure
Accessories that accompany motor powered pumps are; foot valves, clips, suction pipes, and adaptors
Every irrigation system has a main, and/ or sub-main pipes. We advice on the right pipe thickness, size and type based on
- Land size; determines pipe size. Large pipes for large acreage. Our pipe sizes range from 16mm to 180mm in diameter
- Irrigation system adopted; any of the 1 to 3 above
- Land ownership system; leased or owned? HDPE for the former, PVC for the latter
These pipes have specific fittings which are; elbows, tees, valve sockets, ball valves, couplings, adaptors,sockets,saddle clamps, and end caps by type and size
Drip irrigation system under installation by Grekkon Limited using PVC pipes as main and sub-main lines
II. Other Products and Service
- Greenhouses. Steel and wooden greenhouses
- Solar dryers for post harvest crop management. Convetional types and hybrid models
- Dam liners (geomembrane); 0.5mm, 0.75mm, 1mm, and 1.5mm thicknesses
- Multistorey gardens for vegetable production
- Seedling trays; 50, 66, 72, 128, 200, 288 cel trays
- Hydroponic trays for livestock feed growing
- Coco peat as a none soil media for seedling development
- Mulch paper for evaporation management
- Agriculture nets as;
- bird nets for bird pest control
- insect nets for insect pests control
- shade nets; 30%, 50%, 75%, and 90% light filtration rates
10. Borehole drilling services
Irrigation Company In Kenya
Installation Service
Our irrigation service team conducts systems installations service in east Africa. We offer advisory services to manage the system well for many years
A client’s irrigation system installation by a company technician
Irrigation Company In Kenya
Key Attributes
Innovation
Grekkon Limited in its innovation introduced the rain hose irrigation system. This new product solved many irrigation challenges for commercial vegetable and corn farmers. The company is the market leader in research and commercialization of natural solar dryers, each unit designed to meet the product or market drying requirements
Today, Grekkon Limited is the largest supplier of natural solar dryers within the east Africa community states
In 2024, Grekkon Limited introduced the first color coded drip tapes in the Kenyan market
Team
Grekkon Limited’s resounding success is largely due to its team of field professionals who provide engineering, commercial, and technical services
Country Wide Presence
As an major irrigation company in Kenya, Grekkon Limited has offices in; Athi River, Nairobi, Kisumu, Eldoret, Nyeri, and Nyahururu
