Irrigation Equipment Supplier
Grekkon Limited is the most popular irrigation equipment supplier in east Africa. This irrigation company in Kenya serves farmers in; Cameroon, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia
An onion farmer in Wundanyi area of Taita Taveta county admiring his drip irrigation system after installation by Grekkon Limited
Our irrigation materials, tools and equipment vary with the system adopted by a grower. Below is our irrigation equipment list
Double emitter drip tapes pioneered in Kenya by Grekkon Limited
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As an irrigation company in Kenya, we supply the following types of irrigation equipment
- 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. Their size ranges from 1″ through 2-1/2″
3.3. Impact sprinklers. They are plastic mini sprinklers that range in size from 1/2″ to 1″. Mostly used to irrigate small vegetable farmes, or pasture
3.4. Meganet sprinklers. These are plastic pop up sprinklers that range from 1/2” to 1”. They are a suitable alternative to impact sprinklers
3.5. Butterfly type sprinklers. They are mini sprinklers 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
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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. Our irrigation pipes are HDPE and PVC. 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
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Installation Service
As thehttps://grekkon.com/irrigation-company-in-kenya/, 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
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FAQs
1. What is the simplest and cheapest source of irrigation
Flood farrow or basin irrigation is the cheapest irrigation method. It requires no specialised equipment or technology; just lots of water, and manual labour
2. How much does it cost to install drip irrigation per acre in Kenya?
The cost of drip irrigation in Kenya by Grekkon Limited is from Kes 95,000 per acre depending on the crop type
3. What is the best type of irrigation for small farms?
Drip irrigation system. It does not leach nutrients, it allows chemifertigation, it is easy to install, and it is the most water efficient
4. Which is more expensive; drip or sprinkler?
Drip irrigation is more expensive to install than sprinkler irrigation. However, sprinklers are more expensive to operate because they require huge water volumes
5. How many drip lines per acre?
It depends on the crop type. It ranges from 3 drip rolls per acre to 12
6. How do I choose an irrigation system?
- crop type. some crops do best under drip, others under flood, and others under overhead irrigation
- water availability. in water deficit locations, drip irrigation is the most water efficient irrigation system to adopt
- gradient of the land. highly steep slopes are inappropriate for drip irrigation
- budget. flood irrigation is the cheapest, while drip irrigation is the most expensive
A drip irrigation system under installation in a newly contructed greenhouse by Grekkon limited
7. What equipment is used in irrigation?
As an irrigation equipment supplier, these are the most common irrigation equipments supplied
- pipes
- filters
- pipe fittings
- sprinklers
- sprinkler stands
- drip lines
- water pumps
- control valves
- pressure gauges
- air release valves
8. How many sprinklers per acre in Kenya?
For the 3/4″ impact sprinklers, these will be 22 units. For the large rain gun sprinklers, thes ewill be 9 units
9. How do I decide an irrigation plan?
As the irrigation company in Kenya, we either visit the site physically, or have a sketch showing the following
- water source type
- water quality
- distance from the wate source to the farm
- gradient; from the lowset to the highest point in the farm
- farm layout
- soil type
- any existing piping in the farm
- planting beds layout
10. What are types of sprinkler irrigation?
- impact sprinklers. these are the most common ones that range from small 1/2″ inlet plastic models, to large 2-1/2″ flange type metallic rain gun sprinklers
- pop up sprinklers. thes ones irrigate thorugh an up and down motion of the cover or head. There are both sub-surface, and surface types
