Grekkon Limited is a small irrigation equipment supplier in east Africa. Domiciled in Kenya, we serve farmers in; Cameroon, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

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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Types of Irrigation Equipment

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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

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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

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