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Partnership between the WE4F East Africa Regional Innovation Hub and Turkana Basin Institute
Project title
Partnership between the WE4F East Africa Regional Innovation Hub and Turkana Basin Institute
Project country/region
☐ East Asia & Pacific
☐ Europe & Central Asia
☐ Latin America & The Carribean
☐ Middle East & North Africa
☐ North America
☐ South Asia
☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya
Project organisation
Water and Energy for Food (WE4F), Turkana Basin Institute (TBI)
Project description
The partnership between the Water and Energy for Food (WE4F)’s East Africa Regional Innovation Hub (East Africa RIH) and the Turkana Basin Institute (TBI) was established to improve the access to water and energy in the north of Kenya, and to promote local entrepreneurship of hydroponic vegetable farmers.
The partnership includes the set-up of a solar powered reverse osmosis (RO) and hydroponics system. Both TBI and WE4F seek to gain experience on the feasibility, efficacy and economic viability of this innovative technology for the purification of water, especially in an arid region that is extremely resource poor. At the same time, the organizations assess the role of hydroponics to produce nutritious food and promote the technology among young local entrepreneurs. This water efficient way of farming is expected to be well suited for the application in the dry region of Ileret.
Project related to following sources of energy
☑ Solar
☐ Biomass
☐ Biofuel
☐ Biogas
☐ Wind
☐ Geo-Thermal
☐ Hydro
☑ Energy Efficiency
☐ Other: /
Project primarily related to the following Commodity Groups
☐ Cereals
☑ Fruits and vegetables
☐ Nuts and berries
☐ Forage
☐ Dairy products
☐ Meat products
☐ Oil Seeds
☐ Roots and Tubers
☐ Eggs
☐ Pulses
☐ Fiber Crops
☐ Forestry
☐ Sugars
☐ Stimulants
☐ Spices
☐ Other: /
Project primarily related to the following Agricultural Value Chain Steps
☐ Mechanization
☑ Efficiency of Operation
☑ Processing
☐ Transportation
☐ Controlled Atmosphere
☐ Controlled Temperature
☐ Mechanical Sorting
☐ Preservation
☑ Other: Hydroponic Agriculture, Water Purification, Solar Powered Reverse Osmosis (RO)
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