REEEP – Developing Clean Energy Markets 348d ago

The majority of Kenya’s smallholder farmers largely rely on rainfall to irrigate their crops, as only six percent of farmland in the country is irrigated. Futurepump manufactures and sells a range of products that meet their needs. REEEP’s 10th Call in 2013, which Futurepump was a part of, helped them test finance plans and decide whether they wanted to be financing their products or focus on manufacturing. We interviewed Helen Yapp, Marketing & Communications Manager at Futurepump to catch up on the project. 0:00 Introduction and about Futurepump 1:03 The benefits of solar irrigation for farmers 4:10 The stage Futurepump is currently in 4:56 How REEEP's support helped Futurepump succeed 5:42 Over the course of REEEP's support, did you change your goals or change direction? 7:16 The positive impact made on the local communities 9:10 The main strengths of the project 11:16 End For more information, please visit https://futurepump.com/.