{"id":232184,"date":"2023-09-07T13:59:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T13:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sfarmsinvestment.co.ke\/?page_id=232184"},"modified":"2026-06-12T21:56:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:56:20","slug":"fodder-drip-irrigation-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sfarmsinvestment.co.ke\/index.php\/fodder-drip-irrigation-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting up the Irrigation System for Fodder Growing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;2%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Fodder Drip Irrigation Kenya Case Study &#8221; subhead=&#8221;The Commercial Super Napier Project courtesy of S-Farms Investment Limited&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;700px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.2.2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Poppins|800|||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; content_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; content_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; content_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; subhead_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; subhead_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; subhead_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.75)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/sfarmsinvestment.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/best-drip-irrigation-companies-in-kenya-fodder-project@3x-1-1024&#215;486.png&#8221; custom_button_one=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_text_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; button_one_bg_color=&#8221;#02d002&#8243; button_one_border_width=&#8221;8px&#8221; button_one_border_color=&#8221;#02d002&#8243; button_one_border_radius=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; button_one_font=&#8221;Lato|700|||||||&#8221; button_one_use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_button_two=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_text_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; button_two_text_color=&#8221;#353740&#8243; button_two_bg_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_two_border_width=&#8221;8px&#8221; button_two_border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_two_border_radius=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; button_two_font=&#8221;Lato|700|||||||&#8221; button_two_use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10%||10%|&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;1px&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;1px&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;1px&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;1px&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.2.2&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.2.2&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.2.2&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.2.2&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Poppins|500|||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Poppins|900|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h2>Project Overview &amp; Technical Scope:<\/h2>\n<p><b data-path-to-node=\"14,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">S-Farms Investment Limited\u00a0<\/b>successfully delivered a custom-engineered, multi-acre commercial fodder irrigation network for <b data-path-to-node=\"14,0\" data-index-in-node=\"127\">Amagoh Dorpers Stud<\/b>, demonstrating the absolute <b data-path-to-node=\"14,0\" data-index-in-node=\"175\">Best Drip Irrigation Kenya<\/b> has to offer for high-density livestock feed production.<\/p>\n<p>Traditional flood and furrow irrigation can be labor-intensive, consume excessive water, and deliver uneven yields. 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