On the 19th of July, we hosted our first Field Day on the farm in a long time! This wonderful event brought together over 100 local farmers from Ol Rongai giving us the chance to showcase all the exciting developments we’re working on!
As part of the day’s attractions people were able to see some of our latest crop trials, including cowpeas, potatoes, five varieties of beans, sorghum, maize and pigeon peas. We also had small packs on sale, crucially these enable farmers to try small quantities of new crops and varieties without taking financial risks.
We were also joined by external exhibitors, including KEPHIS – the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service, who discussed the importance of avoiding fake seed on the market. As well as by CKL Africa, who showcased their wide range of animal health solutions, and Greenlife Africa who are experts in crop protection.
In addition to the crops we showcased, we demonstrated our silage production process, using our E6315 sorghum variety.
In a bid to increase discussions about the importance of healthy soils, we also demonstrated production of dynamic liquid fertiliser with the new Johnson Sue system we’ve been implementing.
As the driving force at the inception of Leldet seed was the marginal conditions we in Ol Rongai face, it was wonderful to bring together a group of enthusiastic and expert neighbour farmers to share our vision of what successful and sustainable farming in these conditions can be.
Rajwera Farm 