Organic company turns trash into farm treasure

An organic fertilizer making company is seeking to correct the acidic state of Kenyan soils by composting waste from livestock, vegetables and water hyacinth from Nairobi dam.

Pastoralists, known to keep large herds of livestock, struggle to manage and dispose the waste. After a day of grazing the livestock have to be taken to a designated area to spend the night. It is this area where the waste accumulates. With one pastoralist owning up to 3,000 goats and tens of cows, and with no farming land, managing waste even for a day becomes a nightmare.
Essentia Kanan, a company in Rongai, has sought to take the burden off the pastoralists by buying the waste which the company treat and packages for sale.

Working with transporters who understand the rough terrain that leads to the pastoralists’ homes, Essentia Kanan buys the waste from the transporters which is then delivered to a location in Kiserian where the company does the treatment of the waste.

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