KickStart enables millions of smallholder farmers across sub-Saharan Africa to earn more income, adapt to climate change, and lift their families out of poverty. They design, mass-produce, and distribute affordable, high-impact irrigation technologies paired with training, distribution, and financing models that help farmers grow and sell food year-round, strengthen climate resilience, and build long-term prosperity.
Why We Partner
KickStart gives smallholder farmers the most powerful tool for climate adaptation: reliable, year-round access to water.
With irrigation, farmers are no longer at the mercy of failed rains or shifting seasons. They can grow when they choose, protect their crops when weather turns against them, and replant immediately after floods. Even in the face of climate shocks, production stays on track—and farmers take control of their futures.
Across the region, drought, erratic rainfall, and crop failures are accelerating. Small-scale irrigation is becoming not just helpful but indispensable for year-round food production, diversified crops, stable incomes, and true climate resilience.
The impact compounds. The extra income farmers earn allows them to invest in better seeds, livestock, new land, and their children’s education—creating a powerful cycle of growth, security, and preparedness.
By unlocking water, KickStart unlocks resilience—and transforms a farmer’s potential into lasting progress.
Impact
Limited access to affordable finance is still one of the greatest obstacles preventing farmers from adopting irrigation. With our investment, KickStart can scale and strengthen innovative financing models that break down this barrier—unlocking irrigation, productivity, and opportunity for many more smallholder farmers.