by Rik Haanen | Dec 5, 2023 | Highlights
Organic agro training High cost of farming inputs like fertilizer and pesticides, remain the biggest obstacle for African smallholder farmers to expand. Jacana through a project named ‘From auto pilot to Champion farmer’ sponsored by AFAS Foundation, conducted a...
by Rik Haanen | Sep 26, 2023 | Highlights
In large parts of the world, people do not give a second thought to where the water from the tap comes from. It is so taken for granted that there is access to water at any time of the day. Thankfully. Unfortunately, the reality for many people in other parts of the...
by Rik Haanen | Jul 27, 2023 | Highlights
It is a known fact that limited access to water plays a key role in development. Good located boreholes create access to ground water, reduce poverty and increase health. Drilling boreholes is a costly and risky business. High quality borehole siting can reduce that...
by Rik Haanen | Jul 10, 2023 | Highlights
Also this year Eastern Manual Drilling won the first prize in the Agricultural show in Chipata Zambia. Want to know more about them: www.emd-zambia.com Congratulations. Keep up the good work. Rik Haanen director, Jacana...
by Rik Haanen | Mar 20, 2023 | Highlights
Worldwide interest in affordable water solutions is rising rapidly. Opportunities for you to learn and share: Event: UN Water Conference, Book: Self-supply Filling the gaps, Detailed study: SMART Approach. Next week UN Water Conference will be held in New York. This...
by Rik Haanen | Mar 7, 2023 | Highlights
Since 2017, Jacana has trained several entrepreneurs in manual borehole drilling. There are currently 20 drillers active. When a driller receives an assignment to drill a borehole, his team consists of a fellow driller and two to four helpers. The driller in charge...
