To Family, Friends, Advisors, Mentors of SunCulture Kenya Limited:
This is the first of many annual letters that I hope to write. However, this letter is of particular importance as today we mark SunCulture’s official one-year anniversary. Good ideas evolve in stages, and although it has been more than a year since Charlie and I relocated to Nairobi from New York, today marks one year since we sold the first AgroSolar Irrigation Kit.
Charlie and I feel confident about the company’s progress during the last twelve months. Farmers currently using the AgroSolar Irrigation Kit are (annually):
What Charlie and I find even more impressive is that SunCulture farmers are producing enough food to meet the FAO’s minimum required fresh fruits and vegetables consumption for 14,813 people. These numbers are increasing quickly – our first 10 sales occurred in 131 days, and our last 10 sales occurred in 35 days.
As a young, agile, and innovative company, we believe in constant growth, whether it is the form of professional development, sales targets, physical locations, or product development. One year ago, SunCulture only offered one pump (SP-300) and drip irrigation systems only above 1 acre. Now, we offer five pumps — SP-100, SP-300, SP-700, SP-1400A, SP-1400B — and offer drip irrigation systems as small as 1/16th of an acre. We believe that constant innovation will fuel exponential growth, and we have the track record to prove it.
Not only have we continued to develop our product line, we have also reduced costs, making our systems more affordable. We have released a Starter Drip Kit for only $115 which will enable farmers to grow around $500 worth of vegetables per growing season, and our SP-100 Solar Pumping System is ½ the cost of our SP-300 Solar Pumping System.