School Vegetable Shade Net Houses in Homa Bay

Schools in Homa Bay suffered from intense equatorial heat, high wind speeds, and locust/pest infestations that destroyed kitchen garden plots. With limited municipal water, outdoor vegetable patches dried up rapidly, forcing schools to purchase expensive vegetables for school lunch programs.

Symnet constructed sturdy 8m x 24m treated timber shade houses cladded with 50% green monofilament UV-treated agro shade nets. Each facility was equipped with a 5,000-litre rainwater harvesting tank elevated on a masonry plinth, connecting directly to a gravity-fed drip irrigation kit. Symnet’s extension agronomists trained teachers and students on nursery management, drip scheduling, and companion planting.