Resources
Guides, technical references, and a visual record of our work across Africa — everything you need to get the most from your irrigation system.
Knowledge Base
Guides, gallery & company timeline
What's Inside
Our resource library covers everything from installation basics to advanced sensor configuration. Browse the guides, explore our project gallery, and follow our journey from a Kigali pilot to a continent-wide operation.
Knowledge Base
Practical guides and technical references for farmers, farm managers, and agronomists.
Drip Irrigation Basics
GuideA beginner's guide to understanding drip systems — components, layouts, and how water reaches the root zone.
Soil Moisture Sensor Placement
TechnicalWhere and how deep to install sensors for the most accurate readings across different soil types.
Reading Your Water Usage Report
GuideHow to interpret the weekly water consumption data in your dashboard and use it to reduce waste.
Calculating Irrigation ROI
ToolA step-by-step worksheet to estimate payback period, yield gains, and total cost of ownership.
Maintaining Your System
MaintenanceSeasonal maintenance checklist — flushing lines, checking emitters, calibrating sensors, and testing valves.
Understanding ET & Crop Water Needs
TechnicalAn introduction to evapotranspiration and how our AI engine uses it to build irrigation schedules.
Project Gallery
Photos from our installations and field operations across Africa.
Borehole pump installation
Solar pump structure
Completed lined reservoir
Field survey in progress
Drip irrigation with water tanks
Sprinkler irrigation system
Solar pump station complete
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Lorentz solar pump controller
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Reservoir with irrigation lines
Sprinkler head installation
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Pipe laying in trench
Irrigation in action
Our Journey
- •Rak Investment founded in Kigali
- •First pilot installation — 5 hectare tomato farm
- •Soil sensor network prototype completed
- •First commercial deployments across Rwanda and Kenya
- •Remote monitoring platform launched
- •50 farms onboarded
- •Expanded to West and Southern Africa
- •AI scheduling engine v2 released
- •200 farms served milestone reached
- •LoRaWAN connectivity added for off-grid farms
- •Partnership with regional development banks
- •500+ farm installations achieved
- •Next-generation RAK SmartHub v3 launched
- •Expanded to North Africa
- •45+ regions covered across the continent