The Israel-Kenya Don Bosco Agricultural Innovation and Technology Center in Embu County, Kenya (AITeC -EMBU)
- Date of Inauguration: 2022
- Don Bosco Technical Institute of Embu
Site’s components
- 2 acre (0.8 ha) Drip and Sprinkler open field production
- 480m2 Polyethylene covered High tunnel vegetable nursery
- 480m2 Polyethylene Flat type Net house for vegetable production
- 4 Polyethylene covered
- low tunnel greenhouse 144 m2 each
- Establishment of initial infrastructure for 13 hectare open field production
- Meteorological station
Technical design
Educational programs
- 8 month technical training program
- 6 month internship program
- Syngenta Foundations’ Agripreneurs program
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recent event
Opening Day Event
On September 1st, 2023, we held an opening event for the AITEC Farm at Embu Kenya, aiming to spotlight the Israel-Kenya Aitec Don Bosco Embu project. This event showcased Israeli agricultural technologies, emphasized future collaboration prospects, and featured official ceremonies, farm tours, speakers, and public participation.
Universities Day
On August 31st, we hosted representatives from six Kenyan universities at the Aitec Farm.
The event focused on four key themes: education and skills development, research and innovation, community engagement, and capacity building in the Food, Environment, and Water (FEW) sectors. The objective was to cultivate a vision for strengthening connections with Kenya's agricultural knowledge infrastructure, aligning with CultivAid's mission.