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TerraStar and Zebedayo Women Self Help Group

November 12, 2010

A group of Kenyan entrepreneurs and a group of farmers in western Kenya formed their own cooperative named the ZEBEDAYO WOMEN SELF HELP GROUP. These enterprising women farmers are using agricultural business as a means to help support their families and local communities.

Their investment in the TerraStar units shown in the picture will allow the group members to produce more crops with less money and reduce their risk of crop loss due to unpredictable rainfall.

TerraManus Technology LLC Kenyan Director, Charles Makona recently facilitate a number of farmer field days in both the Busia area in western Kenya and the village of Thika north of Nairobi. Members of the ZEBEDAYO WOMEN SELF HELP GROUP were present at the Thika Farmer Field Day event sponsored by TerraMnaus Technology with support from Regina Wanjeri, Regional Extension Officer from the Kenyan Department of Agriculture.

Kenyan Director of Terramanus operations, Charles Makona says,”The advantages of the low cost TerraStar technology makes farming a viable choice for poverty eradication among farmers having only hand tools to farm their land. The proven combination of increased yields and reduced input cost means the farmers have real disposable income for the first time.

Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture Extension Officer Regina Wanyeri says, “The Terrastar’s ability to stop erosion while sequestering water in the soil takes much of the risk out of rains coming late or not coming at all”.

Stephen Carr, CEO

Sengegal opportunities

November 10, 2010

The U.S. Commercial Service, through their Gold Key Program has played an essential role in opening up avenues to the Republic of Senegal in western Africa. Stephen Carr recently spent time in the French-speaking land doing demonstrations of the TerraStar product and developing joint venture opportunities.

Stephen met with several business contacts to discuss rights to promote the manufacture, sale, and distribution of the TerraStar product.  They included:

• NABI Groupe Holding
• TSE – commercial agricultural equipment supplier
• SISSMAR – manual and horse-powered agricultural equipment supplier

Stephen will be returning back to Senegal in November and December to provide more demonstrations  just in time for their January planting season and working through TerraStar orders with the joint venture businesses.

Senegal horse powered planters

Kenya trip cultivates much TerraStar interest

November 8, 2010

Stephen Carr recently returned from international travels to demonstrate the TerraStar product and develop business contacts.  The Kenya Embassy staff helped make networking arrangements and one of the highlights was a formal invitation to the the installation of the new Senior Commercial Director at the embassy, Camille Richardson.  The reception introduced Stephen to the U.S. Ambassador to Kenya, Michael E. Ranneberger with whom they spent time exchanging dialog about the TerraStar technology. Stephen also met Commercial Specialist, Mary Masyuko who assisted in arranging meeting with several prospective commercial enterprises to partner with.  Additionally, Stephen met with USDA Agriculture Marketing Specialist, Carol Kamau.  She will be helping promote TerraStar to the commercial growers as a tool to help improve their market position within the greater East African cropping region.

Commercial Enterprises with whom Stephen Carr met with included:

• Caneland Ltd – John Deere Licensee
• Feil Farm Engineering Industries Ldt – agricultural manufacturer and dealer of Claas, Great Plains, Stehr
• Cheikh Ngane – Entrepreneur and retired U.S. Commercial Service, Nairobi Embassy
• Agricultural Development Trust – AgMark-KENYA, financial institution

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