Drip irrigation · by farm size
Drip Irrigation by Farm Size
The same components, different engineering: what changes in a drip system as the farm grows from an acre to ten. Pick your size to see the design considerations at that scale.
Drip Irrigation for 1 Acre
The classic smallholder and emerging-farm size: one or two blocks, a single pump or gravity feed, and a system built to expand.
1-acre design →Drip Irrigation for 2 Acres
Where zoning becomes real: two blocks with different crops, a properly sized pump, and the first automation case.
2-acre design →Drip Irrigation for 5 Acres
Multi-zone systems with shared head equipment, mainline routing between blocks and a maintenance routine that starts to matter.
5-acre design →Drip Irrigation for 10 Acres
Commercial plumbing: pump stations, filtration stations, automation as standard and an as-built design document you'll actually use.
10-acre design →The pattern at every size
Whatever the acreage, a well-designed system has the same skeleton: a water source assessed for quantity and quality, filtration matched to it, a pump sized to the flow and lift, a field divided into manageable zones, and drip lines specified from the crop. The pages above show how each element behaves at that scale. For the full methodology, see the irrigation system design guide.
Cost
What these sizes typically cost
Indicative market ranges for complete systems (early 2026) — the design pages explain what each size includes.
| Farm size | Indicative complete-system range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 acre | ~KSh 95,000–200,000 | Most sensitive to water source and lines per bed |
| 2 acres | ~KSh 180,000–380,000 | Head equipment shared across both blocks |
| 5 acres | ~KSh 400,000–900,000 | Multi-zone; automation starts paying back |
| 10 acres | ~KSh 800,000–1,800,000+ | Commercial scope; quote from site assessment |
Ranges are planning references from 2026 market data — your water source, crop mix and terrain move the number. Request a quotation for your farm.
Tell us your farm size
Along with your crop and water source — we'll design the system at your scale and quote it properly.