Kenya is about to get a serious upgrade in its farming game and it’s coming in the form of a $3.4 million waste-to-fertilizer plant.
Easy Environmental Solutions, the US-based company behind the EasyFEN waste-to-microbial fertilizer technology, has confirmed that Kenya will be the very first African country to receive one of its multi-million-dollar, farm-transforming machines. The deal was sealed this week when the company received the full down payment for the order worth $3.4 million, setting the stage for a deployment that could change the way we think about agriculture in the region.
The EasyFEN system is no small machine. It processes up to 17,500 tonnes of organic waste every year, from food scraps to crop residues, and transforms it into more than 10 million liters of Terreplenish, a proprietary, 100% organic microbial fertilizer. At full capacity, just one of these EasyFEN units could generate around $19 million in recurring annual revenue while producing enough organic fertilizer to treat 1.35 million acres of farmland, roughly 546,000 hectares. In people terms, that’s enough to support food production for more than 5 million people every single year.
Terreplenish isn’t your everyday fertilizer. It delivers nitrogen and phosphorus in the quantities crops need, boosts soil health, reduces irrigation needs by up to 20%, and even acts as a natural bio fungicide. That means fewer expensive chemical imports and stronger, more resilient crops.
“This is a historic moment — not only for our company but for African agriculture,” said CEO Mark Gaalswyk. “The EasyFEN system isn’t just sustainable; it’s profitable, scalable, and built to create lasting value for investors while transforming agriculture for entire nations. This is the model wherein doing the right thing for the planet also delivers strong financial returns.”
In other words: save the soil, save the planet, make some money.
Why Kenya?
While Easy Environmental Solutions is already in talks with over 10 African nations, Kenya has nabbed the first spot on the deployment list. Given the country’s ongoing struggle with soil degradation, erratic rainfall, and rising fertilizer costs, this move could help farmers break free from expensive imports and unpredictable harvests.
Bakry Osman, the company’s Director of Africa Operations, didn’t mince words about their ambitions. “This isn’t just about technology—it’s about sovereignty, stability, and long-term agricultural independence,” he said. “Our goal is Terreplenish in every African country by 2027. We’re not offering short-term fixes. We’re replacing broken systems at scale.”
Before the EasyFEN unit makes the journey to Kenya, it will be publicly showcased at the company’s facility in Mankato, Minnesota. There, stakeholders, partners, and curious onlookers will get to see the machine in full action. The shipment is expected to arrive in Kenya within 90–120 days, so sometime before year’s end, the country could be running on this new circular economy model.
This isn’t just about better crops. If the rollout goes well, it could mark a shift in how African countries tackle food security, waste management, and agricultural independence. Nate Carpenter, Vice President of Global Operations – Eastern Hemisphere, summed it up best:
“In an era of famine and water scarcity, the EasyFEN isn’t just a solution — it’s the new gold standard.”If all goes as planned, Kenya could soon be a live case study for how to turn waste into wealth and maybe even set the stage for the rest of the continent to follow.
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