Jacana trains small African Entrepreneurs

in business, financial and marketing skills.

Jacana guides talented SMEs

with growing businesses and creates more jobs.

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Entrepreneurs are visible and escape poverty on their own.

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Entrepreneurs are visible and escape poverty on their own.

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Entrepreneurs are visible and escape poverty on their own.

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News

Training in borehole siting (register now)

Sep 26, 2024

A borehole -whether drilled by machine or manually- is always costly and involves a lot of work. As a driller, you do not want to disappoint your customers by telling them that the borehole is dry or that you cannot drill because the ground is too loose or hard.To...

Sustainable Organic Agriculture training

Apr 18, 2024

The training lasts 5 days and consists of 50% theory and 50% practice. It covers: What is Sustainable Organic Agriculture? How do I improve my soil? Green manures and crop rotation. Organic compost production. Natural pest control and management. Design, layout and...

Portable solar pump for small-scale farmers

Feb 13, 2024

The start In 2019 Jacana SMART Centre started to experiment with affordable direct current pumps . Four pumps were selected after a full year duration test. Solar pumps are powered by solar panels. (see: news post May 2021) The initial idea for a portable solar pump...