Budget walking tractors make efficiency a reality

The walking tractor was one of the highlights at the Chinese expo.

Tractors have remained a preserve of the wealthiest farmers around the country.

Besides their prohibitive cost, it made little economic sense for smallholder farmers, who form the bulk of the farming population in Kenya to purchase one. This could start changing in coming months with the invention of the walking tractors that are promising to do almost anything a small scale farmer needs from slashing, digging to planting and irrigation. A walking tractor was one of the key attractions at the just-concluded Chinese expo in Nairobi.