This tower is located at in Semi-Arid drylands of Machakos county, Southern Kenya. The area was a rangeland similar to Kapiti until 2011, when it was converted to dryland agriculture (pers. comm. Stuart Barden). The site adopts minimal tillage practices along with seasonal crop rotations. The farm is recognized for its diverse grain cultivation, including mung beans, seed beans, chickpeas, grain sorghum, barley, wheat and green grams, as well as forage sorghum
