MWEA, KENYA: Mechanisation of rice farming at Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kirinyaga County is now a reality though in small scale. The mini combine harvesters introduced in the expansive scheme a year ...

A farmer at the Mwea irrigation scheme attending to her rice paddy. She fears her harvested crop could be of low quality due to the recent Elnino rains in Kirinyaga County. [Photo by Munene ...

Water supply to rice farmers in the Mwea Irrigation Scheme could be cut off following a Sh1 billion dispute between two government agencies. The Water Resources Management Authority (Warma) has ...

Nairobi — The World Bank has committed to finance the rehabilitation of the giant Mwea Rice Irrigation Scheme, brought to its knees by mismanagement and lack of funding. Under the new plan, the ...

The price of rice in Mwea Irrigation Scheme has dropped 21 per cent due to improved production. The cost of a kilo of the commodity at the scheme has fallen from Sh170 in May last year to Sh140.

The government has directed state agencies to purchase unsold stocks from Mwea, in a bid to stabilize prices and support farmers facing a weak market, even as structural production gaps continue to ...

Monicah Mwangi @monicahmwangi/ The well-manicured green fields stretching to the horizon on either side offer an amazingly beautiful view of the Mwea irrigation scheme, as the enticing Pishori aroma ...

• Mwea Rice Mills is limited liability company owned jointly by the Irrigation Authority (55 per cent) and Mwea rice farmers (45 per cent). • Governor Anne Waiguru said the County government will help ...

Moses Kareithi Mwangi works on his rice paddy in Mwea, Kenya. The system of rice intensification discourages flooding the paddy throughout the season, and encourages wider spacing of seedlings.

Faced with pressure on supplies of irrigation water due to climate shifts and an increasing population, rice farmers in four Kenyan irrigation schemes have adopted a new crop management system that ...