A researcher inspects a rice farm at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation, Mwea sub-station. [PHOTO: MUNENE KAMAU/STANDARD] Rice production at the Mwea Irrigation Scheme has ...
Kenya has recorded a substantial surge in local rice production under the administration of President William Ruto, driven by ...
The Authority is set to collect Sh450 million from the 30,000 acres under irrigation. [Joseph Muchiri, Standard] Rice farmers from Mwea Irrigation scheme have vowed not to pay the Sh15,000 levies ...
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.
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Irrigation surge in Kenya
Kenya has significantly expanded irrigation since 2022 as part of efforts to boost food production and strengthen agricultural output. Government data shows that 770,000 acres are now under irrigation ...
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 ...
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 ...
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