A multi-billion water venture has been launched in Western Kenya to assist handle perennial floods in components of the area and promote irrigation farming.
The Ksh7 billion (US$70 million) challenge dubbed Lower Nzoia Irrigation Project will unfold across 10,000 acres of land with a view of manufacturing enough food to serve the entire area. 5,000 acres is expected to be beneath high value crops and the other 5,000 acres underneath rice and meals crops to benefit 12,000 households.
At least 34km of dykes shall be constructed in addition to River Nzoia to prevent it from bursting its banks and discharging water which would wreak havoc on farms and houses.
The challenge is projected to profit a minimal of 60,000 folks from two western counties of Busia and Siaya.
While launching เกจวัดแรงดันดิจิตอลราคา , Kenya’s Deputy President, Dr. William Ruto said that a weir shall be constructed to control water flowing into River Nzoia from other rivers outside the county.
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“Food security is considered one of our Big Four agendas and we are committed to making sure that we have enough food and farmers get cash,” said Ruto
Residents are optimistic the relaunch of the Irrigation Scheme will see rice production in the area jump to a new level.
The venture underneath the National Irrigation Board was conceived in 2006 to help fight perennial flooding on the decrease Nzoia areas, while diverting the water and using it for irrigation.
The National Irrigation Board has said that some preliminary works, which include the development of concrete diversion weir, 135m connecting channel and a pair of.7km canal, are ongoing.
Kenya’s Irrigation Permanent Secretary, Fred Segor, said the project was set to be a fully-fledged agribusiness venture with manufacturing and value addition.
He announced that there have been efforts to ensure the challenge is completed in 2021 as had been envisioned.
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