เกจวัดอาร์กอน -billion water project has been launched in Western Kenya to help tackle perennial floods in elements of the region 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 producing enough meals to serve the entire region. 5,000 acres is expected to be under high value crops and the other 5,000 acres beneath rice and meals crops to learn 12,000 households.
At เกจวัดแรงดันแก๊สหุงต้ม of dykes shall be constructed in addition to River Nzoia to forestall it from bursting its banks and discharging water which might wreak havoc on farms and homes.
The project is projected to benefit no less than 60,000 people from two western counties of Busia and Siaya.
While launching the challenge, Kenya’s Deputy President, Dr. William Ruto stated that a weir might be constructed to regulate water flowing into River Nzoia from other rivers outside the county.
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“Food security is one of our Big Four agendas and we are committed to making sure that we have sufficient food and farmers get money,” mentioned Ruto
Residents are optimistic the relaunch of the Irrigation Scheme will see rice manufacturing in the region bounce to a model new level.
The project under the National Irrigation Board was conceived in 2006 to help fight perennial flooding at the lower Nzoia areas, while diverting the water and utilizing it for irrigation.
The National Irrigation Board has said that some preliminary works, which include the construction of concrete diversion weir, 135m connecting channel and a pair of.7km canal, are ongoing.
Kenya’s Irrigation Permanent Secretary, Fred Segor, mentioned the challenge was set to be a fully-fledged agribusiness venture with production and value addition.
He introduced that there have been efforts to ensure the project is accomplished in 2021 as had been envisioned.
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