Tuesday, November 2024 – Kirinyaga County Governor Anne Waiguru has launched several irrigation projects, enabling farmers in the county to achieve substantial yields.
The irrigation projects were initiated to improve water access, enabling thousands of farmers to practice subsistence farming.
This has seen many farmers
record an increase in agricultural productivity, thus reducing food insecurity
and uplifting the living standards of many families in rural areas.
John Maina, a resident of Kariko
village and one of the beneficiaries of this project, said they struggled to
access water for their farming activities.
He explained that they often had to walk to rivers with jerry cans to fetch water for farming, a task that, he noted, left little time for other important activities.
“Before the project was
initiated, we struggled to grow enough food for our families but now we can
irrigate our farms and grow crops such as vegetables whereby we produce enough
for our families and sell the surplus to the market thus creating employment
for ourselves,” said Maina.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
