Rice production set to double

As Kenya's government grapple with the problem of feeding its citizens there is a sleeping giant in the Mwea irrigation scheme that has the capacity of feeding thousands of Kenyans but it has hardly been exploited. The scheme was introduced before independence but nothing has been improved to make it match with the changing times in the modern world.
The Mwea irrigation scheme covers a total of 24,000 hectares in the lower parts of Kirinyaga County where the farmers mostly grow Pishori aromatic rice through irrigation with direct water from river Nyamindi and river Thiba.
The water from the two rivers is not enough to feed the entire Mwea irrigation scheme and this force the farmers to grow rice o rotational basis with each section growing the all important commodity once per year. read on: http://www.africanews.com/site/Rice_production_set_to_double_in_Kenya/list_messages/39737

Sh12 billion injection for rice farming

An injection of Sh12 billion in the ailing Mwea Irrigation scheme will double rice output in a year.

Brokers and farmers who thrive on subletting their lands to unviable units will be phased out, according to the Kirinyaga East DC, Ms Kula Hache.
At the moment, the scheme grows rice once in a year owing to flood water restrictions.
The Government has been regulating channeling of water from main water sources fearing that they would dry up and leave other users without enough. read on: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=mwea+irrigation+scheme&view=detail&id=FE8F2FEFAF36875BE1A997DA12AD42BF46A54013&first=0&FORM=IDFRIR