Water and Irrigation Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki says the government is now focusing on irrigation to unlock the potential of small-scale farmers.
Daniel Gathura, a smallholder farmer in Murang’a, will now be expanding her farm from half an acre to over five, thanks to the irrigation project.
Towards this end, we will continue to expand irrigation schemes, support large-scale production of staples, increase access to agricultural inputs, implement programmes to support smallholder farmers and promote the use of appropriate farming techniques,” said Mr Yatani.
Mrs Kariuki said the government will train farmers to enable those who have benefited from irrigation to transit into high value crops.
Irrigation has enabled farmers in Murang’a County to turn to high value horticulture crops such as French beans, tomatoes avocado, macadamia and vegetables.
