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Author: FREDRICK OBURA\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Wajir and Mandera County residents who are predominantly pastoralists are now embracing horticulture following the installation of Irrigation projects in the region.<\/p>\n

Residents of the two counties have embraced irrigation agriculture by utilizing community water pans and sinking boreholes constructed by the National Irrigation Authority to provide water in the semi-arid region. This is in line with the country\u2019s Big 4 Agenda on food security and Nutrition.<\/p>\n

Mansa Irrigation Project in Tarbaj is one of the 20 irrigation projects in Wajir County implemented by the National Irrigation Authority. About 700 acres of land has been put under Irrigation in the county, benefiting about 700 farmers directly.<\/p>\n

In Mandera County, 22 Irrigation projects covering about 1,240 acres of land has been initiated, benefitting about 1,240 farmers directly. Lehele Irrigation project in Kotulo Sub County is one of the projects that has seen farmers embrace fruit and vegetable farming.<\/p>\n

Among the crops grown in the projects are mangoes, bananas, pawpaw, oranges, kales, tomatoes, and capsicum among others.<\/p>\n

Ahmed Mohamed, farmer, Mansa Irrigation project says locals who have been relying on livestock as primary source of livelihood are quickly embracing farming as an alternative source of income.<\/p>\n

The new practice has helped save time for Mandera County residents who used to walk long distance in search of vegetables.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore it was difficult for the kids to understand how crops fruits such as the bananas and mangoes were grown, it is now a reality and many now yearn to be in the fields,\u201d he said in an interview.<\/p>\n

The residents are slowly beginning to realize that they can become self-reliant without the livestock,\u201d he added.
\nThe National Irrigation Authority said it will scale up irrigation projects across the country for its pivotal role in accelerating President Uhuru Kenyatta\u2019s Big Four Agenda.<\/p>\n

The components of Uhuru\u2019s legacy Big Four Agenda include food security, affordable housing, manufacturing, and affordable healthcare for all.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur desire when you look at the Big Four one of the desire is food and nutrition security but you realize that when you provide water for irrigation people can get food for household level and even surplus to the market, manufacturing pillar is also dependant on irrigated farming and therefore we are contributing directly to the manufacturing pillar,\u201d noted Daniel Nzonzo Head of Communication at the National Irrigation Authority.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Kenyan farmers are empowered enough they can get money which in turn goes to housing, health care; we are going to scale up such projects because we are at the center of Big Four,\u201d he added<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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