Tana irrigation scheme offers a lifeline to farmers

Adnan Umuru, a farmer in Tana River County tending to his crop. PHOTO | COURTESY

In 1989, when River Tana changed its course, it wasn’t good news for many farmers who relied on the Tana irrigation scheme as they had their line of livelihood shut for lack of water, impacting negatively on their farming.

A decade later, the irrigation scheme was restored and farmers are now back to their farming activities, raking in up to Sh200 million in returns from a full cycle of different crops.

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