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Ministry adopts new strategy in drive to double rice production

Rice farming in Mwea Irrigation Scheme. Kenya produces 149,000 tonnes of rice per year while consumption stands at 540,000 tonnes. PHOTO | BONIFACE MWANGI

The Agriculture ministry has adopted a three-pronged strategy to double rice production in Mwea Irrigation Scheme which provides 80 per cent of the grain consumed in Kenya.

It has come up with new rice varieties, new seed varieties that are resilient to climate change, and strives to change farming systems.

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