FAO AND RICE FARMING IN WESTERN KENYA

Rice is an important staple in Kenya, and demand is growing. Yet the country produces less than a third of what it needs, and relies on imports to make up the difference. Just one year after the UN Food and Agriculture Organizations ‘Initiative on Soaring Food Prices’ invested in the renovation of an abandoned irrigation scheme, rice farmers in Ahero are achieving remarkable results. The revival of rice farming in this area shows what a difference even a small investment in agriculture can make.