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Highlight any five benefits of the Mwea irrigation scheme

Highlight any five benefits of the Mwea irrigation scheme

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(a) The scheme contributes to the bulk of rice produced by the country and therefore saves the country foreign exchange which would have otherwise been spent in importing rice to satisfy local demand.
(b) The scheme has provided land to thousands of people who did not have farms before
(c) Floods, which used to be an annual menace in the area during the rainy season have been controlled by the reservoirs created for irrigation
(d) Roads have been improved to transport rice from the fields to the markets.
(e) The scheme offers employment to many people in the farms and in the local mills.

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a) Saving the country foreign exchange by contributing most of Kenya’s rice production.

b) Providing income to farmers, traders etc. which alleviates poverty and raises the living standards.

c) Provided land to thousands of landless.

d) Reservoirs created have helped in controlling flooding.

e) Improvements of infrastructure as roads have been built to transport rice from the fields to market.

f) Provision of social amenities such as schools and hospitals which have improved the people’s standard of living.

g) Provision of employment to many people in farms, local mills and trading.
Faimus answered the question on March 19, 2018 at 12:00

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