IN PICTURES: Taveta banana, maize and tomato farmers embrace irrigation
Maize and tomato farmers in Taveta Sub-county also depend on the Njoro Kubwa canal to irrigate their farms. PHOTO | BRIAN OCHARO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Farmers heading to their farms in Taita Taveta. They have decried poor prices of farm produce saying traders have flooded the market with goods from Tanzania. PHOTO | BRIAN OCHARO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Maize and tomato farmers in Taveta Sub-county also depend on the Njoro Kubwa canal to irrigate their farms. PHOTO | BRIAN OCHARO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Njoro Kubwa canal in Taveta Sub County. The county government in January this year de-stilled the canal to increase volumes of water being supplied to farmers across the region. The canal supplies irrigation water to farms. PHOTO | BRIAN OCHARO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Njoro Kubwa canal in Taveta Sub County. The county government in January this year de-stilled the canal to increase volumes of water being supplied to farmers across the region. The canal supplies irrigation water to farms. PHOTO | BRIAN OCHARO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Farmers have diverted water from the Njoro Kubwa canal to their farms. PHOTO | BRIAN OCHARO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Rodgers Mwendwa, a banana farmer in his plantation. He earns up to Sh60,000 per month from the sale of the produce. He has employed six workers to help him maintain the farm. PHOTO | BRIAN OCHARO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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In dry seasons, bananas always wither and fall down due to diseases and lack of adequate water. PHOTO | BRIAN OCHARO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Farmers heading to their farms in Taita Taveta. They have decried poor prices of farm produce saying traders have flooded the market with goods from Tanzania. PHOTO | BRIAN OCHARO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Rodgers Mwendwa, a banana farmer in his plantation. He earns up to Sh60,000 per month from the sale of the produce. He has employed six workers to help him maintain the farm. PHOTO | BRIAN OCHARO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Farmers loading their bananas on a lorry to be sold at Kongowea market in Mombasa. The county governments of Taita Taveta and Mombasa agreed to create space in the market for farm produce and traders from Taveta. PHOTO | BRIAN OCHARO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Maize farmers in Taveta Sub-county also depend on the Njoro Kubwa canal to irrigate their farms. PHOTO | BRIAN OCHARO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Maize and tomato farmers in Taveta Sub-county also depend on the Njoro Kubwa canal to irrigate their farms. PHOTO | BRIAN OCHARO | NATION MEDIA GROUP