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Organization of mwea tebere irrigation scheme

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Organization of Mwea Tebere Irrigation Scheme
- The scheme is divided into four blocks/sections i.e Mwea, Thiba, Wamumu and Tebere sections.
- 6000 hectares are under rice cultivation.
- Tenants live in 36 small villages.
- There are 17 primary schools and more than 5secondary schools one of which is for disabled and one mission hospital (Karira).
- The area under rice cultivation is divided into one acre which is surrounded by a bank of earth (bund) for keeping water within the field.
- Each tenant is given 1.6 hectares of land and expected to maintain a nursery covering 0.04 hectares.
-Seedlings are transplanted after 5 weeks when they are about 15cm tall.
-Rice takes 5 months to mature and be harvested.