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Solutions to the problems faced in Mwea Tebere Irrigation Scheme

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Solutions to the problems faced in Mwea Tebere Irrigation Scheme
-Insecticides should be sprayed on stagnant water to reduce the breeding rate the vectors hence rate of infection.
-More reservoirs should be built and farmers should pay a fee to facilitate maintenance of water distribution.
- Using clean planting seeds, burning residues after harvesting and use of explosives to scare birds.
- The solution is to take politics out of co-operatives so that they can be empowered to supply inputs and credit to farmers.
- Improved marketing by NCPB to resume so that
farmers can earn enough money to meet their expenses.
- Control weeds using chemicals and farmers to avoid cultivating on the river banks.
- Construction of more health centres.
-Government to improve the existing roads and construct new ones.