Significance of irrigation farming in Kenya
Answer Text: Significance of Irrigation Farming in Kenya(a) Resettlement of landless people e.g. in Mwea.(b) It has made barren land reproductive.(c) Enables farmers to earn an income when they sell farm produce.(d) Provision of employment opportunities which has alleviated poverty and improved the standard of living.(e) Creation of settlement for landless.(f) Earning of foreign exchange by the country after exportation chilies, flowers, peas, fruits, etc.(g) Saves some foreign exchange that would be used to import the entire amount of food needed in the country.(h) Development of infrastructure and social amenities e.g. roads,(i) Promoted industrial development through providing raw materials e.g. rice mills, pineapple processing, sugarcane factories, etc.(j) Has assisted in the control of environmental hazards such as droughts and floods.(k) Has enhanced food security in the country by encouraging growing of food crops such as maize, beans, rice, etc.
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