Cry as snails wreak havoc on Mwea rice farms
Farmers within the Mwea Rice Irrigation scheme have continued to suffer huge losses following snail invasion on their rice fields. The voracious pests have been wreaking havoc in the fields for a while now, since they appeared in the area, a few years ago. They mainly target seedlings in rice nurseries. “They have multiplied into […]
Pressed: Mwea rice farmers decry lack of toilets within their fields
“It is a policy that has been around since the inception of the irrigation scheme, that no structure should be erected in these farmers,” said Murimi Njagi, one of the farmers.