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Joined September 2012
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Thiba Dam is full! 15.6 million cubic metres of water stored and the surplus now overflowing through the spillway.... #watertoeveryirrigableacre #foodsecurity @NzonzoMD @jica_direct_en
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Today, the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) team led by the Ag. Director of Irrigation Development Services, Eng. Loise Kahiga, on behalf of the CEO, Eng. Charles Muasya, MBS received the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Blue Economy, Water and Irrigation,
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By harnessing these water resources, the Galana Kulalu Food Security Project aims to optimize agricultural productivity across 350,000 acres through targeted investments in crop, fodder, and fish production.
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Aligning directly with the Government’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) this initiative will bolster food security by targeting an annual yield of nearly two million tonnes of staple food grains and generating approx KES 50 B annually from agricultural output.
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Today, NIA CEO @mutindas90 , accompanied the PS State Dept for Irrigation @EphantusKim, Board Chair Eng. Gilbert Maluki and other senior officers for a visit to Kakinada Deep Sea Port & Pattabhi Agro Foods in Andhra Pradesh, India.
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The delegation studied end-to-end models that connect large-scale irrigated rice production with modern agro-processing, quality control, and maritime export logistics, advancing Kenya’s food security goals under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
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Insights gained across the production pipeline from milling and storage to shipping will guide NIA’s efforts to scale up rice production at the Bura Irrigation Scheme and connect local farmers to processors, traders, and global markets.
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Today, the NIA CEO Eng. Charles Muasya, EBS accompanied the PS State Department for Irrigation CPA Ephantus Kimotho, Board Chairman Eng. Gilbert Maluki and other senoir officers for a working and benchmarking visit to Polavaram Irrigation Project, Andhra Pradesh in India.
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The company’s processing capacity of approximately 2,400 tonnes of paddy per day, integrated rice bran oil processing and use of rice husks for electricity generation demonstrate opportunities for efficiency, diversified revenue and sustainable agro-industrial development.
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The visit underscored the importance of integrating irrigation with agro-processing, drying, storage, packaging, transportation and reliable market access.
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Happy Mashujaa Day
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