While drought has stricken most parts of the country, farmers in arid and semi-arid parts of Meru county are reaping big from increased crop yields. Ten groups from these subcounties were selected by the Japan International Cooperation Agency for a pilot project on simple farming methods that give high returns. It was attended by Meru Agriculture chief officer Dionisia M'eruaki, JICA Kenya chief representative Katsutoshi Komori and JICA chief adviser Nobuhide Hayashi. The event brought together smallholder farmers and extension officers from Kilifi, Makueni, Kitui, Kiambu and Meru counties. The approach was developed through technical cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture, JICA and the Agriculture Food Authority.

Source: The Star May 18, 2019 07:07 UTC