Mwea rice farmers have been encouraged to mechanise their farming to improve production and make work easier. Kilimol project manager Mikio Oyama said on Wednesday adopting mechanical tools will transform farming at Mwea rice irrigation scheme. He spoke when he demonstrated to Mwea farmers how to use lighter, modern and efficient ploughing tractors, paddy weeders and combined harvesters. "With the use of modern lighter tractors, they will level the farms thus easing work for the farmers.”Oyama said they intend to sell 100 machines of a similar type to Mwea rice farmers. Mwangi said most of them are forced to use ox carts for ploughing and rice sickles for harvesting.

Source: The Star March 11, 2021 18:56 UTC