Food security project shines ray of hope in 'dry' Bondo

CORD leader Raila Odinga with former PS Carey Orege (left) and Governors Cornel Rasanga (Siaya), Jack Ranguma (Kisumu) and Cyprian Awiti (Homabay) when they visited him yesterday at his Opoda Farm in Bondo, Siaya County. 13/06/15. PHOTO: TITUS MUNALA/STANDARD

The perennial hunger in Bondo sub-county could be history if a recently launched 3,000 acres irrigation project bears fruit. The brains behind the project, area MP Gideon Ochanda, says the project will transform Bondo from a food deficient region into a food basket.

Speaking last week during the launch of the multi-million shilling project, dubbed Value Farms, Ochanda said the project would create about 12,000 investment opportunities. “This will boost food security as it will lead to a mega irrigation project, which can reduce over-dependence on rain-fed agriculture,” he says.