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Farmers collecting water from house roofs to water pans

The new technology will help store enough water without necessarily purchasing water tanks [Muriithi Mugo, Standard]

Stakeholders in sustainable agriculture and mitigation against Climate change have urged residents of Mbeere North in Embu County to take advantage of the heavy rains to collect and store water.

The new technology of harvesting water from house roofs and flooding along the roads is directed to water pans made of dam liners that are secured and covered with a black net to reduce evaporation.

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