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Tana River’s Bura makes comeback in cotton hoping for turnaround in fortunes

National Irrigation Board Agronomist James Kirigia inspects a cotton pilot farm at Bura Irrigation Scheme. [PHOTO: PATRICK ALUSHULA/STANDARD]

Bura and Hola irrigation schemes in Tana River County are trying their hands at cotton growing again with hope of reviving the dwindling fortunes of the crop.

According to agronomists from National Irrigation Board (NIB) the schemes are piloting the crop afresh with plans to scale up production. This is aimed at recapturing the golden ages when the two schemes used to command 40 per cent of the cotton produced in Kenya.

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