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Boost to rice production as work begins on new Okana Scheme

A man manually drains water out of rice seedlings in a nursery at Okana Irrigation Scheme. [Kevine Omollo, Standard]

Income from rice production in Nyando, Kisumu County, is set to increase by Sh400 million annually following the operationalisation of the new 3,000-acre Okana Scheme.

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