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Govt moves to close Sh56bn rice import gap with irrigation push

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A farmer carries rice seedlings for transplanting in a late-season section of the Mwea Irrigation Scheme. [Fle,Standard]

The government has launched a national survey on rice production as it seeks to cut Kenya’s annual rice deficit of 700,000 metric tonnes and reduce reliance on imports costing more than Sh56 billion.

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