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Amina Issa

Solar energy improves yields on the banks of River Tana

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Amina Issa, the secretary to Abarrot Micro-Irrigation Scheme, harvests crops on the farm on November 9, 2024. The farm has solar-powered pumps.

Photo credit: Manase Otsialo | Nation

By  Manase Otsialo

Correspondent

On the banks of River Tana near Garissa town is the 400-acre Abarrot Micro Irrigation Scheme.

The farm, owned by a group of 30, introduced solar-powered irrigation in 2022 with help from the World Food Programme (WFP).

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