Komboka rice farmer Ephantus Kariuki and Capwell Industries regional manager Apollo Kiarie in Mwea /AGATHA NGOTHOEphantus Kariuki is reaping bumper harvests from his fouracre rice farm in Mwea. The ...

PHOTO;Munene Kamau/standard Rice farmers from the Mwea Irrigation Scheme have decried the increased cost of fertiliser and other farm inputs. The high cost of production of rice has resulted in ...

A researcher inspects a rice farm at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation, Mwea sub-station. [PHOTO: MUNENE KAMAU/STANDARD] Rice production at the Mwea Irrigation Scheme has ...

Once the rice matures, Capwell Industries purchases the harvest at guaranteed prices, ensuring stable returns for the contracted farmers. The CIL Komboka rice variety has a potential yield of ...