GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

  Spraying of crops by using pesticides to avoid pests and diseases. Price control by government and production by quota system to avoid price fluctuation at the world market. Research on better rice varieties to increase production and quality. Applying fertilizers and manure to increase soil fertility and ensure high productivity. Use of herbicides to control weeds and reduce competition for soil nutrients. Weather studies are emphasized to reduce effects of weather destruction. Diversification of agriculture to reduce over reliance on rice growing e.g. introduction of cotton and peas. Encouraging mechanization to solve the problem of labour shortage especially during harvesting. Acquiring loans from banks to provide large capital base for farm operations. De-silting and dredging of canals to control floods and ensure proper flow of water. RELATED POSTS 9 CONDITIONS FAVOURING IRRIGATION FARMING IN EGYPT 5 CAUSES OF RURAL-RURAL MIGRATION IN KENYA 10 AIMS OF KILOMBERO VALLEY IRRIG...

  Source of food especially rice for human consumption. Provided employment opportunities to the farmers hence improving their standards of living. The project has helped to re-settle people who were formally landless. The project has led to improvement in the infrastructure e.g. roads which has improved transport in the area. Flooding of the rivers has been controlled hence improving the safety of lives of the people around. It’s a source of government revenue through taxes used to develop infrastructures e.g. roads. It has led to improvement in research hence resulting into high crop yielding varieties. The project led to effective utilization of the land which could have remained idle hence reducing resource wastage. It has led to development of processing industries which have led to urbanisation e.g. the rice mill at Mwea-Tebere. Infrastructural development has led to urbanisation e.g. Thiba and Embu towns. It has led to large scale output hence encouraging exports leading to...