Kenya: How FAO-Led Water-Related Disasters Control Project Benefitted Farmers in Rwanda, Kenya

Kenya: How FAO-Led Water-Related Disasters Control Project Benefitted Farmers in Rwanda, Kenya

An FAO-led project, dubbed "Responding to Water-Related Disasters: Mitigating and Optimising Excess Water in Kenya and Rwanda," constructed water reservoirs in Kenya to store excess runoff, which was then used for irrigation.

How FAO-led water-related disasters control project benefitted farmers in Rwanda, Kenya

An FAO-led project, dubbed “Responding to Water-Related Disasters: Mitigating and Optimising Excess Water in Kenya and Rwanda,” constructed water reservoirs in Kenya to store excess runoff, which was then used for irrigation. In Rwanda, the focus was on rehabilitating flood control systems such as canals and retention ponds, which also enabled irrigation. The project, funded by the Government of Japan through the Mission of Japan to the African …