Geodata journalism. Mapping stories on water issues in the Nile Basin.
Geodata journalism. Mapping stories on water issues in the Nile Basin.
Though there is vast irrigation water potential in Ethiopia, only those farmers who can afford the price of fuel for generators utilise irrigation technology.
The growth of the water hyacinth plant has put Lake Manzala at risk as it shrinks at a rate of 5.22 square kilometers per year.
Two years on from the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the costs of supplying modern irrigation equipment have soared, compelling small-scale farmers to turn to traditional irrigation techniques to boost the production of their crops within a short timeframe.
The dam will supply 20million people with water for domestic use and putting 3,300ha of land under irrigation. Comprising of 1,180ha in Busia County, Kenya and 2,120ha in Uganda’s Tororo District.
Decisions would be better if leaders could understand that things are different on the land. I’ve seen huge water problems in these countries; in many cases, these problems are in places where the damage is irreversible.
All changed in early 2020, when Covid-19 set foot in East Africa. The pandemic triggered strict lockdowns as a measure to contain the virus spread. This meant members of Ngangani irrigation group had to reorganize for their farm to survive.
The agricultural sector provides a livelihood for about 80 per cent of Kenya’s population, most of whom are subsistence farmers in rural areas.
Coffee farmers who are members of the cooperative will no longer venture into Uganda, at the risk of being arrested, to sell their coffee: members or not, the farmers receive the money when they bring the coffee cherries to the micro-station.
By Cliff Abenaitwe Stanley Turyakira resident of Kanungu district in South Western Uganda faces a
In Katavi, like other protected areas, wildlife poaching is a serious challenge because the park has no fence; therefore, any person can easily enter and kill animals if he is lucky enough to walk out uncaught.
In Burundi, at least 5000 surface water sources, mostly boreholes and shallow wells have completely dried up in the last 20 years.
Giraffes are incredibly large animals on average weighing between 200 to 600 kilograms, poachers have a lot to harvest from a single killing.
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