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Rainwater harvesting for food production

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Rainwater harvesting for food production
DMI is supporting Arid Lands Resource Management Project (ALRMP) in the promotion of water harvesting for food production through the use of drip irrigation and greenhouses. These rainwater harvesting interventions may provide practical solutions to some food security and environmental degradation challenges and strengthen community resilience to drought.
ALRMP provides investment funds for construction of water harvesting structures while DMI procures irrigation kits, comprising greenhouses and agricultural inputs for intensive horticultural production, and also organises specific skills training and other capacity building interventions. Through private sector partnerships, the project has so far procured 18 irrigation kits for communities in Makueni, Tana River, Malindi and Kilifi districts.
The activity is aimed at empowering communities to identify and sustain natural resources and drought management initiatives, especially those that can provide employment for the youth. The beneficiary community members grow horticultural crops, which provide important income generation opportunities, especially during drought crises.

DMI is supporting Arid Lands Resource Management Project (ALRMP) in the promotion of water harvesting for food production through the use of drip irrigation and greenhouses.

These rainwater harvesting interventions may provide practical solutions to some food security and environmental degradation challenges and strengthen community resilience to drought. 


ALRMP provides investment funds for construction of water harvesting structures while DMI procures irrigation kits, comprising greenhouses and agricultural inputs for intensive horticultural production, and also organises specific skills training and other capacity building interventions.

Through private sector partnerships, the project has so far procured 18 irrigation kits for communities in Makueni, Tana River, Malindi and Kilifi districts. 


The activity is aimed at empowering communities to identify and sustain natural resources and drought management initiatives, especially those that can provide employment for the youth.

The beneficiary community members grow horticultural crops, which provide important income generation opportunities, especially during drought crises.