LBDA launches mechanisation drive to boost rice yields

The Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) is banking on mechanisation, farmer training and a new bonus model to raise local rice production. The initiative also aims to shield farmers from middlemen who have for years exploited growers across the Lake Region. Managing Director CPA Wycliffe Ochiaga said the authority is paying between Sh55 and Sh65...

The Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) is banking on mechanisation, farmer training and a new bonus model to raise local rice production. The initiative also aims to shield farmers from middlemen who have for years exploited growers across the Lake Region. Managing Director CPA Wycliffe Ochiaga said the authority is paying between Sh55 and Sh65...

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