Being the third main cereal crop grown in Kenya after maize and wheat, rice farming has steadily gained popularity in some parts of Murang'a County.
Over the years, rice has been grown in established irrigation schemes like Ahero, Bunyala, West Kano, and central Kenya's Mwea scheme in Kirinyaga County.
However, in some parts of Gaturi in the Kiharu constituency, one does not fail to notice tens of rice paddies decorating the farms in a venture that residents have optimistically embraced farming the cereal.
The area is also susceptible to seasonal flooding, and through trial and error, the idea of planting rice was birthed.
