Taita Taveta County is the next frontier for rice production in the country, Kenya Agricultural Livestock and Research Organization (KALRO) Director General Dr.

Eliud Kireger has said.

The potential for rice in the area is huge, and although a lot of farmers are increasing rice production, there are no milling facilities, he said. "When we talk of rice, we talk of the Mwea, Ahero, and Budalagi areas.

Nobody mentions the potential or even new areas such as Taita Taveta," the DG said.