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A Sh73 million irrigation project at Ruiru Prison Farm in Kiambu County will put 100 acres under coffee and more than 20 acres under horticulture as part of a government plan to turn the farm into a source of food and income.
The project will also establish a tree nursery capable of producing about 18 million seedlings each year, supporting the government's 15 Billion Tree Growing Programme and generating an estimated Sh75 million in annual value.
The coffee enterprise, which will cover Blocks A, B and C, is expected to generate more than Sh20 million once fully operational. The horticulture section will supply fresh produce to prisons across Nairobi, reducing reliance on external suppliers.
The initiative brings together the State Department for Irrigation and the Kenya Prisons Service to promote irrigation as a way of increasing food production while reducing reliance on rainfall.
