Project Briefs

ITEM	BURA IRRIGATION SCHEME	GALANA KULALU FOOD SECURITY PROJECT
Scheme/Project Name	Bura Irrigation and Settlement Scheme	Galana Kulalu Food Security Project.
Location (Constituency and County)	Bura Constituency, Tana River County	Tana River and Kilifi Counties.
Year of establishment	1978	2014
Planned area	271,194 acres	300,000 Acres
Area developed with irrigation infrastructure	12,000 Acres	10,000 Acres
Farming households	2,245	Large-scale commercial model
Source of Water	Tana River	Galana River
Method of abstraction	Gravity	Pumping
Type of irrigation method	Surface irrigation (furrow and basin)	Centre Pivot Irrigation
Main crops grown	Maize and Rice	Maize
Other crops grown	Sugarcane, watermelons, onions, green grams, cotton	Soya beans, Cassava and Onions
Farmer institutions	Irrigation Water Users Association, Farmers cooperative society, scheme management committee	The project is currently under operation by SELU Limited