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State any three human factors that have favoured the location of Mwea irrigation scheme

      

State any three human factors that have favoured the location of Mwea irrigation scheme

  

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(a) There was availability of labour due to the presence of former detainees. Rice cultivation is a labour intensive activity. The surrounding areas supply labour due to high populations.
(b) The area is located near major urban centres such as Nairobi which provide immediate markets for rice.
(c) The area was uninhabited as it did not attract settlers due to its semiarid conditions. There was therefore no displacement of people from the area.
Faimus answered the question on March 19, 2018 at 11:33


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