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Item An Assessment of the Irrigation Suitability of the Soils of Suguroi Estate (Laikipia District) 1984(Ministry of Agriculture, 1984) Ekirapa, A.E.E.; Kinyanjui, H.C.K.; Ministry of AgricultureThis report describes the soils of Suguroi estates, in Laikipia District, Rift Valley Province. The request for the survey was made by the Chairman of Gianni Ltd., to assess the suitability of the soils within the estates for surface irrigation. The crops earmarked for development are fodder crops to be used for livestock fattening. A preliM1nary investigation of the soils was carried out from 19th November to 1st December, 1984 by the following officers: Messrs. A.E.E. Ekirapa, B.C.K. Kinyanjui, B.N.M. Onyono, P.M. Mainga and V.W.P. van Engelen. The survey had to establish major soil patterns, with emphasis on drainage, depth, texture, topography, sodicity, salinity, stoniness, boulderiness and rockiness. It was assumed that this information would be adequate for decision making regarding irrigation.Item An Assessment of the Irrigation Suitability of the Soils of Suguroi Estate (Laikipia District) 1984(Ministry of Agriculture, 1984) Ekirapa, A.E.E.; Kinyanjui, H.C.K.; Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of AgricultureThis report describes the soils of Suguroi estates, in Laikipia District, Rift Valley Province. The request for the survey was made by the Chairman of Gianni Ltd., to assess the suitability of the soils within the estates for surface irrigation. The crops embarked for development are fodder crops to be used for livestock fattening.Item An assessment of the irrigation suitability of the soils of Suguroi estate (Laikipia District) 1984(Ministry of Agriculture, 1984) Ekirapa, A.E.E.; Kinyanjui, H.C.K.; Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of AgricultureThis report describes the soils of Suguroi estates, in Laikipia District, Rift Valley Province. The request for the survey was made by the Chairman of Gianni Ltd., to assess the suitability of the soils within the estates for surface irrigation. The crops earmarked for development are fodder crops to be used for livestock fattening.Item Semi Detailed Soil Survey of the Yala Swamp Farm (Siaya District) 1987(Ministry of Agriculture, 1987) Ekirapa, A.E.E.; Kinyanjui, H.C.K.; Ministry of AgricultureThe Yala Swamp Farm of the lake basin development authority(LBDA)was reclaimed in1970. The swamp used to join Lake Kanyaboli, situated to the north of farm, bur it is now seperated from it by a dyke.River Yala used to flow into the swamp but it was canalized for over 7km, causing the swamp to drain and as result the reclaimed area used for agricultural production is about 2300ha.
