The Bunyala irrigation scheme water pump. The water pump provides water from the Nzoia River to all the rice paddies in Bunyala. 

The Bunyala irrigation scheme water pump. The water pump provides water from the Nzoia River to all the rice paddies in Bunyala. 

The Bunyala irrigation scheme water pump. The water pump provides water from the Nzoia River to all the rice paddies in Bunyala. 

The Bunyala irrigation scheme water pump. The water pump provides water from the Nzoia River to all the rice paddies in Bunyala. 

A sluice gate in the Bunyala irrigation scheme. The water comes from the Nzoia River to irrigate all the rice paddies in Bunyala. 

A man pedaling through the rice paddies. 

Farmers removing seedlings from a nursery to be transplanted into an operating rice paddy. 

Pest management workers wearing protective gear surveying the rice paddies they have come to spray for pest and disease prevention. 

Farmers removing seedlings from a nursery to be transplanted into an operating rice paddy. 

A farmer holding a fish he has found and killed in the rice paddie in an effort to prevent it disturbing the recently transplanted seedlings. 

Pest management workers wearing protective gear surveying the rice paddies they have come to spray for pest and disease prevention. 

A farmer removing seedlings from a nursery to be transplanted into an operating rice paddy until harvest. 

Farmers removing seedlings from a nursery to be transplanted into an operating rice paddy until harvest. 

Rice fields for producing locally-grown seeds which cuts down on costs. In the past, farmers recieved their seeds from Mwea, incurring high transport costs in the price. 

Rice fields for producing locally-grown seeds which cuts down on costs. In the past, farmers recieved their seeds from Mwea, incurring high transport costs in the price. 

Recently transplanted rice seedlings. Seedlings remain in the nursery for 21 days before being transplanted into a field where they grow for 120 to 130 days before being harvested. 

A rice field, ready for harvest within a few months. 

A rice field, ready for harvest within a few months. 

Women taking a break from transplanting rice seedlings from a nursery to a prepared rice paddy where they will remain until harvest, some 120 to 130 days later. 

Rice fields for producing locally-grown seeds which cuts down on costs. In the past, farmers recieved their seeds from Mwea, incurring high transport costs in the price.