Community rice farming initiatives in Rachuonyo North, Kenya, are transforming previously unused land into profitable ventures, significantly boosting local incomes and contributing to national food security.

• Farmers like James Nyagwala expect to earn at least Sh85,000 from their first harvest on land that was once a communal grazing field.
• The Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) is spearheading the project, providing support from land preparation to marketing and training farmers in best agronomic practices.
• The Kimira Oluch Smallholder Farmer Improvement Project (KOSFIP) has reclaimed over 2,000 acres of waterlogged land, enabling over 1,500 smallholder farmers to engage in commercial rice farming.