A mother and widow sitting in her home. After the death of her husband, her brothers-in-law helped her gain the rights to keep the 8 acres of rice fields her husband left and continues to cultivate th 

A mother and widow sitting in her home. After the death of her husband, her brothers-in-law helped her gain the rights to keep the 8 acres of rice fields her husband left and continues to cultivate th 

A young boy holding harnesses for oxen used to till the land in preparation for planting new seedlings. 

A woman farmer washing her hands in an irrigation canal in the rice fields before joining the others for a lunch break. 

Left, a young woman who sells tea and mandazis (a Kenyan pastry) to rice mill workers and right, a woman farmer who has been selling and trading rice for 20 years, enjoying a break from work in the pr 

Left, two female rice farmers and right, a young woman who sells tea and mandazis (a Kenyan pastry) to rice mill workers, enjoying a break from work in the private rice mill in Ahero. 

Left, a woman rice farmer and right, a young woman who sells tea and mandazis (a Kenyan pastry) to rice mill workers, enjoying a break from work in the private rice mill in Ahero. 

A mother and child holding hands. 

A young girl preparing a meal for herself and her brother during the lunchbreak from school. 

A double handful of rice in a storage facility in Ahero. 

A wife and mother and co-owner with her husband of 40 acres of rice fields, sitting in the living room of her home with one of her 8 children. 

A wife and mother and co-owner with her husband of 40 acres of rice fields, standing in the living room of her home with one of her 8 children. 

A farmer woman drying rice in the sun outside her house in Ahero. 

A private rice mill in Ahero where farmers bring their rice after the harvest to be processed and sold. 

FAO Programme Officer Dr Paul Omanga standing in a rice field used soley to produce locally-grown seeds to cut down on costs. In the past, farmers recieved their seeds from Mwea, incurring high transp 

Women farmers selling rice in a private rice mill in Ahero where it is brought after the harvest to be processed and sold. 

Women farmers selling rice in a private rice mill in Ahero where it is brought after the harvest to be processed and sold. 

Women farmers selling rice in a private rice mill in Ahero where it is brought after the harvest to be processed and sold. 

Women farmers selling rice in a private rice mill in Ahero where it is brought after the harvest to be processed and sold. 

Bags of rice in a storage facility in Ahero.