is towards more intensive cultivation of food crops and cash crops.

Issues

The river is threatened by deforestation and siltation, increasing diversion of water for irrigation, and pollution by fertilizers and pesticides.In August 1997 sediment-laden plumes of Malewa river water extended about 500 m into Lake Naivasha.Access to natural resources and markets is not equitable in the region.Water conflict is common and poverty is widespread.Improvements to resource management practices could

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