Rwanda Signs $15 Million Irrigation Deal
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Financing Agreement Signed Will Support the Development of an Irrigation Scheme , thanks to a Grant from the Japanese Government
Agricultural productivity in the country could further be enhanced, thanks to a grant from the Japanese government.
The financing agreement, worth $15 million (about Rwf10.3 billion), was signed in Kigali yesterday.
The funds will support the development of an irrigation scheme in Ngoma District, the Minister for Finance and Economic planning, Amb. Claver Gatete, said.
The fund will also help improve and stabilise agricultural productivity through construction of a water reservoir and irrigation facilities that will enable farmers utilise water more efficiently and promote intensive farming.
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It will also support efforts to diminish the potential effects of climate change such as change in rainfall patterns.
This will increase productivity in agriculture sector, reduce poverty, Innocent Musabyimana, the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture said.
Kazuya Ogawa, the Japanese ambassador to Rwanda, said the project will aid the provision of water to more than 300 hectares of farmland and 265 hectares of upland fields and 35 hectares of paddy fields.
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