WAPCOS to Bring Modern Ag to Rwanda
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
Rwanda Government Earmarks Rwf35 Billion for Modern Irrigation Technology by WAPCOS
Efforts to strength modern agriculture practices have been boosted by a $94 million (about Rwf65 billion) irrigation project expected to start early next year in Kirehe District, Eastern Province.
The project which will occupy a total of 9,000 hectares in Mahama and Mpanga Sectors will be implemented by WAPCOS, an Indian firm that deals in water resources development and management. The firm will set up export-oriented agro-projects, where it will largely practice irrigation before handing them over to local farmers in 2017.
Tony Nsanganira, the State Sinister for Agriculture, said the project that will be run by WAPCOS on behalf of government will spur the country's crop production through modern farming techniques.
Source: AllAfrica
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