The mayor of Nyamasheke district, Jean Baptiste Habyarimana has said that farmers’ problems will be resolved since agriculture will be focused on in 5 years District Development plan (DDP)
The mayor said this during the meeting held on May 8th 2013 in Nyamasheke district, to pave way for the 5 yr development plan before it’s studied and approved by Nyamasheke district council.
During the meeting, reduced crop yields were cited as the major problem in agriculture but it was agreed that agriculture will be given priority so as to increase the districts revenue.
To solve the problem, it was decided that food crops will be grown near Lake Kivu and cash crops such as tea and coffee be grown near Nyungwe forest.
To improve agriculture, the participants agreed on improving manure use onto unfertile soils and to set up factories to add value to the harvest.
In addition, 5 year DDP will focus on modern technology for instance ploughing machines to reduce labor and increase the yields, asserts the mayor.
Mayor Habyarimana highlights that farmers will be educated on how to access markets for their produce and the prices using E-Soko method.
The 5 year district development program is expected to commence in July 2013 will fulfill the promise made by H.E Paul Kagame during his 2010 campaign.