Solar-powered irrigation sees farmers double their yield
Gerard Munyeshuri Gatete inspects a solar powered water pump on an 8-hectare farm in Barija Sector in Nyagatare District, Eastern Province. It pumps water 60 metres underground to irrigate his crops during drought.
![Gatete explains how the solar-powered irrigation system works, in Nyagatare District, on Thursday. / Emmanuel Ntirenganya Gatete explains how the solar-powered irrigation system works, in Nyagatare District, on Thursday. / Emmanuel Ntirenganya](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/uploads/imported_images/files/main/articles/2017/11/13/swaterthattheyusetoirrigatecropsontheirfarminNyagatareDistrict.jpg)
Gatete explains how the solar-powered irrigation system works, in Nyagatare District, on Thursday. / Emmanuel Ntirenganya