Solar-powered borehole technology helps double yields

A pilot solar-powered project set up to support small scale irrigation in some districts of Eastern Province has been credited with improving crop yields. The $389,000 (over Rwf320m) project, 'Support for enhancing Small Scale Irrigation technologies in Rwanda', was implemented by the by Food and Agriculture Organisation in partnership with Rwanda Agriculture Board.
Some of the farmers who benefited from the project at the meeting. / Michel Nkurunziza
Some of the farmers who benefited from the project at the meeting. / Michel Nkurunziza
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