Felicite Umwanzintabakure, a resident of Taba cell, Gashinyi sector in Gakenke District.
Michel Nkurunziza
Thursday, March 09, 2023
Felicite Umwanzintabakure, a farmer and resident of Gashinyi sector in Gakenke District, knows a thing or two about the effects of dry spells and floods, given that she has faced the challenges.
“We would till and plant but after some months, dry spells would wither all the crops. When there is food insecurity in the family, women and children are most affected. It sometimes triggers conflict since some men leave their families and women remain struggling to get food for their children,” she said.
According to figures from Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board, only four per cent of arable land (any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops) is irrigated in Rwanda.