The handover was held on November 20 at the district head office.
Kirehe District has 612 agricultural extension workers, one per village.
One agricultural consultant, Pierre Mbanzabigwi from Gatore Sector, who has served as an agricultural extension worker for eight years said they are grateful to the government for helping them with transport which was a challenge for them.
“We have been asking for the bicycles over the last five years, and they told us that they would find them for us; now we thank the government,” he said.
Commenting on how the bicycle is going to help them, he said:
“The bicycles are going to help us reach people who need different assistance. It was difficult because we walked about four kilometers to check on farmers and advise them on handling armyworms and other services like how to use seeds and manure.”
Jean Damascene Nsengiyumva, the Mayor of Kirehe District said that the beneficiaries are required to use the means to improve their work by reaching out to farmers whenever the need so arises.
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