{{About 3500 homes in Gatsibo district have been connected to the national electricity grid according to statistics presented by the District.}}
The previous plan was intended to connect atleast 2000 homes.
The district also embraced mechanised agriculture which saw cultivation of 446ha using tractors. The district had targeted to plough 400ha.
Also 1000ha of banana plantation were rehabilitated and 300ha of Ntende Marshland reclaimed in a move that saw increased productivity in the area.
Gatsibo district also presented improved maize yields at 4tons/Ha, Rice 6tons/Ha, Beans 2tons/ha, Banana 25tons/ha and Soya Beans 1.5tons/ha.
Maize was cultivated on over 19000ha while Rice cultivation spread on over 22147Ha and soyabean covered 1000Ha.
The Rice factory at Ntende has provided larger market to rice produced in the district coupled with the Kayonza based Soya bean processing plant that is steadily providing soyabean market and a growing interest in its production.
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