Gatsibo District has announced plans to intensify soya bean production targeting cultivation of over 2000 hectares only in 2012. Gatsibo located in Eastern province of Rwanda has vast arable land.
Ruboneza Ambroise the district mayor says soya is a good crop which adds nutrients in the soils where it has been planted, “after soya harvest, other crops can be planted in the same garden and will grow well.”
The Mayor encourages gatsibo residents to consider Soya production to provide enough supply to the new Soya processing factory (Mount Meru Soyco Ltd) being built in nearby Kayonza district.
Mount Meru Soyco factory has capacity to process over 200 tones of produce every day and an estimated 45000 tons annually.
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