Farmers in Rwanda have been advised to put extra efforts on subsistence farming as a way of enhancing food security and also reduce on imports of cereals such as rice, beans, maize among others.
In order to achieve this, Francoise Kanimbla, the minister of Trade and Industry (MINICOM) emphasized that the ministry intends to strengthen cooperatives dealing with agriculture produce.
The support includes easing their access to credit, training farmers on latest technologies as well as supporting them with latest technology.
He added that the above strategies have worked well for some crops; rice for instance is progressing in several regions particularly in the eastern province, “We have enough rice in our galleries to sustain us for four years.”
Production of local food would also reduce on imports of the same hence reduction of food prices.
“Even though we import most of our foods from COMESA zone at no tax the transport fee still makes them costly,” he advised.
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