Cyaruhogo Wetland occupies 170 ha of land area where three rice farmers’ cooperatives composed of 600 members grow rice.
During the project implementation, two dams and a 23.5-kilometer water pipe will be built to water rice fields in the wetland.
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Jean Claude Musabyimana urged the residents to preserve the irrigation facilities and take advantage of the jobs to be created during the construction of the facilities.
“This irrigation project is expected to create many jobs for the population living near the wetland. You should take advantage of this opportunity and develop yourselves economically. We urge you to preserve the dams to be built for the future benefit for all of us,” Musabyimana said.
Musabyimana further explained that the Rwandan Government plans, as reflected in the 7-year Government Program, to boost agriculture production by increasing the land area irrigated, done in partnership with different partners including the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) which sponsored the project.
The Japan Ambassador to Rwanda, Takayuki Miyashita said Japan is ready to continue working with Rwanda in different projects aimed at improving Rwandans social welfare, agriculture and boosting agribusiness.
Under the 7-year Government Program, it is projected that the irrigated land for agriculture will increase from 48.508 ha in 2016/17 to 102.284 ha in 2024.
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