By pacifique ndayishimiye | Project leader
The cultivation of Rice didn’t start as it had been anticipated, the local agronomist advised the cooperative against cultivation of Rice in March and advised them to cultivate a different crop such that they would cultivate rice in the ideal conditions thus increase their yield. Before the cultivation of Rice a different crop had to be cultivated while constructing and maintaining the field getting it ready for the Rice season. Irish potatoes were a good option and they planted first, the harvest will contribute to the investment needed in Rice cultivation and also enable them to pay for their families’ health insurance this coming year 2015-2016 that begins in July.
Jeanne (Cooperative Member) said “We are excited about the upcoming rice season as we have always wanted to cultivate rice, now that everything is in place, hopefully we will even buy a vehicle for our cooperative through rice cultivation as it has a great demand on the market because some of these other crops have not been quite a success as we hoped they would be.” Rice has been greatly demanded and the cooperative hope they will gain from this season and compensate for their efforts on other crops that have not been successful as they initially hoped for.
We would like to thank everyone that is continuously supporting this cooperative to create a better life for them and their families.
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