For Froduard Bazi, an agricultural cooperative leader in Gatsibo District, access to reliable irrigation equipment can determine whether farmers keep producing during dry periods or watch their harvests decline. Bazi represents about 1,600 farmers growing rice, maize and soybeans. He says their cooperative has struggled to maintain irrigation equipment because spare parts are difficult to find and replacement machinery remains costly. “In 2012, …
This story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.