In Rwanda’s Eastern Province, where low rainfall and degraded soils challenge farmers, Foundations for Farming’s conservation agriculture is transforming both land and livelihoods. With the support of B2R Farms Fellow Fabiola Niragire, what began with just two farmers and a small plot has grown into a community-wide movement—equipping farmers with practical, field-based training that reduces costs while increasing yields.
Today, farmers are harvesting more, earning more, and building more secure futures for their families. As Kigabiro Sector Agronomist Sandrine Rutikanga shares, “What I wish is for all farmers to adopt conservation agriculture, so that we can increase food production. As time goes on, mindsets will continue to change, until all land is farmed using conservation methods.”
