Mission of the Department of LII&TT
The mission of the Department of Land Husbandry and Irrigation Innovation and Technology Transfer(LII&TT) in the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) is to develop modern agriculture through soil and water resources management. The Department is coordinated through four (4) programs:
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Irrigation program;
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Integrated Soil Fertility Management Program (ISFM);
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Analytical Laboratory (Water, Soil, Plant) Program;
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Farm power technology Program.
Objectives
The overall objective is to improve crop productivity through sustainable modern irrigation and mechanization technologies and management of available land and soil conservation.
Specific Objectives:
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To increase area under irrigation and mechanization;
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To protect hillsides and wetlands against soil erosion and floods;
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To restore the Soil fertility.
Department Programs
Farm power technology Program
Mechanization is the use of various levels of power sources and equipment in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural produce. Tools,…
Soil and plant analytical laboratory
Integrated Soil Fertility Management
Integrated Soil Fertility Management has implemented a number of activities through Government support, external projects grant aiming at improving…
Irrigation Program
This program aims at increasing agricultural productivity for poverty reduction which is achieved through turning irrigation potential into irrigated…