Rugamura Marsh ( French : Marais de Rugamura ; 2°31′48″S 30°07′16″E / 2.53°S 30.121°E / -2.53; 30.121 ) is a marsh in Kirundo Province , Burundi. It is used for cultivation of rice and sorghum.
5-587: Rugamura Marsh is in the north of the Kirundo Commune . It joins the main southern branches of Lake Cohoha . It is northeast of Rutare and the Kirundo Airport . The Köppen climate classification is Aw: Tropical savanna, wet. The Giriteka cooperative has 82 members, of whom 45 are women. The Confederation of Agricultural Producers' Associations for Development ( Confédération des Associations des Producteurs Agricoles pour le Développement : CAPAD) had trained
10-578: Is in Kirundo commune, to the west of Kirundo Airport . Marshes extend northwest from the reserve to the Akanyaro River, which forms the border with Rwanda . Lake Rwihinda has been threatened by lack of rain since 1999 and excessive evapotranspiration . Settlements include the provincial capital of Kirundo ; Rutare , to the north of the airport; and Mutwenzi , near to the Mutwenzi military base. Kirundo
15-460: The Nyavyamo Marsh . It included building drainage outlets, irrigation networks, dykes, access trails, spillways and other infrastructure. In August 2021 the governor of Kurundo Province, Albert Hatungimana , visited Rugamura Marsh where he launched dry season rice-growing activities. He has said that irrigation is the only way to make the province once again the breadbasket of Burundi. As of 2023
20-445: The marsh produced 1.6 tonnes of rice per hectare. The maximum that could be achieved was 5 to 6 tonnes per hectare. Sorghum was also grown in the marsh. Kirundo Commune The Commune of Kirundo is a commune of Kirundo Province in northern Burundi . The Commune of Kirundo has an area of 207.3 square kilometres (80.0 sq mi) and had a population of 93,110 as of the 2008 census. The Rwihinda Lake Nature Reserve
25-749: The members in composting and sowing beans, corn and rice in rows in Rugamura Marsh. During 2013-2016 the Burundian government, with funding from the African Development Bank, launched the Bugesera Rural Infrastructure Support Project (PAIRB). This included hydro-agricultural development of 72.5 hectares (179 acres) of the Rugamura Marsh, 232 hectares (570 acres) of the Kabuyenge Marsh and 538.5 hectares (1,331 acres) of
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