Improving Land Productivity in Rwanda
Celestin Nzamurambaho, married and with three children, was living on a small plot of land in Rwanda. Through the Clinton Foundation he was given 10,000 disease-resistant cassava cuttings and advice on the best farming techniques, and after several years of planting, he has tripled his cassava harvest. The resulting increase in income has helped him buy additional plots of land on which he has planted fruit and grass for his cow. Celestin’s land has more than doubled, his cow is producing both milk and organic manure, and he is now able to pay school fees for his children.