Residents criticize new rice growing scheme

GATSIBO – Residents of Rugarama sector in Gatsibo district have resisted the district’s directive to merge their plots of land to extensively grow rice. In a meeting that brought together residents, district authorities and a team from the office of Ombudsman last week, local leaders met stiff resistance from the farmers even after being sensitized on the fact that the new farming methods would boost their  livelihoods.