Formally titled “Increasing food production and livelihood improvement in the Kamiranzovu marshland area, Burera District”, the three-year Project “KUNGAHARA Burera”, or KungaBu in short, has an objective to increase food production, fight malnutrition and improve livelihoods in the Kamiranzovu marshland area, in Butaro Sector (of Burera District) by:

1. increasing food production and reducing vulnerability to dry seasons and climate change linked drought spells through solar powered irrigation and sustainable land husbandry practices;
2. reducing losses from inadequate postharvest practices through increased access to produce drying and storing facilities;
3. reducing malnutrition through promotion of small livestock and kitchen gardens especially in vulnerable households; and
4. increasing skills, awareness and technical know-how transfer to local farmers also taking into account the project’s visibility.