Kigali Urban Farming
Kigali, Rwanda · Operator: City of Kigali with cooperatives, NGOs and FAO support
Overview
Urban farming spreading across Rwanda's land-scarce capital, Kigali. Residents boost food security through community gardens, kitchen gardens and marshland cultivation, and crops have been incorporated into the city's master plan.
Citizen participation
To make up for limited farmland, Kigali residents grow vegetables and mushrooms in surrounding marshlands, home kitchen gardens and community gardens. Grassroots groups, schools and local cooperatives set up the gardens, with training offered to women farmers.
Operating model
Backed by public support — crops were added to the city master plan — cooperatives and residents grow for home use and sale, with NGOs and FAO providing technical and nutrition support.
Impact
An estimated 40,000 city dwellers practise urban farming in Kigali, contributing to food security and sustainable living, with cooperatives and women farmers driving better nutrition and incomes.
Land tenure
Uses marshlands, public spaces and home plots, recognised in city planning and worked by cooperatives and residents.
Crops
- vegetables
- maize
- beans
- mushrooms
Scale
Estimated 40,000 city dwellers practising urban farming in Kigali
Sources（3）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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