Despite sorghum being an important cereal in Rwanda, production of low yielding varieties of sorghum have failed to meet local demands, resulting in imports of the product amounting to USD 4.8 mil in 2022.
Potential Company & Project Overview
- Farms focusing on sorghum cultivation and production.
- The investor will possess the technology that can reduce the land-intensive nature of sorghum cultivation, while being able to transfer knowledge to farmers.
Key Products with Potential
Sorghum will be cultivated in suitable land with improved seeds and good farming practices to increase average sorghum production to 1.2 tonnes per Ha.
Investment Required – 3,607,504 USD
Farms producing sorghum for internal consumption would help Rwanda in being food secure and reduce reliance on sorghum imports.