Maize Innovation in Rwanda: Introducing Oxen to womens grou Video

Maize innovation Platform celebrates its first birthday in Rwanda's Eastern province. Maize is an important staple crop in Rwanda with the potential for export if production can be significantly increased. Here we report on how the DFID funded Research into use Programme is working with a network of local partners to achieve that aim through a Maize Innovation Platform in Rwanda's Eastern Province. The platform have is working on a system for sharing and transmitting new knowledge and improved access to finance. The Rwandan Development Organization, for example, targeted the introduction of Oxen to women's groups for the cultivation of their fields. This technology has proved very popular mainly because it has greatly reduced farm chores and significantly increased their household incomes as a local farmer Moomba Jane explains.Video produced by Take One Productions. See also the DFID Research Strategy online at: www.research4development.info