The Muyinga cooperative in northeastern Burundi produced over 4 tons of maize during the A growing season. This production is considered satisfactory by the cooperative’s officials.
For the A growing season, TUKOMEZANYE MUYINGA COOPERATIVE cultivated just over 2 hectares of maize. The harvest was good. Officials of this cooperative estimate the production to be between 4 and 5 tons of maize. J. Claude Hategekimana, head of this cooperative, which has over 450 members, indicates that their cooperative owes this result to the diligent work of each of its members. J. Claude Hategekimana thanks Alice Ndayikengurukiye, representative of the AECPV association in Europe. ”She spares no effort to ensure that the various cooperative members of the AECVP association move forward,” he testifies. The same sentiment is echoed by Jean Marie Bigirimuremyi, president of the association. Alice Ndayikengurukiye is fighting an unparalleled battle for the development of cooperatives in particular and that of the AECPV association in general, he declared.
For President Jean Marie Bigirumuremyi, the harvest from the various cooperatives can be distributed across the country to help vulnerable families facing sometimes acute food insecurity.
Jean Marie Bigirumuremyi calls on international organizations to help address food insecurity in Burundi through the development of agriculture and livestock farming.