REPUBLIC OF RWANDA GICUMBI DISTRICT PRESENTATION ON DISTRICT EXPORT PROMOTION PRESENTED BY .................., 21 January 2015

GICUMBI DISTRICT VIEW GICUMBI DISTRICT Surface: 829 km2 Sectors: 21 Cells: 109 Villages: 630 Altitude: 2100 m Rain: 1400 mm Temperature average:15o-16o C Population: 397871 Males: 189,312 Females: 208,559 Density: 480 hab/km2 Economy: Industries, Agriculture, livestock, small craft industries, mines Tourism: Lake Muhazi, Umurindi w’Intwari, Amayogi ya Burimbi, Ibigabiro n’imisezero by’abami i Rutare, Ubuvumo bwa Nyankokoma, Urugezi rwa Nyirantwari. Households: 86,217 of which 71% living in settlements

Introduction Gicumbi District is one of 30 Districts of Rwanda which has border with UGANDA. Its population makes cross border trades and export promotion through Gatuna Border like other borders (Rubavu, Rusizi….). The cross border trades are either formal or informal The cross border can be imported or exported; Some exported products can help the population to create jobs based on farm and off-farm. Gicumbi District has a target of creating 2,200 Jobs included farm and off- farm jobs refering EDPRS II.

RETRAIT ON EXPORT PROMOTION AND OFF-FARME JOB CREATION SECTOR EXPORT PRIORITIES TARGET CHALLENGES INTERVENTIONS Agriculture Promotion of Tea Factory Increase of tea production from 400 Tto 500 T /2015 Lack of tea quantity Develop the high altitude tea Increase of Coffee washing stations Increase of coffee washing station from 4 to 6. Lack of knowledge of keeping coffee in good conditions. Training on farm techniques Promotion of exported Bananas Increase the Harvest of exported bananas (150,000 tonnes per year Lack of experience Help farmers to get bananas quality. Empowering of Passion fruits factories Increase of small passion fruits factories(from 1 to 3/2017) Phyto pathology of Passion fruits Find good passion food quality increase of Beans quality Promote Harvest of beans quality 100T/year(IJYAMANI) Training of farmers Increase of wheat Harvest Increase wheat Harvest 126 T/2015 to 140 T /2016 Low price and lack of Knowledge of farmers Mobilisation of farmers

RETRAIT ON EXPORT PROMOTION AND OFF-FARME JOB CREATION SECTOR EXPORT PRIORITIES TARGET CHALLENGES INTERVENTIONS LIVESTOCK Production of Milk Increasing of product of milk factories (Yaourth,frommage,Mozorera,fresh cream and pasteurised milk) from 2 to 3 Lack of factories Create a big Dairy in Gicumbi. District Eggs Production Create one Hatchery of chicken 2016. Lack of hatchery Promote the export of eggs by creating a large Hatchery Export of pigs To promote the pig farm 35.000/2015 Lack of markets Create processing unit of pigs(charcutterie,saucissons) Production of Honey Increase the export of honey from 2,5 to 4T /2016 Lack of enough beekeeping centers Increase of hives in Gicumbi District

Existing exporters and potential exporters in Districts Project 1. Existing expoters 1.Pembe flour ltd Wheat flour 2. Mulindi tea company Tea processing factory 3.Blessed dairy ltd Yaourth, Mozorera, Fresh cream, Pasteurirised milk and skimed milk 4. Different farm exporters Cross border trade of eggs, pigs,cows, cereals and beans 2.Potential exporter 1. Farmers of wheat Agriculture of wheat 2. Farmers of passion fruits Unity processing of passion fruits 3. Cooperatives of coffee washing station Unity processing of coffee

District priorities and target for off-farm job creation SECTOR PRIORITIES TARGETS OFF-FARM JOB CREATION 1.Hand Craft Promotion SMES of hand craft: Create 400 jobs per year 1. Sewing Increase of 100 jobs 2. Weeding Increase of 80 jobs 3. Construction (Maconnery) 4. Mechanics Increase of 60 jobs 5. Ceramic 2.Commerce Commerce (Factories,entreprise,….) Create 600 jobs per year Service Transport, saloon, cabinets,pharmacy,Electricity……..) Increase of 1200 jobs TOTAL 2,200 Jobs per year ( EDPRS II)

TVET PROGRAM Graduate from TVT Labor market Challenges Key required interventions 3,404 Trained Not enough for the number of graduate TVT. At National level Gicumbi is 35% . 1.Lack of market and experience 2. Lack of capital to create jobs Help them to create jobs through hanga umurimo program 2. Facilitate the TVT Graduate to get loans. 3. Create at District level a large Agakiriro Model

DISTRICT Education Priorities TARGET CHALLENGES REQUIRED INTERVENTIONS 1.Gross enrolement rate (GER) Increase the rate to 124%. Lack of parents knowledge . Mobilization of parents on the education strategy 2.Net enrolement rate(NER) Increase the rate to 98%. 3.Transition rate from primary to low secondary Increase the rate to 78%. Lack of means of family

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