Rwanda launches environment week to curb soil erosion


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  • Sunday, 26 May 2024

KIGALI, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda kicked off its National Environment Week on Saturday with a focus on community terracing activities aimed at curbing soil erosion, promoting sustainable agriculture and conserving the environment in the southern part of the country.

Hundreds of residents from Ruhango and Nyamagabe districts in the south, along with those from Karongi District in the west, participated in the terracing of large tracts of farmland.

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