Tag: Urbanization

ON MEDIA
Landless farmers: Rwanda’s agriculture conundrum

Landless farmers: Rwanda’s agriculture conundrum

With population inching closer to 13 million and high fertility rates (above four children per woman), in addition to factors like inheritance and urbanization, many Rwandan families are left with too tiny or without land space to do farming, hence can barely produce enough to eat.

CURRENT AFFAIRS
Satellite cities: Governance gaps hamper effective urbanization

Satellite cities: Governance gaps hamper effective urbanization

Despite a 2018 decision of the national leadership retreat to establish municipal management in secondary cities to spearhead the desired transformation, many still operate in the same way as any other rural district. This implies that officials have been focusing on rural issues and not prioritize...