Sorghum is Africa’s most widespread staple. It is the second most important cereal (after maize) in sub-Saharan Africa. In Africa, sorghum represents a large portion of the total calorie intake in many countries. The precise reasons for sorghum’s environmental tolerance are not fully understood, and are undoubtedly multifactorial. Five properties make sorghum the staple of choice in addressing nutritional challenges in Africa by FAO Sorghum plays an important role as food security crop especially in semi-arid lands. It can survive drought conditions for some weeks by rolling up its leaves and thus decreasing transpiration. Sorghum is cereal that you can’t find ever way around the world, it is a plant that can be grow in ever part of the county, sorghum is an agriculture product of subsistence in Rwanda. In ancient Rwanda, sorghum represent the economics or wealth of the county, it is that reason sorghum is represented in Rwandan national symbols, Sorghum is in two symbolic plants, it represents the main cereal plants grown in Rwanda. Sorghums were used in preparation of ubushera beer and Rukacyarara bread, before making beers and breads they have to powder sorghum on grinding stone and produce the sorghum flour. But the sorghums that make beer are white (amamera) and the Rukacyarara sorghum are brown and black. In nowadays you can’t found the sorghum bread everywhere in Rwanda except in Rwandan museum.
click on the link to view the statistics Rwanda Sorghum production by year since 1960 to 2015
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Kiramuruzi is one of 416 Sectors in Rwanda, it is located in the region of Gastibo district in Easter Province of Rwanda,The distance from Kiramuruzi to Rwanda's capital (Kigali) is approximately 41 km / 26 mi. it has 31,083 populations of 11.78 millions of Rwandan population. They isn’t a lot of infrastructures in this sector, where you can meet the people suffering with founding good water, they make a long journey to fetch water. The main crops Kiramuruzi has are banana trees, sorghums and beans. Most of Kimaruzi’s population are the formers.
The Rwanda full show is a weekly program that show the beauty of Rwanda and it achievements. Miss Teta and Miss Vanessa are the host of the show The behind scene to when the cauterization between the two hosts is taking place. The show is produced by: BlueSky Media. All the members (Cameramen, photographer, director and the two hosts) all of them make BlueSky Media
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Jean BizimanaHe is a freelancer professional photojournalist .based in Kigali Rwanda East Africa. RWANDAN PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERPORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
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