Rwanda’s hilly terrain has historically posed a challenge to its agricultural productivity. Most farmlands are on slopes, leaving them vulnerable to soil erosion and limiting productivity.

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ALSO READ: Rwanda to plant 65 million trees in one month Authorities are in the process of ... The degradation of these hilly terrains has heightened the risk of erosion and severe flooding downstream ...

For the moment the region and the wider international community seem content to let this play out in the hope that a new equilibrium emerges in the DRC-Rwanda borderlands. It may do so. If the M23's ...

Soil erosion can be a serious problem, especially in large, sloped yards or areas that get a lot of water runoff. Heavy rains, snowmelt, flooding, winds, and extreme wet/dry cycles can loosen and ...

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