How a young woman found an opportunity in watermelon farming

How a young entrepreneur found an opportunity in watermelon farming

Rahma Agasaro, a young Rwandan farmer is passionate about agriculture especially watermelon farming. Despite being discouraged that she couldn’t make it in the agriculture sector as a woman it didn’t stop her from following her passion.

She is an agriculture entrepreneur cultivating watermelon in Ndera, Gasabo district.

Though she majored in marketing in Nairobi, Kenya, hanging around Kenyan farmers brought about the idea and inspired her to do agriculture. The fact that the government of Rwanda offers opportunities and empowers women to be in the sector of agriculture also encouraged her to do farming as she soon realised her passion was agriculture.