A study of the problem of low food production to the development of Maniema. Case of the rice sector in the city of Kindu and its hinterlands was conducted in the province of Maniema, Democratic Republic of the Congo in order to determine the causes of low food production in general and rice particularly in Kindu and its hinterlands.
After two years, the variety of rice of 5 months was more used by the producers compared to all the other varieties despite its low productivity. There is a significant difference exists as to the methods of acquisition of rice fields, given that many of farm households are dealers who occupy the large tracts of land without developing them and the traditional farming techniques were more applied than modern techniques.