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One of tree nurseries that were established by the government in Eastern province. Residents were urged to plant different tree species including those serving as food for bees. Courtesy

Rwanda reviving 15 bee-forage tree species to fix honey scarcity

Thursday, December 14, 2023

RAB has suspended movement of livestock, trade, milk, and manure in Kayonza District after discovering foot and mouth disease in Gahini, Mwiri and Murundi sectors. Courtesy photo

Foot-and-mouth disease hits Kayonza, livestock quarantined

Friday, December 08, 2023

Thomas Östros, the Vice President of the European Investment Bank and Diane Karusisi, the CEO of Bank of Kigali after signing the agreement at COP28 in Dubai, on December 2. Courtesy

European Bank, BK announce €100m plan to enable Rwandan farmers adapt to climate change

Saturday, December 02, 2023

Delegates during the EAC High-Level Forum on Climate Change & Food Security in Arusha Tanzania on Thursday, November 23.

EAC Heads of State Summit: Climate change, food security top agenda

Friday, November 24, 2023

Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente delivers remarks as Kenyan President William Ruto, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan look on, at the EAC High-Level Forum on Climate Change and Food Security in Arusha, Tanzania on Thursday, November 23. Courtesy

Ngirente calls for climate resilience, de-risking agriculture in EAC

Thursday, November 23, 2023

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Animal Resources, Eric Rwigamba, speaks to journalists after opening a three-day knowledge-sharing seminar for the development of the fifth Strategic Plan for Agriculture Transformation (PSTA5), on November 22, 2023. Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganya

Rwigamba urges leveraging tech, innovation as Rwanda develops new agric plan

Thursday, November 23, 2023

A farmer works in her beans plantation in Muko Sector in Musanze District. PHOTO BY SAM NGENDAHIMANA

Rwandan civil society roots for more funding towards agriculture

Monday, November 20, 2023

A farmer irrigates his cabagge plantation in Akagera wetland near Mahama refugee camp.

Mahama refugees turn to farming after relief aid cut

Sunday, November 19, 2023

A new potato varieties are under trial in Eastern Province to increase national potato production. Germain Nsanzimana

Eastern Province: New potato types undergo testing to boost yields

Friday, November 17, 2023

Bank of Kigali (BK) has introduced two new agriculture finance products as part of its commitment to finance the agricultural sector. Photos by Christianne Murengerantwari

Bank of Kigali unveils two agriculture finance products

Thursday, November 16, 2023

MPs have requested the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources to indicate how it is implementing strategies to address issues hindering irrigation efforts. Courtesy

Lawmakers task agric ministry to fast-track irrigation schemes

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Maize farmers across the country are worried as armyworms have built resistance to pesticides. File

Govt launches campaign against fall armyworms

Monday, November 13, 2023

A view of the ongoing construction activities of the anticipated multipurpose dam along River Nyabarongo in October. PHOTOS BY JANVIER HAKUZIMANA

Nyabarongo multipurpose dam to irrigate over 20,000 ha of crops

Monday, November 13, 2023

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PM Ngirente woos investors for Gabiro Agri-business Hub

Friday, November 10, 2023

Some participants pose for a group photo at the closure of the African Conference on Agricultural Technologies (ACAT) on November 3, 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya (Emmanuel Ntirenganya).

Continental conference appeals for adequate agri-tech funding

Saturday, November 04, 2023

A worker during seeds multiplication exercise in Musanze. Rwanda will host the second edition of African Conference on Agricultural Technologies (ACAT) in its capital Kigali, in May 2025. Sam Ngendahimana

Rwanda to host next Africa agricultural tech conference

Saturday, November 04, 2023

Farmers spraying pesticides in a maize plantation in Musanze. FILE

Drought, pest-tolerant biotech maize gaining foothold in Africa

Wednesday, November 01, 2023

Workers sort potato plantation grown in a green house in Musanze. Experts are meeting in Kenya in a conference that seeks to leverage technologies capable of advancing agro-industry for food security. SAM NGENDAHIMANA

Experts meet over harnessing agri-tech for food security

Monday, October 30, 2023

Workers packing fresh avocados for export at NAEB warehouse in Kicukiro District. Avocado exporters are upbeat about the prospects of increased capacity and improved quality of avocado exports to the European market. PHOTOS BY EMMANUEL DUSHIMIMANA

Avocado: Rwanda mulls tapping into European market via sea

Friday, October 27, 2023

A maize plantation in Kayonza. On October 25, the government launched a roadmap to strengthen partnerships in getting rid of poor-quality seeds by 2030. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

10 things to know about Rwanda's new seed strategy

Friday, October 27, 2023