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A view of a maize plantation in Eastern Province. / Sam Ngendahimana

EAC smallholder farmers call for better management of seeds

Friday, September 30, 2022

Inside one of Irish potato shops in Nyabisindu in Kigali. The average price per kilogramme for Irish potatoes has increased from Rwf300 to over Rwf500. / Sam Ngendahimana

Top foodstuffs with soaring prices

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Workers sort some insects at the first commercial plant for insect-based animal feed in Rwanda in Bugesera District on September 5. Dan Nsengiyumva.

Five home-grown solutions to boost fertiliser production

Thursday, September 29, 2022

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Pyrethrum farmers urged to increase production to meet rising demand

Saturday, September 24, 2022

Officials during a tour of Kinazi Cassava Processing Plant in Ruhango District. The Government is set to invest about Rwf2 billion to revamp the struggling factory. Photo: File.

Government to inject Rwf2 billion into Kinazi cassava plant revamp

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Charles Michel, President of the European Council delivers remarks at the Global Food Security Summit on September 20. Village Urugwiro

Global leaders commit $4.7bn to help tame food insecurity

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

President Kagame and other world leaders at the Global Food Security Summit on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. / Photo: Village Urugwiro

Kagame says Africa 'must act quickly and decisively' on food security

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Some cooked beans served at a restaurant in Kigali. Photo: File.

How beans became an important part of Rwandan cuisine

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Some of the maize flour produced by Nyagatare maize processing plant . Courtesy photos.

Rwf1.3bn Nyagatare maize flour plant begins production

Thursday, September 15, 2022

An Irish potato shop in Nyabisindu in Kigali. Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.

Govt moves to probe ‘sharp’ increase in potato prices

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

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RAB explains disparity in fertiliser supply

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Workers sort fresh green beans for export at the newly inaugurated Rwanda’s first privately owned packhouse at Kigali Special Economic Zone in Masoro on September 8. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Rwanda's agric exports increase by 44 per cent

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

One of potato shops in Nyabisindu, Kigali. Consumers found that the average price per kilogramme for potatoes has increased from Rwf300 to over Rwf500. / Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Food prices rise by 29 percent

Monday, September 12, 2022

Officials and delegates pose for a photo at the 12th Africa Green Revolution Forum in Kigali . Dan Nsengiyumva

Inside AGRA’s $550m strategy to transform Africa’s agric sector

Friday, September 09, 2022

The 2022 Africa Food Prize winner, Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, being introduced by former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday September 7. / Dan Nsengiyumva

Africa Food Prize winner backs highly productive, resilient crops

Thursday, September 08, 2022

Photos: Village Urugwiro

Presidential summit pushes for urgent action to improve Africa’s food systems

Thursday, September 08, 2022

The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland (3rd right), with [from left to right] Jai Shroff, the Chief Executive of UPL Ltd, a global provider of sustainable agriculture solutions; Didier Drogba, Chelsea FC legendary striker; Mauricio Macri, the Chairman of FIFA Foundation; and Agnes Kalibata, the president of the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa, grace the launch of the carbon farming project in Africa during the 12th annual summit of the Africa Green Revolution Forum in Kigali on September 6.
Photo: Courtesy.

Farmers expected to earn, reduce carbon emissions in new project

Thursday, September 08, 2022

A view of Nasho solar powered irrigation project in Eastern Province in Rwanda. Africa needs to up to $257 billion annually to develop its agriculture sector, in order to cushion its food systems from shocks. / File photo

Africa needs $257bn annually for robust agriculture sector – report

Wednesday, September 07, 2022

Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente delivers remarks at the opening of the 12th annual summit of the Africa Green Revolution
Forum on Tuesday, September 6. Addressing the one-week summit that has drawn over 2,600 participants, Ngirente revealed
that Africa needs to take bold measures to address the soaring food prices that are making it difficult for families and
communities to meet their food needs. Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva.

Bold measures needed to tame rising food prices – PM Ngirente

Tuesday, September 06, 2022

President Paul Kagame visits Rugabano Tea Factory in Karongi District on the final leg of his four-day tour of the Southern and Western provinces, on Sunday, August 28. Addressing farmers at the country’s second biggest tea buyer, Kagame pledged to have necessary infrastructure in place to facilitate an increase in tea yield. / Photo: Village Urugwiro

Let us make the most of our quality tea – Kagame

Monday, August 29, 2022