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Packages of grains preserved inside Nyanza strategic grain reserve. Courtesy

Govt targets bigger harvests with new food basket site approach

Monday, September 08, 2025

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Eastern Province: Farmers cite concerns over rain shortage, seed varieties ahead of planting season

Wednesday, September 03, 2025

President Paul Kagame speaks at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Dakar, Senegal on Monday, September 1,. Photo by Village Urugwiro

Kagame stresses need for investment in smart agriculture

Monday, September 01, 2025

RDB Chief Executive Officer Jean-Guy Afrika (R) and Telesphore Ndabamenye, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Animal Resources, tour part of the horticulture hub that was launched in Kinigi, Musanze, as part of activities to celebrate the upcoming 20th edition of Kwita Izina, a gorilla naming ceremony, on August 29, 2025 (courtesy)

New tech-powered agric hub to support Volcanoes National Park communities

Saturday, August 30, 2025

Entrepreneur Evariste Sibobugingo poses for a photo in an exhibition where he was showcasing how he transforms cassava peels into oil for soap production. Courtesy

Five innovations tackling cassava post-harvest waste

Friday, August 29, 2025

Richard Nkurunziza, a Burundian refugee, who initiated the project. Courtesy

How a Burundian refugee turned Rwf800 into a million-franc agribusiness

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Thousands of tonnes of grains at Nyanza Strategic Grain Reserve in Nyanza District. File

Govt to set up 200,000-tonne grain hubs to curb food losses

Monday, August 25, 2025

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Rwandan coffee exporters in race to meet new EU market rule

Saturday, August 23, 2025

Rwanda's agriculture sector generated $10.5 million (approx. Rwf15.3 billion) from agricultural and animal product exports between August 11 and 15. Courtesy

Rwanda agric exports fetch Rwf15bn in one week

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

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Mango farmers call for stable prices as productivity rises

Sunday, August 17, 2025

Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe, speaks to journalists during the meeting focused on strengthening Rwanda’s agricultural exports, on August 14, 2025, in Kigali (Emmanuel Ntirenganya)

Agric minister backs farmers' supply contracts as loan collateral

Friday, August 15, 2025

Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva during a guided tour of Gabiro Agri Business Hub in Nyagatare on Sunday, August 9. Courtesy

Inside multi-billion projects driving Rwanda’s irrigation expansion

Thursday, August 14, 2025

Workers dry rice produce in Bugarama in Rusizi District.

Govt targets to cut post-harvest losses to 5% in five years

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Chandra Trifonov, EA Agro’s CEO one of investors Gabiro Agri Business Hub, guiding Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva during a tour on Saturday, August 9. Photo: Courtesy

Foreign firms bet on Gabiro hub as agriculture booms

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Telesphore Ndabamenye, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Animal Resources, speaks to journalists about the preparation for the forthcoming farming season, on Monday, August 11, 2025, in Kigali (Emmanuel Ntirenganya)

Govt prioritises food basket sites to boost farm yields

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Farmers spraying pesticides in a maize plantation in Burera District.

Potato, maize farmers decry rising pesticide prices

Monday, August 11, 2025

A farmer sorts beans leaves in Muko Sector in Musanze District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

How farming seasons drive decisions in fields, offices

Monday, August 11, 2025

Women peeling the cassava at Akanoze Nyamiyaga Ltd for the HQCP2. Courtesy

New tech set to turn cassava peels into affordable livestock feed

Monday, August 11, 2025

National carrier RwandAir cargo volume increased by 33 per cent from 4,595 tonnes in 2023 to 6,113 tonnes in 2024. File

Govt eyes bigger air cargo fleet to meet rising horticulture export demand

Monday, August 11, 2025

Farmers spraying pesticides in a maize plantation in Burera District. Irish potato and maize farmers have warned of a likely decline in production as the prices of pesticides and fungicides continue to rise.

New biotech maize trials offer hope against fall armyworm devastation

Monday, August 11, 2025