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Rwanda's Ambassador to China James Kimonyo signed the Protocol on Inspection, Quarantine, and Sanitary Requirements for the Export of Fresh Avocados from Rwanda to China on November 12. Courtesy

New deal opens Chinese market to Rwandan avocados

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Aissa Toure Sarr, the African Development Bank’s Country Manager in Rwanda, speaks at the opening of the 2025 Country Portfolio Performance Review workshop in Kigali on Wednesday, November 12. Courtesy

AfDB to invest over Rwf430bn in Rwanda’s agriculture

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Espérance Uwizeyimana,54, and a mother of five, is a a member of Terimbere Muhinzi Cooperative in Gahara Sector, according to her, the approach has transformed her harvests and reduced farming costs.

Farmers in Eastern Province turn to climate-smart methods to beat drought

Monday, November 10, 2025

Rwanda earned over $116 million (about Rwf168 billion) from coffee exports in 20242025.Photo by Kwizera Dan

How Rwanda’s coffee exports surged to nearly $120m in 2024/25

Saturday, November 08, 2025

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Africa’s agric programme seeks $100bn as AGRA reaffirms support to states

Monday, November 03, 2025

Phoebe Mukobwajana, 44, a resident in Nyagatare sector

Farmers' mixed reactions after govt ends price regulation

Monday, November 03, 2025

Farmers transport pineapples to the market in Ngoma District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.

New push to expand access to finance for Rwandan farmers

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

A view of an artist's impression of the upcoming agricultural TVET Centre of Excellence that will be at Gitwe in Ngoma District.

How Rwf47bn TVET centres of excellence could change Rwanda's agric sector

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

The government previously established minimum prices for staple crops like maize, beans, and Irish potatoes.

Mixed reactions on govt's move to end farm produce price regulation

Saturday, October 25, 2025

A farmer showcases cassava produce in her farm in Ruhango. Courtesy

Regulatory body clears biotech crop trials on farmers’ fields

Thursday, October 23, 2025

RAB has suspended livestock movement in Kanama, Nyakiliba and Kanzenze Sectors of Rubavu District following a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak

Foot-and-Mouth disease outbreak confirmed in Rubavu

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Vendors inside a potato store in Nyabisindu, Remera in Gasabo District. The government says it has lifted fixed prices for agricultural produce. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Why Rwanda ended price controls on farm produce

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Banana farmer Evariste Mutibagirana harvests bananas from his farm in Karenge Sector, Rwamagana District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Biotech research offers new hope for Rwanda’s banana farmers

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Singer Gabiro Guitar rewriting his story as an agripreneur

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

A farmer sorts fresh vegetables before placing them in a solar powered cold room in Kamonyi District.

Solar cold rooms bring relief to farmers battling post-harvest losses

Thursday, October 09, 2025

Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe speaking at a session titled Cultivating Change Youth, Tech and the Future of Agriculture on Tuesday, October 7. Photos by Craish Bahizi.

Rwanda turns to machine learning and satellites to boost precision agriculture

Wednesday, October 08, 2025

Rice produce collected by members of Mushikiri Rice Growers in Kirehe District. File

End of price regulation opens new chapter for Rwandan farmers

Wednesday, October 08, 2025

Farmers work in a potato plantation in Musanze. The rate of mineral fertilizer application has risen from 32 kilograms per hectare in 2017 to 73.1 kilograms per hectare. Sam Ngendahimana

How fertilizer use boosts Rwanda's crop yields

Sunday, October 05, 2025

Prime Minister Junstin Nsengiyumva addresses a joint plenary session of both chambers of Parliament, on October 2. Courtesy

Rwanda’s agro-processing value hits Rwf1trn as PM pledges more support

Friday, October 03, 2025

Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva presents the five-year development programme NST2 to Parliament on Tuesday, August 12. Courtesy

PM Nsengiyumva briefs Parliament on efforts to boost agric production

Thursday, October 02, 2025