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The minimum price for quality, well-ripened coffee cherries from farmers has been revised upwards to Rwf750 per kilogramme in 2026. Sam Ngendahimana

Price of coffee cherries up by 25%

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Fish production at Lake Kivu based fish hatchery in Karongi District. According to statistics Rwanda fish production rose to 52,439 tonnes in 2025, up from 48,133 tonnes in 2024, extending a steady upward trend over the past five years. Photo: Courtesy

Rwanda records steady rise in fish production

Wednesday, January 07, 2026

A farmer works in her potato plantation in Muko Sector, Musanze District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

More districts turn to potatoes as yields rise

Wednesday, January 07, 2026

Cows being fed at a farm in Nyagatare District. File

How improved fodder is boosting milk production

Tuesday, January 06, 2026

Farmers work to salvage their rice fields after floods damaged plantations in Nyagatare in 2022. File

Climate shocks trigger fresh calls to scale up farmers’ insurance

Tuesday, January 06, 2026

Workers sort newly developed cassava varieties that were multiplied at the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board's Rubona station in Huye. Courtesy.

Farmers decry shortage of quality seeds

Sunday, January 04, 2026

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Poultry: What’s behind shortages of broiler meat on the market?

Sunday, January 04, 2026

Farmers have identified eight seed varieties across six crops as the most climate-resilient and high-yielding. The crops assessed include potatoes, cassava, rice, maize, cabbage and onions. Sam Ngendahimana

Farmers pick climate-smart seeds that double yields

Thursday, January 01, 2026

A tomato farmer arranges his produce for the market, highlighting post-harvest handling at the farm level as efforts continue to strengthen agricultural value chains. File

Cutting post-harvest losses key to Rwanda’s food security drive

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Telesphore Ndabamenye addresses members of National Consultative Forum of Political Organisations (NFPO) on Thursday, December 18.

Climate threats spur new push to safeguard food production

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Workers sort fresh avocados for export at NAEB Warehouse in Kigali. File

Farmers, exporters cash in on rising avocado industry

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Workers sort newly developed cassava varieties that were multiplied at the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board's Rubona station in Huye. Courtesy.

New biotech hub to drive disease-resistant crops

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Thousands of tonnes of grains at a strategic grain reserve in Nyanza District in South Province.

Over 20,000 drought-hit families get food relief

Thursday, December 11, 2025

A worker seals wheat flour packages at Azam Industries in Kigali on October 27. Rwanda relies on Russia, Ukraine, the USA, Australia, Brazil, and other countries for wheat imports. Photo courtesy.

Why local wheat industry still depends on imports – and what must change

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Telesphore Ndabamenye (left) and Solange Uwituze (right) were appointed by President Paul Kagame to the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources on December 1. Courtesy

What awaits two technocrats at the helm of agriculture ministry

Wednesday, December 03, 2025

Solange Uwituze speaking during an RBA morning TV programme on March 4. She was appointed on Monday, December 1, as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources.

What to know about Solange Uwituze, the new State Minister for Agriculture

Tuesday, December 02, 2025

Gitare Mill wheat processing factory is in talks with a potential new investor. Courtesy

OCP Africa in talks to revive Nyamagabe’s stalled wheat factory

Monday, December 01, 2025

Garden Fresh workers prepare French beans for export in Kigali in September 2022. Garden Fresh Ltd. is a leading Rwandan agricultural company specializing in the production and export of high-quality fresh fruits and vegetables to international markets, primarily in Europe and the Middle East. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Horticulture takes off as firms scale up, exports surge

Monday, December 01, 2025

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A look at govt’s six projects to help create 800,000 agrifood jobs

Sunday, November 30, 2025

Canisius Kanangire, the Executive Director of African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF).

AATF boss on Rwanda’s GM banana drive, Africa’s agri-biotech future

Saturday, November 29, 2025