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Rwanda’s Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe, delivers remarks at the EAFF Congress in Kigali on September 30. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Africa’s $70bn food import bill sparks urgent call for investment in local farming

Wednesday, October 01, 2025

Rwanda is banking on embryo transfer technology to accelerate the introduction of Girolando cattle, a Brazilian-developed dairy breed. Courtesy

Govt turns to embryo transfer to spur Girolando cattle adoption

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva joins farmers during the launch of the 2026 Agriculture season A in Nyaruguru District on Monday, September 22. PHOTOS BY CRAISH BAHIZI

PHOTOS: PM Nsengiyumva outlines efforts to boost agricultural productivity

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Farmers work in a potato plantation in Muko Sector in Musanze District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Banks put on the spot over agriculture loans

Friday, September 19, 2025

Diary farming should embrace the use of artificial insemination to invcreae yields according to RAB

Eastern province farmers pin hopes on new Liquid nitrogen plant

Thursday, September 18, 2025

Farmers sort organic fertiliser in Kamonyi District.

Why Rwanda seeks to increase organic fertiliser production

Monday, September 15, 2025

Fred Kwizera Programme Manager for Sustainable Agriculture who works with Solid Africa, which grows crops to supply schools, hospitals, the Special Economic Zone and other institutions. Courtesy

Rwandan farms go high-tech to fight drought

Monday, September 15, 2025

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