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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

Some of the cows at Gabiro Agri Hub, a multi-billion-franc project that the new Prime Minister is visiting today. Courtesy.

PM Nsengiyumva tours Rwanda’s multibillion franc agric project

Saturday, August 09, 2025

Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva (R) engages with cheerful farmers at Nasho solar-powered irrigation scheme in Kirehe District, Eastern Province, as he tours the initiative building farmers’ resilience to drought, on August 8, 2025 (courtesy)

How irrigation farming is changing livelihoods in once-drought-prone Nasho

Friday, August 08, 2025

Tea farmers harvest crops in Gicumbi District, where they say agricultural planning has improved thanks to accurate, locally tailored weather forecasts from a community-managed meteorological station.

How tea farmers are using local weather data to boost productivity

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Delegates visited a modern dairy farm where they observed advanced cow milking technology, showcasing Rwanda’s growing efforts to adopt modern innovations in the livestock sector. CourtesyRICA

How Rwanda’s farming practices are evolving to meet modern demands

Monday, July 28, 2025

The Rwandan government has allocated Rwf75 billion to support seeds and fertilizer subsidies aimed at boosting agricultural productivity during the 2025 Season A and B.

Rwf75bn in agric subsidies: This is how much farmers will pay

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Gabiro Agro Processing Industry (Gabiro API), established by RDF through Agro Processing Trust Corporation (APTC), focuses on producing maize, bean, and soybean seeds locally to strengthen Rwanda’s agricultural self-reliance.

Did you know one RDF company produces a third of Rwanda’s seeds?

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Biotech cassava is being tested in Huye District to fight a disease that once caused a major drop in production

How three biotech crops could help Rwandan farmers curb losses

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

New varieties with higher yields, pest tolerance and climate adaptability.

A closer look at the legacy of Kinigi potato variety in Rwanda

Friday, July 18, 2025

The government plans to provide 102,000 grafted macadamia seedlings through a new subsidy program.

Macadamia farmers to get 100,000 seedlings under new subsidy

Thursday, July 17, 2025