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A view of a dried beans plantation in Eastern Province. Rwanda has recorded 2024 as the hottest year, with temperatures 1.1 degrees Celsius higher than those before the industrial revolution.File
Environment

Rwanda says 2024 hottest year on record

Thursday, January 23, 2025
Participants during a consultation workshop under the project on resilient systems to improve value chains and post-harvest management on Friday, January 17. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

FEATURED: Farmers look to reduce post-harvest losses under FAO-funded project

Monday, January 20, 2025
An agric worker sorts seedlings in an Irish potato multiplication centre in Kinigi in Musanze District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Rwanda to boost nutrition with bio-fortified Irish potato varieties

Monday, January 20, 2025
According to the Ministry of Agriculture’s report, in 2023-2024, Rwanda achieved an annual milk production of one million tonnes, representing 85.7 per cent of the target. Olivier Mugwiza
Economy

Govt outlines actions to boost milk production after missed target

Sunday, January 19, 2025
Food commodities at Nyabugogo modern market on December 31, 2024. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

Consumer prices hit 6.8% in December

Monday, January 13, 2025
A view of a rice plantation in Huye District. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Agriculture

Local scientists develop high-yielding rice variety

Monday, January 13, 2025
A picture of potato peels. 80 per cent of the waste generated by Rwandan households is organic for example, food scraps
Environment

Govt urges investors to turn 3,600 tonnes of daily waste into solutions

Sunday, January 12, 2025
Doreen Karehe sorts her strawberry plants in one of the greenhouses in which she does juicy strawberries farming in hydroponics in Mayange Sector, Bugesera district. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Agriculture

A look back at Rwanda’s agri-biotech uptake, drought and rice turmoil

Wednesday, January 01, 2025
Alice Kagina and her mother at Farmhouse Rwanda in Kinigi, Musanze District. Courtesy
Women

Celebrating my mother’s lifelong strength, sacrifices with Farmhouse Rwanda experience

Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Africa’s challenges are as vast as its opportunities. The continent is home to 1.4 billion people, a majority of whom are under the age of 25.

The season for reflection: Giving Africa a fair chance

Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Officials during a guided tour of the Hydroponic system in Ngoma District.
Featured

FEATURED: How UNDP is advancing clean energy, smart agriculture in Rwanda

Monday, December 23, 2024
Rwanda is set to reduce post-harvest losses in the country’s maize value chain by improving storage and drying facilities. Courtesy
Agriculture

Rwanda boosts maize drying, storage facilities to cut post-harvest losses

Saturday, December 14, 2024