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President of the African Development Bank Group Akinwumi Adesina delivers remarks during the second Africa food summit in Dakar, Senegal on January 25, 2023. Courtesy
Economy

Africa’s food import bill doubles in seven years

Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Agric expers have called for a set of actions to unlock Africa’s potential to become a global food powerhouse.
Agriculture

Experts want Africa's $1 trillion agric potential unlocked

Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Professor Kalisa Mbanda, Chairperson of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), who died on January 13, will be laid to rest on Monday, January 23. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda

NEC Chairman Prof Kalisa Mbanda to be laid to rest on Monday

Thursday, January 19, 2023
Workers sorting new cassava varieties that were multiplied at RAB station in Huye. RAB has already Confined trials for GM cassava and potato to grow the varieties that can resist on pests. Courtesy
Agriculture

Scientists push for GMO seeds as pests threaten crops

Thursday, January 12, 2023
Legislators and officials from FAO pose for a group photo during the 4th General Assembly of the Eastern Africa Parliamentary Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition on Thursday, December 8, 2022 in Kigali (courte
Agriculture

MPs decry limited agriculture budget as hunger rises in Africa

Thursday, December 08, 2022
Tomatoes grown in a greenhouse where drip irrigation technology is used for efficient water management and better crop growth, in Gasabo District, Kigali. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Govt urged to leverage agric technologies to feed growing population

Wednesday, December 07, 2022
The New Times' senior reporter Emmanuel Ntirenganya speaks at the event after receiving the award. Ntirenganya was announced the best agricultural biotechnology reporter on the continent during an awards ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria on Friday, December 2. Courtesy

VIDEO: New Times’ journalist wins continental agric reporting award

Saturday, December 03, 2022
Digital tools deployed by IITA are helping to effectively monitor and manage BXW, the most devastating banana disease (Photo by IITA).
Featured

How digital tools help tackle ravaging banana disease

Sunday, November 27, 2022
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, Kerrie Symmonds and the President of AGRA, Dr. Agnes Kalibata after signing the agreement in Kigali on November 11. Courtesy
Rwanda

Barbados, AGRA partner to advance food systems

Friday, November 11, 2022
Spraying with insecticides is one of solutions recommended to kill the pests in mangoes.Courtesy
Agriculture

Rwanda to deploy parasitoids to fight pests in mangoes

Wednesday, November 02, 2022
Workers sorting new cassava varieties that were multiplied at RAB station in Huye. Photo: Courtesy.
Agriculture

Scientists banking on GM crop varieties to lift cassava industry

Monday, October 17, 2022
Workers sort sweet potatoes at a greenhouse in Musanze District. The centre has become a solution to the farmers who struggled to get good seeds. / Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Expert makes case for agric biotechnology

Monday, October 17, 2022