Rwanda-Agriculture-and-Animal-Resources-Development-Board-(RAB)

Do you have an idea for The New Times to cover? Submit it here!
Search Results for "Rwanda-Agriculture-and-Animal-Resources-Development-Board-(RAB)" (409 articles)
Rwanda’s target was to achieve 215,000 tonnes of meat produced annually was reached by more than 90 per cent in 2023. Craish Bahizi
Agriculture

Rwanda reaches 90% of meat production target

Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Irrigation increased by around 50 per cent from 48,508 hectares in 2017 to 72,912 hectares in 2024.
Agriculture

How Rwanda's 2018-24 strategic agriculture transformation plan fared

Saturday, August 17, 2024
Agri-scientists work in Irish potato multiplication centre in Kiningi in Musanze District.
Agriculture

Top Rwandan crops on track to be 'genetically modified'

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Farmers working in their fields in Kinigi Sector, Musanze District, one of the areas with fertile land in the country/Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.
Agriculture

RAB roots for multi-story buildings as population pressure threatens arable land

Monday, August 12, 2024
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze visits rice farmers in Rurambi marshland in Bugesera District in 2023. The newly initiated Rwanda Food Commodity Board aims at purchasing produce directly from farmers and its mission is to ensure national food security by making staple foods available and affordable. Courtesy

Key insights on the proposed 'Rwanda Food Commodity Board'

Thursday, August 08, 2024
Farmers sort their rice produce at Bugarama rice farm. Rwanda Food Commodity Board” will be purchasing produce from farmers and also help them afford agro-inputs. File
Agriculture

Rwanda mulls agency to purchase produce from farmers

Sunday, August 04, 2024
Thousands of chickens at Bugesera based farm. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Local chick firms ramp up production as demand soars

Friday, July 26, 2024
Hydroponic fodder is produced by growing seeds without soil and with minimal water, using about ten times less water than traditional methods. Courtesy
Agriculture

How farmers are saving cows with hydroponic fodder during dry spells

Thursday, July 25, 2024
RAB announced an increase in agricultural production for the first quarter of 2024, spanning from September 2023 to February 2024, with an increase of 316,000 tons in crop yield.
Agriculture

Rwanda’s agricultural produce up by 300,000 tonnes

Tuesday, July 23, 2024
A worker sorting seedlings in Nyagatare. Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) is engaging farmers and the private sector in hydroponic fodder cultivation. Courtesy
Economy

Rwanda banks on ‘hydroponic fodder’ tech to boost milk production

Monday, July 22, 2024
Visitors tour the new plant that will process 200 cows, 300 sheep and goats, as well as 200 pigs per day in Rusizi District.
Economy

Rwf6bn meat processing plant to be set up in Rusizi

Friday, June 28, 2024
Rwanda Agriculture and Animals Resources Board (RAB) has warned against poor milking hygiene in Gishwati cattle farms. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda

Gishwati cattle farmers cautioned against poor milking hygiene amid bovine mastitis disease

Wednesday, June 26, 2024