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FEATURED: Rwanda toward sustainable forestry resources management for national development and livelihoods enhancement

Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Workers at Felix Mujyanama's pineapple farm in Masaka. He makes a monthly average of Rwf 2 million, having invested Rwf80,000. Joan Mbabazi
Business

IT graduate goes farming, says sector is a goldmine

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
The Horizon SOPYRWA Greenhouse Project aims at contributing to the agro-economic development of Rwanda, increased potato seeds quality and sustainability, food safety and security,....

SPONSORED: Horizon SOPYRWA in a drive to improve potato yields through increased seed multiplication

Wednesday, January 31, 2018
A maize plantation in the countryside. The draft bill will soon be forwarded to the Law Reform Commission for review. File.

Rwanda takes early steps towards legalising GMOs

Thursday, January 11, 2018
An agronomist talks to farmers in Gatare, Ruhango during the officials' tour on Thursday. M. Nkurunziza.

Farmers urged to use integrated pest management to increase yields

Friday, January 05, 2018
A farmer sprays his onion garden. / File

2017 in review: Agriculture defied armyworms, drought to grow by 8%

Tuesday, January 02, 2018
Workers prepare to transport cassava for processing. Experts are calling for innovative interventions to safeguard root and tuber crops against effects of climate change. / File.
Business

Experts root for innovative ways to protect potato, cassava farmers against effects of climate change

Sunday, December 03, 2017
Sanou Dia, from FAO, speaks to journalists after the meeting. (Photos by Michel Nkurunziza)

Legislators and UN agencies join efforts to eliminate hunger

Thursday, November 23, 2017
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Pesticide use killing bees, threatening food security

Saturday, November 11, 2017
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Business

Support small seed multiplication firms to ease access to improved planting materials, experts say

Monday, November 06, 2017
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African agricultural biodiversity and FAO International Plant Treaty

Saturday, November 04, 2017
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AfDB's strategy to guarantee 513m tonnes of additional food production

Sunday, October 22, 2017