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Officials and participants pose for a group photo during the closing workshop on the project in Kigali, on September 29. Craish Bahizi
Featured

FEATURED: FAO project helps improve Rwanda’s soil testing, productivity

Monday, October 02, 2023
Vincent Mwiseneza quit his lucrative job to venture into farming, and urges the youth to see the opportunities in agriculture. Courtesy photos.
Agriculture

From farm to table: Agriprenuer on how improved seeds can revolutionise food security

Monday, September 18, 2023
Mourners visit Bisesero Genocide Memorial in Karongi District (Sam Ngendahimana)
Rwanda

Explainer: UNESCO heritage sites and why they matter

Friday, September 08, 2023
The revenue-sharing scheme, initiated in 2005, aims to curb poaching in the parks and enhance the living conditions of the neighboring communities by providing viable livelihood options.Courtesy
Rwanda

RDB disburses Rwf3bn to communities around parks ahead of Kwita Izina

Saturday, August 26, 2023
One of mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park. Sam Ngendahimana

Governments must meet their biodiversity pledges

Thursday, August 17, 2023
AGRA’s Regional Head, East and Southern Africa, Jean Jacques Mbonigaba Muhinda, during an interview with The New Times, on August 12, 2023, ahead of the launch of a new five-year country strategy in Rwanda (Photos by Emmanuel Ntirenganya).
Agriculture

AGRA to double investment in Rwanda’s agric sector under new strategy

Sunday, August 13, 2023
A flooded wetland in Kicukiro. Members of the Committee on Land, Agriculture, Livestock, and Environment have voiced concerns regarding the vulnerability of a vast expanse of 1,080,000 hectares at high risk of soil erosion.
Environment

Legislators express concern as a million hectares face soil erosion

Tuesday, August 08, 2023
Geographically, Madagascar – lying off the southeastern coast of Africa – is close to Comoros, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, and South Africa.
Tourism

Madagascar: A sneak peek into the “eighth continent”, home to rich cultural diversity

Monday, August 07, 2023
Environment Minister Jeanne d’Arc Mujawamariya speaks to journalists on the biosafety bill that chiefly seeks to regulate GMOs in Rwanda, on August 2, 2023, at Parliamentary buildings in Kigali. PHOTO BY EMMANUEL NTIRENGANYA
Agriculture

Minister Mujawamariya sheds light on move to embrace GMOs

Friday, August 04, 2023
Agric specialists during a seeds multiplication exercise in a greenhouse in Musanze District. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

House gives draft GMO law clean bill of health

Thursday, August 03, 2023
A farmer sorts her cabbage vegetables in Muko Sector, Musanze District.Despite significant progress in producing seeds for key commodities like maize, wheat, and soybeans, Rwanda still imports all its vegetable seeds. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Rwanda looks to cut vegetable seed imports

Tuesday, August 01, 2023
Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Ildephonse Musafiri delivers remarks during the opening of the meeting in Kigali on Monday, July 31. Courtesy

Only 37% of farmers use quality seeds - Agric Minister

Monday, July 31, 2023