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Inside Gakenke modern Slaughter House that is operated by SOSEFIK LTD. According to the owners, the abattoir operates less 30% of its capacity. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana
Health

Modern abattoirs count losses as communities opt for home slaughtering

Monday, January 29, 2024
Rwanda Inspectorate, Competition and Consumer Protection Authority (RICA) has urged the discontinuation of using paper bags and non-biodegradable sacks for packaging meat countrywide. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

RICA warns against using paper bags for meat packaging

Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Rwanda FDA has issued a recall for antifungal tablets produced in Kenya over safety concerns.
Health

Food and Drug Authority recalls Kenyan medicine on local market

Friday, January 05, 2024
Rwanda’s growth projections is the variety of experiences that people can now spend their incomes on right here in the country. File

Of Boba Tea and the emergence of Rwanda’s consumerist Generation Z

Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Rwanda FDA has outlined measures to prevent banned products from re-entering the market.
Health

Rwanda FDA on measures to prevent reappearance of banned products

Sunday, November 26, 2023
Green clay or Ibumba ry’Icyatsi is among the 22 herbal medicines that were banned by Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA) for failing to meet safety and quality standards
Health

Rwanda FDA bans over 20 herbal medicines over substandard quality

Monday, November 20, 2023
Minister of Trade and Industry Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze interacts with Coumba Sow, FAO Representative in Rwanda (R) and Amparo Gonzalez Diez from the delegation of the European Union to Rwanda during a validation workshop of Rwanda’s food control system and phytosanitary capacity evaluation. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Featured

FEATURED: Inside FAO, EU, Rwanda’s initiative to strengthen food quality, plant health

Monday, November 20, 2023
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Featured

FEATURED: Rwanda concludes assessments of the country’s national food control and phytosanitary systems

Thursday, November 16, 2023
Monica Musonda, a Zambian entrepreneur and CEO of Java Foods, was among the speakers at the two-day Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum 2023 (AWIEF), which was held in Kigali from November 9-10. Courtesy
Women

“Do not be afraid to start out”: Zambian entrepreneur Monica Musonda to young women eying the business world

Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Maize farmers across the country are worried as armyworms have built resistance to pesticides. File
Agriculture

Govt launches campaign against fall armyworms

Monday, November 13, 2023
Farmers at a collection site of their rice production. Courtesy

ACFTA: Leveraging continental integration for food security objectives

Friday, November 10, 2023
One of over 6000 houses that were affected by disasters in Rubavu . Climate change indeed poses multifaceted risks to our health and overall well-being. File

What climate change means for public health

Thursday, November 09, 2023