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Rwanda is working on strategies to maximise milk production from its over 1.43 million cows.
Economy

Plans underway to maximise milk production

Monday, January 30, 2023
A wheat plantation at Green Gicumbi Project . Through this project, at least 12, 000 hectares of land are under erosion control (with both 600 hectares of Radical terraces and 600 hectares of progressive and radical terraces) over the past three years
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PHOTOS: How Green Gicumbi Project is strengthening climate resilience in vulnerable communities

Monday, January 30, 2023
Farmers spray pesticides in a maize plantation in an effort to combat Fall Armyworm last year. According to RAB, at least 90 per cent of the maize and sorghum plantations were highly affected by the pests in Nyamagabe, Nyanza and Muhanga districts. Courtesy
Agriculture

Rwanda changes tack on Fall Armyworms response

Sunday, January 29, 2023
AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina (right) signs a document during the launch of the Mission 1 for 200 in Dakar, Senegal on January 27, 2023. Courtesy
Agriculture

AfDB, partners mobilise $30bn for African farmers

Saturday, January 28, 2023
Local researchers are in a race to restore the “pygmy Rwandan water lily,” a species originally found exclusively in Rwanda, before going extinct in the country. Courtesy
Rwanda

Researchers want to restore Rwanda’s unique water lily

Friday, January 27, 2023
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
Agriculture

AfDB pledges $10 billion to Africa’s food sovereignty

Thursday, January 26, 2023
Some cows that are kept at Gabiro Agribusiness Hub. Eleven investors are set to start carrying out commercial farming on 4,000 hectares in the Gabiro Agribusiness Hub project in April this year. Courtesy
Agriculture

Over 10 firms to invest tens of billions in Gabiro Agribusiness Hub

Thursday, January 26, 2023
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
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente has arrived in Dakar for the 2nd edition of the Dakar Summit on agriculture and agribusiness, on January 25. Courtesy
Agriculture

PM in Dakar ahead of continental food sovereignty summit

Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Officials and particiapants pose for group photo at the meeting in Kigali on Tuesday, January 24. Craish Bahizi
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FEATURED: University of Rwanda launches incubator project to promote AI

Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Workers sort some seedlings inside of the green houses in which some crop multiplication exercises are conducted at Gabiro Agribusiness Hub. Courtesy
Agriculture

How Gabiro residents will benefit from agribusiness hub

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