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WFP provides support to over 70,000 farmers across the country through Farm to Market Alliance in which smallholder farmers receive capacity building support on good agricultural practices, post-harvest handling and storage, linked to agricultural market and trained on cooperative governance. Farmers also receive facilitation support to access to formal financial services. / WFP/John Paul Sesonga

FEATURED: WFP creates access to healthy diets

Friday, November 01, 2019
Officials feed kids from Rutsiro District with balanced diet. Courtesy
Rwanda

Rwanda on-track to end food insecurity – Mukeshimana

Thursday, October 31, 2019
INES Ruhengeri receives a grant for the assessment of pesticide residues in fresh tomatoes supply chain in Rwanda project. Photos by Michel Nkurunziza.
Business

Banana processing industries get boost from research, innovation fund

Monday, September 23, 2019
Potato products at an exhibition stand at Kigali Marriott Hotel yesterday. In caloric terms, Sweet potatoes contribute to 21.6 % of the total national requirements. Emmanuel Kwizera.
Rwanda

Sweet potato flour offers new prospects for agro-industry

Monday, August 26, 2019
Tomatoes are one of perishable fruits and vegetable commodities with post-harvest losses according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation. / Sam Ngendahimana

Rwf25 billion fruit market to reduce post-harvest losses

Sunday, August 25, 2019
Workers in plucking tea leaves at Gisakura farm in Nyamasheke District. / Sam Ngendahimana

Tea farmers appeal for debt relief

Monday, August 12, 2019
Gerardine Mukeshimana, Rwandan Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Parfait Basubizwa The Vice Mayor for of Economic Development Affairs together with Anastase Shyaka the Minister for Local Government inspecting one of the stalls during the Agricultural Expo.
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FEATURED: Agric expo ends with a call to farmers to embrace technology

Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Tomatoes in a farm. A recent audit revealed that only an estimated 18.3 percent of fruits and 1.5 percent of vegetables produced in Rwanda are processed or value-added. / File

Audit reveals gaps in fruit and vegetable processing

Sunday, July 21, 2019
Joseph Mugiranezau2019s flour made out of bananas.
Business

Banana farmer reducing post-harvest losses through value addition

Monday, April 29, 2019
Maize farmers during a post-harvest activity in Kayonza District. File.
Rwanda

How farmers will benefit from new insurance scheme

Saturday, April 20, 2019
Farmers during a study tour on how to grow tomatoes in a greenhouse. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Trade minister appears before Parliament today

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
The New Times

Parliament to launch inquiry into issues dogging agric sector

Friday, March 22, 2019