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Farmers sell their orange-fleshed sweet potatoes at a rural market in Nyamasheke District. File
Health

Govt turns to orange-fleshed sweet potatoes to combat malnutrition

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
An agric worker sorts seedlings in an Irish potato multiplication centre in Kinigi in Musanze District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Rwanda to boost nutrition with bio-fortified Irish potato varieties

Monday, January 20, 2025
Rwanda, in partnership with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, delivered a shipment of humanitarian assistance destined for Gaza. Courtesy
Rwanda

Rwanda delivers humanitarian assistance to Gaza

Thursday, November 07, 2024
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente meets with Dr. Roy Steiner, Senior Vice President for the Food Initiative at the Rockefeller Foundation in Kigali on Wednesday, September 5. Courtesy

PM Ngirente, Rockefeller’s food initiative boss discusses boosting school feeding programme

Thursday, September 05, 2024
Rwanda's Minister of Local Government, Jean Claude Musabyimana, officially launches the Fortified Whole Grain Alliance (FWGA) in Kigali, on Tuesday, September 3. With him are David Kamau (FWGA), Roy Steiner, Peiman Milani, and Betty Kibaara of the Rockefeller Foundation. Courtesy photo
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PRESS RELEASE: Fortified Whole Grain Alliance sets new ambitious target to combat malnutrition, drive sustainable food systems

Wednesday, September 04, 2024
Mahwi Grain Millers PLC listed its first corporate bond worth Rwf5 billion on Rwanda Stock Exchange on Monday, September 2. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Business

Mahwi Grain Millers debuts Rwf5 billion bond on stock market

Monday, September 02, 2024
Children enjoying a nutritious meal at an Early Childhood Development Centre (ECD) in Nyamasheke District, thanks to the “Gikuriro Kuri Bose” programme that aims to combat stunting. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Health

Inside Rwanda's five-year plan to halve child stunting

Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Small-scale farmers in Rutsiro District are witnessing high productivity following the restoration of Bitenga marshland. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Agriculture

Climate-resilient assets improve food security in Rutsiro

Wednesday, August 07, 2024
Farmers in Rutsiro and Rubavu districts welcomed the bio-fortified beans, sweet potatoes seedlings that will help combat malnutrition. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Agriculture

Western Province: Bio-fortified crops introduced to combat malnutrition

Tuesday, March 26, 2024
IYACU is a fortified whole maize flour product that One Acre Fund produces from maize grains aggregated from Rwandan farmers.
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One Acre Fund-Tubura provides nutrient- rich maize flour to ECD centres

Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Ramesh Moochikal, CEO of Africa Improved Foods, speaks to journalists on Tuesday, January 30. Courtesy
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FEATURED: Africa Improved Foods to expand to three more countries

Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Children eat nutritious food at ECDC in Nyamasheke District through the USAID Rwanda funded “GIKURIRO KURI BOSE” program. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Stunting: Rwanda’s journey towards child nutrition, growth

Tuesday, October 31, 2023