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Fred Kwizera Programme Manager for Sustainable Agriculture who works with Solid Africa, which grows crops to supply schools, hospitals, the Special Economic Zone and other institutions. Courtesy
Agriculture

Rwandan farms go high-tech to fight drought

Monday, September 15, 2025
A view of Rubavu town targets to plant 17,000 trees for urban greening. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Environment

Rubavu seeks to plant 17,000 trees for urban greening

Friday, September 05, 2025
An artist's impression of an artificial lake that will be created, stretching 67km through Nyabarongo Dam. Courtesy
Infrastructure

How Rwanda’s upcoming artificial lake will benefit multiple districts

Tuesday, September 02, 2025
A view of a degraded wetland that is about to be rehabilitated in Kamonyi District. Courtsey
Environment

Kamonyi wetland restoration project secures funding for climate resilience

Monday, September 01, 2025
Visitors tour a segment of Nyandungu Eco-Park where native trees have been planted. At least 50 percent of all trees planted in Rwanda’s urban areas should be native species. Courtesy
Environment

Govt sets new guidelines to boost native trees in cities

Tuesday, August 26, 2025
One of the properties that was damaged by heavy rains. Heavy rains that fell on the night of Wednesday, August 20, destroyed about 10,000 tree seedlings and several hectares of crop plantations in Rubavu District.
Environment

Rubavu District reassures farmers after rains damage 10,000 tree seeds

Sunday, August 24, 2025
Deo Ruhagazi, Deputy Director of the RWCA, said many families still rely on firewood from the buffer zone.
Environment

Burera residents push for clean energy to protect Rugezi wetland

Friday, August 22, 2025
Delegates visited a modern dairy farm where they observed advanced cow milking technology, showcasing Rwanda’s growing efforts to adopt modern innovations in the livestock sector. CourtesyRICA
Agriculture

How Rwanda’s farming practices are evolving to meet modern demands

Monday, July 28, 2025
Fu Cong (front, second from right), China's permanent representative to the United Nations, visits on August 2024 a farm in Rwanda using China's Juncao technology. CHINA DAILY
Featured

China’s Juncao technology spurs agricultural innovation in Africa

Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Land is being restored using trenches in forests and progressive terraces to prevent soil erosion. The government is implementing projects to curb the annual loss of crops worth Rwf37 billion caused by soil erosion.
Environment

How will govt save Rwf37bn in crops lost to soil erosion?

Monday, July 21, 2025
The delegates pose for a group photo after the event on July 17 at Serena Hotel in Kigali
Featured

How FAO-led water-related disasters control project benefitted farmers in Rwanda, Kenya

Monday, July 21, 2025
Exhibitors on how agroecology protects environment and boost production
Agriculture

Govt seeks to curb annual loss of 27 million tonnes of fertile soil

Tuesday, July 15, 2025