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Officials and winners pose for a group photo as Heifer International Rwanda awarded Rwf50m to youth-led agritech startups in push for smart farming
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Heifer International Rwanda awards Rwf50m to youth-led agritech startups in push for smart farming

Thursday, May 01, 2025
Tens of cows in modern dairy farming at Gabiro Agribusiness Hub. Courtesy
Agriculture

AgriHubs to power Rwanda’s food future

Thursday, April 10, 2025
Workers pack fresh fruits for export at NAEB warehouse in Kigali. Rwanda’s fruit exports grew by nearly 61 per cent to $30.6 million in 2023-2024. File
Economy

How Rwanda’s fruit exports rose to $30m in 2023/24

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Workers sort avocadoes for exports at NAEB warehouse. The government of Rwanda will plant a total of 240,000 avocado seedlings on 800 hectares. File
Agriculture

Government to scale production of avocados, mangoes

Thursday, December 26, 2024
A farm facilitator helps Jeannette Gahongayire tend to her jackfruit trees in Murama, Kayonza District.
Agriculture

Kayonza: How irrigated fruit farming transformed livelihoods in a drought prone region

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
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Women in Business: How Angel Uwantege took a leap of faith to launch her horticulture export business

Friday, November 01, 2024
Workers sort avocadoes for exports at NAEB warehouse. Avocado is among the key value chains targeted for resource mobilization, with a total investment of $143.5 million required. File
Agriculture

What $140m investment could do in Rwanda’s avocado value chain?

Friday, September 13, 2024
Some of mushrooms grown at at the China-Rwanda Agriculture Technology Demonstration Centre in the southern city of Huye. Many Rwandans have started to benefit from this kind of farming. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Sowing new seeds for China-Africa agricultural cooperation

Wednesday, September 04, 2024
Coumba Sow, the Country Representative of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rwanda, sorts a mango tree during the launch of the campaign that aims to tackle the persistent issue of mango mealybugs in Nyanza District. Courtesy
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MINAGRI launches campaign to eradicate mango mealybugs

Thursday, June 13, 2024
Dr. Nasir Awan, President of the Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, checks out avocados from a local producer on the exhibition stand during the Rwanda-UK Trade Mission in Kigali on Tuesday, May 28. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana for The New Times
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Rwanda: British buyers explore trade deals with women-led horticulture businesses

Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Delegates at the meeting organized by One Acre Fund Rwanda to discuss the achievements in agriculture in the last two seasons (2024AB) and the action plan for the 2025AB seasons, in Kigali on Tuesday, May 7. Courtesy.
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One Acre Fund Rwanda boosts the income for over 850,000 farmers

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
Workers packaging avocadoes for exports at NAEB packhouse in Gikondo. Rwanda’s fruit, vegetable and flower exports generated $46 million from July in 2023 to February in 2024. File
Economy

Rwanda’s horticulture exports generate $46m in 8 months

Sunday, April 28, 2024