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Students from Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture pose for the camera after a field study. (Courtesy)
Rwanda

Rwanda bets on agriculture institute to drive up innovation

Wednesday, October 02, 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
Dr Geraldine Mukeshimana, the Minister for Agriculture and Animal Resources (left) said that the project will help create more companies in agribusiness and increase private sector presence in Rwanda. Courtesy.
Business

New incubation centres to support agric entrepreneurs design bankable projects

Monday, September 16, 2019
The New Times
Africa

2.1 million Somalis face acute food insecurity: UN

Wednesday, September 04, 2019
A woman works in her plantation. Rwanda Agriculture Board has urged farmers to start planting early as the rainy season has already started. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Farmers urged on early land preparation as rainy season starts

Wednesday, September 04, 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.
Featured

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
Farmers in Rwanda are growing the orange-fleshed sweet potato and will make a puree and use it to make bakery products like bread, biscuits, and chapattis, among others.

The essence of Vitamin A

Sunday, July 14, 2019
Bralirwa staff pose for a group photo with some of Ndego residents who work at Bramin farm. / JD Nsabimana

Bralirwa plans to cut imports of raw materials

Sunday, July 14, 2019