Biotechnology

Do you have an idea for The New Times to cover? Submit it here!
Search Results for "Biotechnology" (306 articles)
Alliance Merci Arengerwe.
Education

Meet 18-year-old student whose dream to be the best came true

Wednesday, September 03, 2025
Farmers spraying pesticides in a maize plantation in Burera District. Irish potato and maize farmers have warned of a likely decline in production as the prices of pesticides and fungicides continue to rise.
Agriculture

New biotech maize trials offer hope against fall armyworm devastation

Monday, August 11, 2025
Dr. Menghis Bairu captures a quiet moment overlooking Lake Kivu during a weekend stay at Cleo Hotel in Western Rwanda

From scenic views to unexpected talent: My weekend at Lake Kivu

Monday, July 28, 2025
Biotech cassava is being tested in Huye District to fight a disease that once caused a major drop in production
Agriculture

How three biotech crops could help Rwandan farmers curb losses

Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Delegates from around the world will meet at Kigali Paramount Hotel to attend the SBA4.0 International Synthetic Biology and Biosecurity Conference in Africa
Featured

Kigali Paramount Hotel to host major scientific conference

Tuesday, July 22, 2025
A cancer patient undergoes chemotherapy treatment. Studies have revealed that one in five commonly used cancer drugs in LMICs are substandard. Photo by Reuters

Substandard cancer drugs a global scandal and public health emergency for LMICs

Saturday, July 12, 2025
L-R: Menghis Bairu, the President and CEO of Bio Usawa, Delese Mimi Darko, the Managing Director of the African Medicines Agency, and Nicaise Ndembi, the Deputy Director General of the Africa Regional Office of the International Vaccine Institute. All three organizations are headquartered in Kigali.

How Kigali is becoming Africa’s biopharma capital

Saturday, July 05, 2025
An agric expert woorks at an irish potato seed multiplication centre in Kinigi in Musanze District.. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Govt to pilot three biotech crops

Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Rwanda aims to reduce the national unemployment rate to 12 per cent in the next five years. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

Rwanda to reduce unemployment rate to 12% in five years

Thursday, June 12, 2025
Prof. Ignace Gatare, the Principal of the College of Science and Technology speaks at the event. File
Technology

University of Rwanda to start nuclear technology degree programme

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
BasiGo and AC Mobility aim to deliver 200 electric buses to bus operators in the country Courtesy
Economy

Top investment projects registered in Rwanda in 2024

Monday, April 21, 2025
A view of Gisagara Peat Power Plant. Rwanda registered $3.2 billion (approx. Rwf4.5 trillion) in investment commitments in 2024, marking an increase of 32.4 per cent from the investments recorded in 2023.
Economy

Experts on what drove increased FDIs into Rwanda in 2024

Sunday, April 20, 2025