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The Japanese Ambassador to Rwanda, Isao Fukushima, and the Mayor of Rwamagana District, Radjab Mbonyumuvunyi during the signing ceremony. Courtesy
Agriculture

Rwamagana secures grant from Japan to boost irrigation

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Joseph Nsekanabo, a rice farmer in Cyimpima, said the innovative integrated rice and fish farming has helped farmers cut production expenses.
Agriculture

How integrated rice, fish farming helps farmers increase yields in Rwamagana

Monday, March 06, 2023
A wheat plantation at Green Gicumbi Project . Through this project, at least 12, 000 hectares of land are under erosion control (with both 600 hectares of Radical terraces and 600 hectares of progressive and radical terraces) over the past three years
Featured

PHOTOS: How Green Gicumbi Project is strengthening climate resilience in vulnerable communities

Monday, January 30, 2023
Food stuff vendors interact with clients at Nyarugenge Market in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Agriculture

Rice prices soar as commodity supply is disrupted

Sunday, January 01, 2023
Tomatoes grown in a greenhouse where drip irrigation technology is used for efficient water management and better crop growth, in Gasabo District, Kigali. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Govt urged to leverage agric technologies to feed growing population

Wednesday, December 07, 2022
WFP constructs terraces on hillslopes to create land for agriculture and increase food production. The harvest on terraced land increased by more than double. Photo: WFP-John Paul Sesonga.
Featured

World Food Day: How WFP is working to strengthen food systems

Thursday, October 27, 2022
Layers are fed at Gikomero model village's mini poultry farm in Gasabo District. So far, feed for layers now costs Rwf560 a kilogram, an increase of about 65 per cent, from Rwf340. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.
Business

RAB outlines alternative sources of animal feeds amid soaring prices

Monday, October 10, 2022
Students tour Busaga forest in Rongi Sector of Muhanga District. The forest once occupied 300 hectares of land but has been reduced to less than 150 hectares due to agriculture, wood exploitation and settlement. As Rwanda observes the World Nature Conservation Day on July 28, the country has committed to restore two million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes by 2030. File

Govt banks on private operators to increase forestry sector revenues

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
The New Times

Open mindset: How a jobless high school graduate made it in real estate brokerage

Monday, July 25, 2022
An irrigation system in Kirehe District. You must apply for water use permits to irrigate an area of more than one hectare. Photo: File.

1,500 businesses risking prison, penalties over water permits

Monday, July 11, 2022
A view of Bugarama rice plantation in Rusizi District. Parents who benefit from the initiative of fighting stunting and malnutrition say that ECD centres have played a big role in improving the well-being of their children. Photos by Celine Cyuzuzo (RBC)
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FEATURED; Bugarama rice farmers laud ECDs for boosting job prospects

Friday, May 27, 2022
A view of Gisagara peat power plant that is under construction and sources of peat. Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva.
Rwanda

How peat power projects were derailed by climate change, Covid-19

Tuesday, May 24, 2022