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Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Ildephonse Musafiri delivers remarks during the opening of the meeting in Kigali on Monday, July 31. Courtesy

Only 37% of farmers use quality seeds - Agric Minister

Monday, July 31, 2023
Kabazungu residents, Musanze Sector, attend Inteko z’Abaturage' or Citizen Assemblies which takes place every Tuesday, across the country.
Agriculture

Musanze: Farmers seek improved potato seeds to boost livelihoods

Thursday, June 22, 2023
A view of a damaged potato plantation in Musanze District on March 22. Hailstorm struck four sectors of Musanze district on Wednesday evening, causing damage to crops and over 200 houses. Courtesy
Environment

PHOTOS: Hailstorm damages over 200 houses in Musanze

Friday, March 24, 2023
The New Times

Rwanda’s green growth vs GMO preparing for better or worse

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

Monday, January 30, 2023
Farmers havest Irish Potato in Gicumbi through green Gicumbi project. Rwanda produces 916,000 tonnes of Irish potatoes every year, making it the third most popular food crop produced.Couresty
Agriculture

Gicumbi seed multipliers to benefit from Rwf1.3b fund

Thursday, January 19, 2023
Food stalls at Kimisagara market in Kigali. Rwanda has seen a significant improvement in its food security status, with statistics from a 2018 report showing that 81.3 per cent of its population was food secure. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda

World Food Day: How Rwanda keeps focus on food security

Thursday, October 27, 2022
Workers sorting new cassava varieties that were multiplied at RAB station in Huye. Photo: Courtesy.
Agriculture

Scientists banking on GM crop varieties to lift cassava industry

Monday, October 17, 2022
Delegates in a group photo during Rwanda Seed System Stakeholders socialisation meeting on SeedSAT, on September 30. / All photos: Craish Bahizi
Featured

AGRA’s SeedSAT seeks to strengthen Africa’s seed systems

Monday, October 03, 2022
The fibre in quinoa can help with cholesterol and blood sugar levels. Photo/Net

Why quinoa is good for you

Monday, August 15, 2022
Farmers who are counting losses due to late blight disease welcome the plan to use agricultural biotechnology in developing a resistant crop variety. Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.

Farmers upbeat about new potato variety

Monday, July 18, 2022
MP Omar Munyaneza, Chairperson of the parliamentary Committee on National Budget and Patrimony, and MP Angelique Nyirabazayire, the Vice Chairperson, during the presentation on June 29. Photo: Courtesy.
Rwanda

National budget expected to boost economy, tame commodity prices

Thursday, June 30, 2022