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Exhibitors on how agroecology protects environment and boost production
Agriculture

Govt seeks to curb annual loss of 27 million tonnes of fertile soil

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Last season, they produced over 600 tons of fresh chili and 38 tons of dried chili, according to the cooperative president Ndikumana.
Agriculture

Kayonza: Chili farmers demand action on failing pesticides and market gaps

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
The cost of goods and services continued to rise in May 2025, with urban prices increasing by 6.9 percent compared to the same period last year
Society

What is driving the hike in food prices in Rwanda?

Sunday, June 15, 2025
A member of cooperative that grows chili, works in a post-haverst store in Gasabo District. Courtesy
Agriculture

How rural farmers plan to tap into Kigali’s new fresh produce market

Sunday, June 15, 2025
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan (Centre), Minister of Agriculture Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe (R) and Canisius Kanangire, Executive Director of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation(L) among other participants at the agricultural tech conference in Kigali, on Monday, June 9, 2025. Courtesy
Agriculture

Major agric meet in Kigali discusses improving farmers' access to technologies

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Gardens for Health International has equipped district agriculture officials, sector agronomists, local leaders, and farmer facilitators with practical skills to scale up nutrition-sensitive agriculture. Craish Bahizi
Featured

Burera: Gardens for Health International scales up nutrition-sensitive agriculture

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
A chili farm in Muvumba valley in Nyagatare District. Currently, chili farming in the Kagitumba swamp covers just seven hectares. However, with government and private sector support, the cooperative plans to expand production to 100 hectares in the coming years. Photos by Emmanuel Nkangura
Agriculture

Nyagatare: Chili farmers seek subsidies to scale up production

Sunday, May 25, 2025
Delphine Uwera, the overall winner of the competition awarded cash prizes and entry into a six-month business incubation programme at the UNILAK campus in Kigali on Friday, May 9. Courtesy
Featured

UNILAK students win agribusiness pitch competition

Sunday, May 11, 2025
Rwanda’s annual rice imports surged from 417,862 tonnes in 2023, to 508,852 tonnes in 2024 – implying a 21 per cent rise. Courtesy
Agriculture

Rwanda’s rice imports top $300m: Will local farmers cash in?

Wednesday, April 23, 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
Farmers who are members of cooperative, sort their rice produce in Bugarama Rusizi District. File
Agriculture

Trade minister outlines solutions for cooperatives market shortages

Wednesday, April 02, 2025
Kenya accelerates reforms to boost horticultural exports
International

Kenya accelerates reforms to boost horticultural exports

Saturday, March 29, 2025