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A maize farm at Nasho on January 10, 2020.
Business

Govt prioritises 6 agricultural products to reduce trade deficit

Monday, January 20, 2020
A seed breeder working in a potato seed multiplication greenhouse in Musanze District. The True Potato Seed technology will replace commonly used potato tuber seeds.
Rwanda

Rwanda pilots ‘revolutionary’ potato seeds

Friday, January 03, 2020
Imbaraga Farmers Organisation says that distribution of sub-standard seeds has drastically reduced farmersu2019 income despite huge investment they put in agriculture sector. Courtesy.
Business

Farmers decry distribution of sub-standard seeds

Monday, December 23, 2019
Juliet Umwali, a professional Irish potato seed multiplier inside Horizon SOPYRWAu2019s green house. She says they encounter losses due to unscrupulous seed multipliers. Photo: Ru00e9gis Umurengezi.
Rwanda

Quack seed multipliers threaten country’s Irish potato production

Tuesday, December 17, 2019
A demo plot of Irish potatoes with quality inputs. Courtesy Photos.
Business

Rwf18bn investments to support maize, potato, tea farmers

Monday, October 07, 2019
Researchers under The African Seed Access Index have recommended more efforts to involve private sector in introduction and development of improved seeds, seeds availability as well as put in place mechanisms to create more seeds access from farmers. Net photo.
Business

Study recommends improved efforts to stamp out fake seeds

Monday, August 05, 2019
A group photo of Agriterra's official at its launch on 18th June. Right to left,( Jasper Skipper, Agriterra, Rwanda Country representative, Agriterra's Manager in charge of agri advice Cees Van Rij(in red tie), Sandrine Urugeni,(NAEB Deputy CEO) and Frederique de Man the Netherlands Ambassador to Rwanda. /James Peter Nkurunziza.

FEATURED: Agriterra launches in Rwanda

Monday, June 24, 2019
Former poachers in Gishwati forest are now reaping big from beekeeping. Photos by Michel Nkurunziza.
Business

Former honey poachers now earning from bee farming

Monday, January 21, 2019
Jean Damascene Sinzabaheza, the president of the cooperative Dukomeze ubuzima. Michel Nkurunziza
Business

How agribusiness has turned around fortunes of people with disabilities

Monday, December 24, 2018
Over 100,000 people will benefit from the support. Sam Ngendahimana.
Agriculture

Over 100,000 Rwandans to benefit from AfDB agriculture project

Monday, August 20, 2018
Potato farmers at work in Musanze District. Sam Ngendahimana.

Farmers upbeat over new potato varieties

Saturday, August 04, 2018
The state minister of Agriculture Fulgence Ngengiyumva visits one of the seed potato warehouse on Northen province. File.
Agriculture

Irish potato farmers upbeat as government moves to address seed shortage

Monday, June 18, 2018