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Minister of Finance Yusuf Murangwa and GiveDirectly chief executuve Nick Allardice shake hands after signing the agreement on Tuesday, February 24. Courtesy
Rwanda

Govt, GiveDirectly launch Rwf200bn fund to speed up poverty reduction

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
The draft law, whose relevance was approved by Parliament on February 19, seeks to consolidate and modernise regulations governing seeds, plant health, agrochemicals and bio-inputs. File
Agriculture

New bill sets stage for modern, market-led farming

Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Anass Khanchoufi, the Managing Director of Rwanda Fertilizer Company and Belinda Bwiza, One Acre Fund Country Director sign an agreement in Bugesera on February 23. Courtesy
Featured

RFC, One Acre Fund partner to bring customised fertilisers to smallholder farmers

Monday, February 23, 2026
They now grow maize and soya beans.
Agriculture

Gatsibo: One cooperative of refugees, host community builds inclusion through agriculture

Friday, February 20, 2026
Farmers observe hybrid maize varieties during a field demonstration aimed at promoting improved seed use and cultivation practices. COURTESY.
Agriculture

Rwanda bets on hybrid seed to close its maize yield gap

Friday, February 20, 2026
The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Telesphore Ndabamenye, presents a draft law on animal husbandry, animal health and fisheries to MPs on Thursday, February 19.
Rwanda

Parliament to scrutinise new bill on animal health

Friday, February 20, 2026
The New Times

Why antimicrobial resistance policies don’t translate into action

Friday, February 20, 2026
Musinga joins a group of entertainers in drumming. The king is said to have enjoyed traditional music and dance. EP.0.0.6150, collection RMCA Tervuren; unidentified photographer, s.d. All rights reserved.
Art

Rwanda’s philosophy of heroism and the resurgence of praise poetry

Thursday, February 19, 2026
A landslide swept away their house, banana plantation and all the crops in the valley in Bushekeri Sector, Nyamasheke District in 2024. File
Environment

How high-risk districts are bracing for heavy March–May rains

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Agronomists work in a potato seed multiplication centre in Kinigi in Musanze District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Potato farmers pin hopes on biotech varieties

Monday, February 16, 2026
Anathalie Mukamanzi, a cervical cancer victim, poses for a photo during an interview. Photo by Joan Mbabazi
Women

Cervical cancer: How a hospital visit changed everything for a mother of five

Thursday, February 12, 2026
Veterinarians conduct an artificial insemination exercise at RAB's Rubirizi Station in Kigali. Liquid nitrogen is used in artificial insemination to preserve semen at extremely low temperatures which keep sperm cells viable for a long time, in some cases, decades. File
Rwanda

Kayonza: Factory for nitrogen used to preserve cow semen expected by year-end

Tuesday, February 10, 2026