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Felicite Umwanzintabakure, a resident of Taba cell, Gashinyi sector in Gakenke District.
Agriculture

Gakenke: How women farmers cope with dry spells and floods using climate resilience mechanisms

Thursday, March 09, 2023
Workers sort fresh green beans for export at the Rwanda’s first privately owned packhouse located in the Prime Economic Zone in Masoro on September 8. Craish Bahizi

Six key priorities the Ministry of Agriculture eyes to boost productivity

Saturday, March 04, 2023
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente speaks at the opening of the 18th National Dialogue Council, commonly known as 'Umushyikirano', in Kigali on Monday, February 27, 2023. Olivier Mugwiza
Agriculture

Agric output to double with Rwf31bn fertiliser subsidy – Ngirente

Monday, February 27, 2023
INFOGRAPHICS: As per projections, Rwanda had targeted to have 20,069,334 litres of milk delivered to processing plants in the first six months from July 2022 to January 2023. However, by the time the six months lapsed, there were, 21,066,384 liters of milk were delivered to milk processing plants.
Economy

Processed milk production up to 21 million litres in 6 months

Wednesday, February 08, 2023
Members of KAIGA 8 cooperative in Gatsibo District are counting losses after failing to get buyers for their produce.
Business

Gatsibo chili farmers counting losses due to lack of market

Tuesday, February 07, 2023
Minister of Agriculture Gerardine Mukeshimana during a guided tour of Nasho Maize plantation in Eastern Province. The maize production target by 2024, was 2.94 tonnes per hectare. File
Agriculture

Why agriculture still falls short of set targets

Sunday, January 08, 2023
Farmers trying to salvage some of their rice produce that had been washed away by floods in Nyagatare District in 2020. The government is set to inject Rwf25 billion in subsidising agriculture insurance scheme in the next five years. File
Agriculture

Govt to inject Rwf25bn in agriculture insurance

Sunday, January 08, 2023
Visitors and officials pose for a group photo after a guided tour of of Kitabi Tea Factory as Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd celebrated with farmers and tea pluckers their annual Tea Farmers’ Day across all their 8-tea gardens and factories on Thursday December 15. All Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

FEATURED: Rwanda Mountain Tea celebrates Tea Farmers’ Day

Monday, December 19, 2022
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente addressing the Parliament recently. File
Economy

Exporters’ expectations high as PM presents new trade strategies

Friday, December 02, 2022
Digital tools deployed by IITA are helping to effectively monitor and manage BXW, the most devastating banana disease (Photo by IITA).
Featured

How digital tools help tackle ravaging banana disease

Sunday, November 27, 2022
Rwanda National Police's fire and rescue brigade officers rescue some people who were stranded at a flooded road in Kigali in February 2020.
Environment

COP27: Rwanda to engage partners in mobilising $6bn for climate finance

Friday, November 04, 2022
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