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The Summit of the Future can also serve as a platform to advance Africa's economic agenda.
Africa

Why the UN Summit of the Future must focus on Africa

Sunday, September 22, 2024
Farmers sort their rice produce in Bugarama Rusizi District. File
Agriculture

Four key issues Kampala Declaration should consider for agri-food systems

Monday, September 09, 2024
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente
Rwanda

Ngirente roots for agriculture research and innovation hubs

Friday, September 06, 2024
R-L: FAO Representative in Rwanda, Coumba Sow; the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Ildephonse Musafiri; the Minister of State for Youth and Arts, Sandrine Umutoni; FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa Abebe Haile-Gabriel; and Sophie Kabano, Curator and Cultural Promoter at Rwanda Arts Initiative, launch Uruhimbi: Rwanda Gastronomy and Culinary Art, in Kigali, on September 4, 2024 (Photo by Jean Pierre Mazimpaka at MINAGRI).
Featured

New book showcases Rwanda’s gastronomy, culinary treasure

Thursday, September 05, 2024
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente addresses delegates as he officially opened the 2024 Africa Food Systems Forum (AFS Forum 2024). Courtesy
Africa

AFS Forum: Ngirente urges action to address malnutrition in Africa

Tuesday, September 03, 2024
Emmanuel Ndayizigiye, Chief Executive Officer of Yalla Yalla Group (C) speaks on a panel discussion at Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali on Monday, September 2. COURTESY
Africa

High food imports top on agenda as Africa food forum kicks off

Monday, September 02, 2024
Panelists at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali on Monday, September 2. Courtesy
Agriculture

AFS Forum: Farmers, experts make case for increased soil testing technology

Monday, September 02, 2024
Agronomists work in a potato seed multiplication centre in Musanze District. Rwanda is getting ready to test genetically modified potato varieties resistant to late blight. Sam Ngendahimana..
Agriculture

Researchers root for agricultural biotech to tackle food insecurity in Africa

Sunday, September 01, 2024
Agronomist works in a potato seed multiplication centre in Musanze District. Rwanda is getting ready to test genetically modified potato varieties resistant to late blight. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Rwanda to begin GMO trials for potatoes by February 2025

Saturday, August 31, 2024
Children enjoying a nutritious meal at an Early Childhood Development Centre (ECD) in Nyamasheke District, thanks to the “Gikuriro Kuri Bose” programme that aims to combat stunting. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Health

Inside Rwanda's five-year plan to halve child stunting

Tuesday, August 27, 2024
A herdsboy walks on a dry land in Samburu County, Kenya on July 15,2021.
Africa

Global bodies issue drought alert in Horn of Africa

Sunday, August 04, 2024
A landscape view of a wheat plantation, a consolidated land at Green Gicumbi Project. Courtesy
Agriculture

How Africa can build resilient food systems

Friday, August 02, 2024