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A Tanzanian ferry with hundreds of Passengers has capsized on Lake Victoria. (Courtesy)

Kagame commiserates with Tanzania over ferry accident

Friday, September 21, 2018
State Minister for Agriculture Fulgence Nsengiyumva officially launches the Rwf14 billion irrigation project for in Rulindo yesterday. Emmanuel Ntirenganya.
Rwanda

Rwf14 billion scheme helps build Rulindo farmers’ resilience to drought

Wednesday, September 19, 2018
The New Times

Away with the primitive hoe; time for total mechanisation

Thursday, September 13, 2018
A woman irrigates a farm. The FAO report calls for accelerating and scaling up of actions to strengthen the resilience and adaptive capacity of food systems. File.

More than 800 million people in the world are hungry – report

Wednesday, September 12, 2018
The four-day summit was attended by over 2800 delegates from all across the world. Courtesy.
Agriculture

Agriculture summit closes with investment commitments

Monday, September 10, 2018
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente welcomes Gilbert Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) at his office yesterday. IFAD has increased its investment in Rwanda from $45m t

IFAD to invest $53m in Rwanda’s agricultural sector

Sunday, September 09, 2018
IITA Director-General, Dr Sanginga, pictured as he receives the Africa Food Prize, along with Olusegun Obasanjo, chairperson of Africa Food Prize Committee and its members in Kigali on Friday. Courtesy.
Africa

Nigerian NGO wins Africa Food Prize award

Sunday, September 09, 2018
Agricultural specialists work in a green house in Musanze District. Sam Ngendahimana

Africa challenged to take up agricultural technologies

Thursday, September 06, 2018
Theophile Uzayisenga uses mechanization to double harvest by exploiting idle land. Michel Nkurunziza
Agriculture

Young farmer makes fortune from exploiting land using mechanisation

Monday, September 03, 2018
Education minister Eugene Mutimura (centre) makes a point as Minister for Agriculture, Gu00e9rardine Mukeshimana (left) and State Minister in charge agriculture, Fulgence Nsengiyumva, look on during the signing of the partnership in Kigali yesterday. Emmanuel Kwizera.

New outreach programme to boost agric production

Friday, August 31, 2018
New complext of Rutsiro District offices. All photos by Michel Nkurunziza.
Rwanda

[FEATURED] Rutsiro pledges more reforms despite improvement in the 2017/18 Imihigo

Thursday, August 30, 2018
FAO DG Josu00e9 Graziano da Silva.

Youth employment is Africa’s big challenge

Thursday, August 30, 2018