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Clare Akamanzi, the chief executive of Rwanda Development Board, with Innocent Lugha Bashungwa, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Tanzania, and other officials visit a coffee-sorting machine during the African Fine Coffee Conference and Exhibition in Kigali last week. Industry experts believe farmers are still getting far less for their effort compared to other players up the coffee production chain. Emmanuel Kwizera.
Rwanda

Coffee industry grapples with low farm incomes

Monday, February 18, 2019
One of the equipment to be used in the Caravan project for mobile soil analysis and fertility map. Courtesy.
Rwanda

Rwanda to deploy mobile soil testing laboratory

Thursday, February 14, 2019
A specialist tastes Rwandan coffee at Rwanda Trading Company in Kigali. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Rwanda ‘keen on increasing local consumption of coffee’

Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Studies show that livestock cooperatives have little knowledge on quality milk management which often leads to low milk production. Michel Nkurunziza.
Business

Livestock farmers decry challenges in milk value chain

Monday, February 11, 2019
Waste management is a growing problem across the continent, but there are signs that Africa is starting to wake up to the urgency u2013 and opportunity u2013 of sustainable waste management. Net photo.
Business

Rethinking waste: Africa’s challenges and opportunities

Monday, February 11, 2019
Rwanda Agriculture Board urged rice farmers to adopt long grain rice to get the market of their harvest. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Farmers urged to adopt ‘lucrative’ long grain rice

Friday, February 08, 2019
MPs asked both ministers to explain reasons behind poor post-harvest handling of agricultural produce, its marketing, and value addition. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

MPs want written explanation from Govt on challenges in agriculture

Friday, February 08, 2019
The project seeks to renovate forests and increase production. Jean de Dieu Nsabimana.
Rwanda

Agroforestry farmers to be grouped in cooperatives

Wednesday, February 06, 2019
Beekeepers demonstrate how bees enter hives. Inset are modern beehives. Michel Nkurunziza.
Business

Why beekeepers are grappling with drop in honey production

Tuesday, February 05, 2019
Hon. Francis Gatare, CEO of RMB during a mine site visit in Rwamagana, Eastern Province.
Featured

FEATURED: A growing mining sector in Rwanda and the role of RMB

Tuesday, February 05, 2019
Pilgrims at Kibeho holy land last year. The area receives between 500,000 and 600,000 tourists every year. courtesy
Rwanda

Kibeho decry lack of investments in the hospitality industry

Saturday, January 26, 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