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The Food Waste Index Report 2024 by the UN Environment Programme has indicated that, on average, each person wastes 79 kilogrammes of food annually. Internet
Environment

Each person wastes 79 kilogrammes of food annually – UN report

Friday, April 05, 2024
MINICOM has fined 113 middlemen who were found to have purchased maize harvests without the necessary licenses. Courtesy
Crime

Penalties await middlemen exploiting maize farmers

Friday, March 15, 2024
Delegates during the launch of a $62.89 million project to boost smallholder farmer's agriculture exports, on March 1. Photos by Jean Pierre Mazimpaka
Agriculture

NAEB launches $63m project to boost smallholder farmer's agri-exports

Saturday, March 02, 2024
EALA lawmakers and other participants at a session meant for assessing policies and laws on GMOs within the East African Community (EAC) Partner States, on February 8, 2024, in Kigali, Rwanda (Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganya)
Agriculture

Rwanda ready to harness GMOs tech, official tells EAC lawmakers

Friday, February 09, 2024
Residents wade through a flooded street in Kigali. METEO Rwanda has alerted that many parts of the country will continue to experience above normal rainfall amount, in the next 10 days. File
Environment

Weather forecaster warns about heavy rains in southwestern Rwanda

Monday, January 22, 2024
Over 500,000 tonnes of maize will be harvested in Eastern Province, officials said.
Agriculture

Eastern Province: Agric minister roots for food storage to help cut post-harvest losses

Friday, January 12, 2024
Workers sort fresh green beans for export in a packhouse at Kigali Special Economic Zone in Masoro. In 2022-2023, Rwanda exported over 20,000 tonnes of coffee, bringing in nearly $116m. CRAISH BAHIZI
Economy

Rwanda closer to reaching $1 billion agricultural export target

Monday, January 08, 2024
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Featured

FEATURED: How FAO Rwanda supports increased production, decent jobs for youth in agribusiness

Wednesday, December 20, 2023
One of over 6,000 houses damaged by disasters in Rubavu District in Rwanda in May, 2023. The disasters also claimed 135 lives, livestock, and many hectares of plantations were washed away. File photo
Environment

EAC to approach COP28 as bloc with one voice, recommits to food security

Saturday, November 25, 2023
Delegates during the EAC High-Level Forum on Climate Change & Food Security in Arusha Tanzania on Thursday, November 23.
Agriculture

EAC Heads of State Summit: Climate change, food security top agenda

Friday, November 24, 2023
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente delivers remarks as Kenyan President William Ruto, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan look on, at the EAC High-Level Forum on Climate Change and Food Security in Arusha, Tanzania on Thursday, November 23. Courtesy
Agriculture

Ngirente calls for climate resilience, de-risking agriculture in EAC

Thursday, November 23, 2023
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Animal Resources, Eric Rwigamba, speaks to journalists after opening a three-day knowledge-sharing seminar for the development of the fifth Strategic Plan for Agriculture Transformation (PSTA5), on November 22, 2023. Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Agriculture

Rwigamba urges leveraging tech, innovation as Rwanda develops new agric plan

Thursday, November 23, 2023