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Farmers in Rutsiro and Rubavu districts welcomed the bio-fortified beans, sweet potatoes seedlings that will help combat malnutrition. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Agriculture

Western Province: Bio-fortified crops introduced to combat malnutrition

Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Rwanda is seeking to increase sweet potato production from eight to 30 tonnes per hectare using six new varieties. Courtesy
Agriculture

Rwanda turns to sweet potatoes as wheat flour baking substitute

Monday, October 23, 2023
Vincent Mwiseneza quit his lucrative job to venture into farming, and urges the youth to see the opportunities in agriculture. Courtesy photos.
Agriculture

From farm to table: Agriprenuer on how improved seeds can revolutionise food security

Monday, September 18, 2023
Mago farms getting awarded after a successful Pitch oftheir venture. / Photo Impact Hub Kigali.
Business

Meet Rwanda’s promising agriculture sector startups

Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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Business

Female entrepreneur’s journey from labourer to employer

Monday, January 18, 2021
The mothers expressed issues of malnutrition among children and causes behind it. / Courtesy photo

The ordeal of malnourished children

Sunday, June 21, 2020
A sweet potato seller in Kimironko Market. / Emmanuel Kwizera
Rwanda

Rwandan scientists to release bio-fortified sweet potato variety

Monday, March 02, 2020
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Weekender

Recipe: West African Peanut Stew

Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Farmers in Rwanda are growing the orange-fleshed sweet potato and will make a puree and use it to make bakery products like bread, biscuits, and chapattis, among others.

The essence of Vitamin A

Sunday, July 14, 2019
Jan Low is World Food Prize Co-Laureate and the Principal Scientist for the International Potato Centre. The agricultural economist is advocating for nutrition to be made a basic human right. / Courtesy

Could sweet potato be a solution to Africa’s food insecurity, malnutrition?

Sunday, June 09, 2019
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Business

Genocide survivor making ends meet through baking

Monday, April 15, 2019
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Nutrition gatekeepers: The indispensable role of parents

Sunday, November 11, 2018