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Workers pack fresh avocados for export at NAEB warehouse in Kicukiro. According to the latest Labour Force Survey by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR)  published on April 28, findings show that 43.7 percent of the employed population worked in the agriculture sector in the first quarter of 2025. File
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Agriculture dominated Rwanda’s job market in quarter one of 2025
Rwanda’s annual rice imports surged from 417,862 tonnes in 2023, to 508,852 tonnes in 2024 – implying a 21 per cent rise. Courtesy
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Rwanda’s rice imports top $300m: Will local farmers cash in?
 
A view of a vegetable farming facility that uses aquaponics system. Photo: Courtesy.
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Can aquaponics transform farming in Rwanda?
Tens of cows in modern dairy farming at Gabiro Agribusiness Hub. Courtesy
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AgriHubs to power Rwanda’s food future
 
1. Potato farmers in Gataraga Sector, Musanze District, tour their consolidated land near Virunga mountains zone. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
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Smallholder farmers in Burera, Musanze ‘reaping big’ thanks to new agriculture insurance scheme
Cote d'Ivoire raises purchase price of cocoa beans for farmers. Courtesy
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Agriculture remains Rwanda’s largest employer, with over 40 percent of labour market, meaning 1.8 million people. Courtesy
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Minister of Trade and Industry, Prudence Sebahizi (R) and BDF boss Vincent Munyeshyaka (C) while appearing before the parliament on Tuesday, April 1. Courtesy
Lawmakers want BDF’s agribusiness loans extended to non-degree holders
Wednesday, April 02, 2025
Farmers who are members of cooperative, sort their rice produce in Bugarama Rusizi District. File
Trade minister outlines solutions for cooperatives market shortages
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The government plans to introduce agrihubs and food basket sites as part of innovations to drive forward its agriculture sector. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
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Veternarian uses a veterinary ultrasound technology that is deployed to enhance artificial insemination (AI) success rates in cattle in Rwanda. Courtesy
Govt to deploy ultrasound tech to boost cattle fertility rates
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Winners of the first edition of Imali Agribusiness Challenge, an initiative by Imbuto Foundation in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, UNDP, and FAO.
Second phase of Imbuto Foundation's agribusiness challenge to offer funding to top youth projects
Monday, March 17, 2025
Athanase Nduwumuremyi, Senior Research Fellow and Roots and Tubers Program Coordinator at RAB, during a tour at a greenhouse in Karago Sector, Nyabihu District. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana.
Agriculture: Trials for GMO potato varieties underway
Sunday, March 16, 2025
An inside look at the interior of Gisenyi market. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana 
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