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 Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Emmanuel Ntirenganya
A farmer in a banana plantation in Nyanza District. Such farmers will benefit from the new project that seeks to distribute 60,000 banana plantlets. File.
Rwanda
New project seeks to boost banana production in 5 districts
The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Environment, Ignatienne Nyirarukundo, speaks as Jean Claude Musabyimana, the Permanent Secretary  at the Ministry of Agriculture, looks on yesterday. Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda
MPs blame poor post-harvest handling for challenges in agric supply chain
Some BRD members of staff plant a tree in Nyagatare Districtu2019s Rwinyemera Cell, Karangazi Sector on Saturday, November 24, 2018. Emmanuel Ntirenganya.
Business
BRD launches tree planting drive to mitigate disasters
Isabel Ortiz, the Director of Social protection Department at ILO. Courtesy.
Rwanda
Social security for all should be a priority – ILO official
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Rwanda
Rwanda registers drop in malaria cases
A tailor at a shop in Kanombe.File
Rwanda
New project to help fund more start-up businesses
Minister for Health Diane Gashumba (right) shares Rwandau2019s experience at a conference as Tanzaniau2019s National Health Insurance Fund Director General, Dr Bernard Konga, looks on in Kigali yesterday. Experts have called for proactive measures to achieve universal healthcare coverage in order to reverse the trend where millions of people are pushed into extreme poverty by unaffordable healthcare.  Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda
Experts: Universal health cover will reduce burden on economy
Beekeepers inspect beehives in Nyaruguru District. Net photo.
Rwanda
Beekeepers to use state forests for honey production
 A vocational student from Groupe Scolaire ADB Nyarutarama High School in Gasabo District, fixes her project of design and implementation of sound signaling system. (File)
TVET bodies get new leadership
Archbishop Antoine Kambanda. Courtesy.
Rwanda
Archbishop Kambanda outlines his priorities
A colony of bees in a beehive in Kayonza District, May 2017. Study findings have revealed that intense use of pesticides in crops has killed bees, reducing honey production  (courtesy).
Rwanda
Use of pesticides blamed for low honey production
Students during a class session. Emmanuel Kwizera.
Rwanda
Govt rolls out peer mentoring programme to address skill gap among teachers
MP Uwineza delivers her remarks after her election as chairperson of the women parliamentary forum on Wednesday. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda
New women parliamentary leaders pledge to fight GBV
Government aims to support graduates from TTCs to attain university education. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda
Government outlines reforms to improve teacher training colleges
Munyakazi addresses the senators yesterday. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda
Senators want pay raise for teachers
There is a plan to empower human capital resources in line with having a knowledge-based society. File.
Rwanda
Govt, Churches join hands to scale up pre-primary education
Twahirwa (bottom left) demonstrating the production process for chilli oil. The entrepreneur has secured a 37,500 litre-chilli oil export market to China for $2 million. Courtesy.
Rwandan agri-preneur lands $2 million chili export deal
The Minister for Agriculture, Gu00e9rardine Mukeshimana (left), and the Minister for Trade, Soraya Hakuziyaremye, address the media yesterday on the sustained irregularities in pricing of agriculture produce. Illegal price fixing and speculation have been cited as some of the drivers of food inflation. Nadege Imbabazi.
Rwanda
Govt launches crackdown on errant potato dealers

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