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Rubavu Post-Harvest Centre is expected to cure and handle up to 34.4 tonnes of onions twice a week, helping farmers preserve produce for longer and reduce losses.
Agriculture

New post-harvest centres to curb horticulture losses

Tuesday, September 08, 2026
Minister of Agriculture Telesphore Ndabamenye and Verena Ruzibuka award the overall winner Goodluck Mutoni from Goodness of God Ltd at 2026 AYuTe Africa Challenge Rwanda. Craish BAHIZI
Featured

Rwandan youth agritech innovators win over Rwf60m in AYuTe Challenge

Friday, May 01, 2026
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Agriculture

Rwf26bn in onion exports as new facilities aim to halve post-harvest losses

Saturday, April 04, 2026
Farmers have identified eight seed varieties across six crops as the most climate-resilient and high-yielding. The crops assessed include potatoes, cassava, rice, maize, cabbage and onions. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Farmers pick climate-smart seeds that double yields

Thursday, January 01, 2026
A tomato farmer arranges his produce for the market, highlighting post-harvest handling at the farm level as efforts continue to strengthen agricultural value chains. File
Agriculture

Cutting post-harvest losses key to Rwanda’s food security drive

Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Winnaz officials cut a cake to celebrate the 10th anniversary of transforming lives and adding value to local agriculture. The celebration took place on Friday, October 24. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

Winnaz celebrates 10 years of boosting potato farmers' livelihoods

Monday, October 27, 2025
A member of cooperative that grows chili, works in a post-haverst store in Gasabo District. Courtesy
Agriculture

How rural farmers plan to tap into Kigali’s new fresh produce market

Sunday, June 15, 2025
Rwanda is set to reduce post-harvest losses in the country’s maize value chain by improving storage and drying facilities. Courtesy
Agriculture

Rwanda boosts maize drying, storage facilities to cut post-harvest losses

Saturday, December 14, 2024
Officials during the groundbreaking event to construct the post-harvest centres in Kigali on Tuesday, December 10. Courtesy
Agriculture

New project promises to cut 20% of chili, onion harvest loss

Wednesday, December 11, 2024
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International

How pioneering chili farmer with a PhD in ecology is transforming agriculture

Monday, December 09, 2024
Irrigation increased by around 50 per cent from 48,508 hectares in 2017 to 72,912 hectares in 2024.
Agriculture

How Rwanda's 2018-24 strategic agriculture transformation plan fared

Saturday, August 17, 2024
Vendors at Nyarugenge Market. Food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 39.7 per cent in October 2022 compared to the same month of 2021 according to Rwanda’s Consumer Price Index (CPI). Craish Bahizi

Farmers are broke while we pay through the nose. So who is gaining from high food prices?

Wednesday, February 08, 2023