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Visitors during a guided tour of a coffee plantation in Kirehe District. File
Agriculture

Coffee day: A look at Rwanda’s evolving coffee farming

Thursday, October 01, 2026
The event held under the theme “Build Together. Lead Globally.” Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

Sustainable Growers gives African coffee farmers global exposure for better returns

Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Farmers spray pesticides on a maize plantation in Musanze District amid calls for a new law to address concerns over seed quality. COURTESY PHOTO
Agriculture

Farmers want new law to tackle seed quality concerns

Friday, September 18, 2026
Solange Uwituze, Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI).
Agriculture

Minister Uwituze talks plan to raise food crop productivity by 50%

Sunday, September 06, 2026
Panelists during a side event on “A Pan-African Agenda for AI-Powered Climate Intelligence for Climate-Resilient Food Systems, Early Warning Systems, and Community Resilience.”
Featured

AI could help Africa’s farmers act before climate shocks strike – experts

Friday, September 04, 2026
Rwandan Agnes Kalibata, a board member of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Agriculture

New research seeks to make maize safer from aflatoxin

Wednesday, September 02, 2026
Ngezahayo’s Cassava
Agriculture

Cassava farmers praise organic method that produces 100kg per tree

Wednesday, August 05, 2026
An agronomist works in a seeds multiplication centre in Kinigi in Musanze District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Law

11 things to know about new agriculture law

Tuesday, August 04, 2026
Some fruitbats that live in some trees in Nyarutarama in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

How bat conservation protects people and nature

Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Emma Uwera, a seed entrepreneur and plant breeder, inspects her plantation in Rwamagana District on January 22. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Agriculture

Farmers back agriculture bill, seek swift implementation

Sunday, July 26, 2026
American philanthropist and billionaire Bill Gates visits TKMD Syringes Manufacturing in Rwamagana on Monday, July 20. Courtesy
Rwanda

What major projects are funded by Bill Gates in Rwanda?

Thursday, July 23, 2026
Antioxidants are substances that neutralize free radicals and help protect the body from oxidative damage.

Why antioxidants matter for your health

Friday, July 03, 2026