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Senator Hadija Ndangiza Murangwa, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, National Unity and Security.
Environment

Gaps in disaster prevention leave Rwf49bn repair bill: Senate report

Friday, July 31, 2026
One field, two soil stories. Conservation Agriculture (left) keeps the soil covered, moist, and rich in organic matter. Conventional tillage (right) leaves it exposed, drier, and more vulnerable to degradation. The difference is visible. Photo: RICA.

Soil moisture: Rwanda’s most valuable agricultural resource

Friday, July 31, 2026
The congress was held under the theme Seeds as a Strategic Engine for National Transformation Advancing a Competitive, Private-Sector-Led Seed System for Food Security, Jobs and Trade.
Agriculture

Research, innovation key to Africa's seed market ambitions

Thursday, July 30, 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
A scientist sorting some medical marijuana leaves in a plantation farm. File
Health

Cabinet approves concession agreement for high-value therapeutic crops project

Monday, July 27, 2026
Visitors listen as RICA staff member explains the benefits of conservation agriculture at the institution's demonstration plots during a recent visit. (Courtesy)

Inside RICA's role in advancing Rwanda's farming through conservation agriculture

Monday, July 27, 2026
Officials pose for a group photo during the 3rd Rwanda National Seed Congress 2026, which opened in Kigali on Monday, July 20. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

BK scales up seed financing as Rwanda builds a stronger agricultural sector

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Senators attend a session in which senators considered a report by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, National Unity and Security on measures to curb wildlife attacks and property damage on Wednesday, July 15. Courtesy

Senate urges faster review of wildlife compensation guidelines

Thursday, July 16, 2026
Ongoing construction works at Muvumba Multipurpose Dam Project in Nyagatare on Saturday, July 11. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Infrastructure

What makes Muvumba dam project important?

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Samuel Ishimwe and Eric Ibyishaka pose for a photo. the two engineers also worked on tea suitability analysis, examining how climate change could gradually push tea cultivation towards higher elevations. Courtesy
Rwanda

Turning satellite data into solutions for farmers, cities and mines

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Farmers work in a potato plantation in Musanze. The government is set to spend more than Rwf64 billion subsidising fertilisers in the 2026-27 financial year. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

How Rwanda's fertiliser subsidy scheme works

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva interacts with one of the investors during his tour of Gabiro Agribusiness Hub in Nyagatare District on Saturday, July 12. PHOTO/CRAISH BAHIZI
Agriculture

Gabiro investors seek relief from rising irrigation costs

Monday, July 13, 2026