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Sinayobye with his employees at COOTHEGIM cooperative head quarters in Karongi District. (Photos by P Tumwebaze)
Business

Sinayobye finds gold in tea farming

Monday, September 12, 2016
EU Ambassador Michael Ryan (L) exchanges documents with finance minister Claver Gatete in Kigali. (T.Kisambira)

[PHOTOS]: Agric sector gets Rwf173bn grant

Friday, June 24, 2016
Huijsman (R) chats with Nsanganira (C) and Dutch Ambassador to Rwanda Frederique Maria de Man. (Doreen Umutesi)

Agribusiness academy to promote farmers’ entrepreneurial linkages

Monday, April 25, 2016
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Acting now to end hunger in Africa by 2025

Tuesday, April 05, 2016
Harvested macadamia nuts on display in Nyanza District last year. (E. Ntirenganya)

Farmers embrace macadamia nut growing as govt eyes 1m trees

Wednesday, March 23, 2016
An irish potato farmers weeds her garden. (File)

2015: A year of mixed fortunes in Agric sector

Friday, January 01, 2016
About 30% of Rwanda's produce is lost due to poor post-harvest handling. (File)
Business

Scheme to address post-harvest losses launched in Eastern Province

Friday, December 18, 2015
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ICCO Cooperation: 50 years of securing sustainable livelihoods and justice and dignity for all

Monday, November 23, 2015
Some of the participants that attended the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions meeting in Kigali on Monday. (File)

REMA seeks to reduce emissions from agric sector

Thursday, August 20, 2015
Rwanda will be looking forward to promote its exports during the Africa-Singapore business forum next month. File.
Business

Rwanda looks to Singapore for business partnerships

Tuesday, July 08, 2014
A tractor like the one above costs between Rwf41m and Rwf200m, according to local supplier, John Deere. Most farmers cannot afford equipment and other machines needed for agriculture mechanisation, but banks are not willing to lend to farmers saying the s

BRD increases funding to agricultural sector

Tuesday, July 01, 2014
A farmer plants rice using a modern machine. Agriculture, experts say , needs to be looked at as a business rather than a means to tackle poverty. (John Mbanda)

AfDB delegates on how Africa can unlock agriculture potential

Thursday, May 22, 2014