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Inside a vegetable show room. On Monday, new regulations came into force in Britain banning daytime TV and online adverts for the so-called junk foods.

Why go to the supermarket, when you can go to the local market for food

Thursday, January 15, 2026
Workers sort newly developed cassava varieties that were multiplied at the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board's Rubona station in Huye. Courtesy.
Agriculture

Farmers decry shortage of quality seeds

Sunday, January 04, 2026
Workers sort newly developed cassava varieties that were multiplied at the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board's Rubona station in Huye. Courtesy.
Agriculture

New biotech hub to drive disease-resistant crops

Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Canisius Kanangire, the Executive Director of African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF).
Agriculture

AATF boss on Rwanda’s GM banana drive, Africa’s agri-biotech future

Saturday, November 29, 2025
Espérance Uwizeyimana,54, and a mother of five, is a a member of Terimbere Muhinzi Cooperative in Gahara Sector, according to her, the approach has transformed her harvests and reduced farming costs.
Agriculture

Farmers in Eastern Province turn to climate-smart methods to beat drought

Monday, November 10, 2025
A farmer showcases cassava produce in her farm in Ruhango. Courtesy
Agriculture

Regulatory body clears biotech crop trials on farmers’ fields

Thursday, October 23, 2025
Richard Nkurunziza, a Burundian refugee, who initiated the project. Courtesy
Agriculture

How a Burundian refugee turned Rwf800 into a million-franc agribusiness

Thursday, August 28, 2025
Thousands of tonnes of grains at Nyanza Strategic Grain Reserve in Nyanza District. File
Agriculture

Govt to set up 200,000-tonne grain hubs to curb food losses

Monday, August 25, 2025
Farmers spraying pesticides in a maize plantation in Burera District. Irish potato and maize farmers have warned of a likely decline in production as the prices of pesticides and fungicides continue to rise.
Agriculture

New biotech maize trials offer hope against fall armyworm devastation

Monday, August 11, 2025
Two of the reseachers talk about their innovation on Friday, July 25. By Craish Bahizi.
Technology

UR’s IoT students develop AI-powered device to protect crops from birds

Saturday, July 26, 2025
Biotech cassava is being tested in Huye District to fight a disease that once caused a major drop in production
Agriculture

How three biotech crops could help Rwandan farmers curb losses

Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Washing fruits and vegetables does not remove all pesticides, according to scientists.

Pesticides in our food: The silent danger washing can’t remove

Saturday, July 19, 2025