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Farmers work to salvage their rice fields after floods damaged plantations in Nyagatare in 2022. File
Agriculture

Climate shocks trigger fresh calls to scale up farmers’ insurance

Tuesday, January 06, 2026
Farmers and tea pluckers pose for a group photo during celebrations at Rubaya Tea Factory on December 6. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
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How Rwanda Mountain Tea is empowering farmers to grow produce that has earned global reputation

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Farmers transport pineapples to the market in Ngoma District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.
Agriculture

New push to expand access to finance for Rwandan farmers

Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Equity Group CEO Dr. James Mwangi (left) and French Ambassador to Kenya Arnaud Suquet unveil the Group’s 2024 Sustainability Report, themed “A Sustainable World is a Transformed Africa.” Courtesy
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PRESS RELEASE: Equity Group unveils 2024 Sustainability Report showcasing measurable progress and impact

Thursday, October 23, 2025
Minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire, and Dr. Trevor Mundel, President of Global Health at the Gates Foundation, sign an agreement in Kigali on April 3, 2025. Courtesy.
Technology

Key projects as Rwanda’s AI hub funding rises to Rwf25bn

Friday, October 17, 2025
A tea farmer in Rulindo checks her phone to confirm if the payment from her cooperative has been received. Courtesy photos
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Access to Finance Rwanda turns 15: Changing lives, driving an inclusive financial ecosystem, economy

Friday, September 26, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva joins farmers during the launch of the 2026 Agriculture season A in Nyaruguru District on Monday, September 22. PHOTOS BY CRAISH BAHIZI
Agriculture

PHOTOS: PM Nsengiyumva outlines efforts to boost agricultural productivity

Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources (L) during a guided tour as he officially commissioned the Kibeho Tea Factory on Thursday, September 11. All photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
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Hope for farmers as Kibeho Tea Factory unveiled to drive Rwanda’s tea sector

Monday, September 15, 2025
Land is being restored using trenches in forests and progressive terraces to prevent soil erosion. The government is implementing projects to curb the annual loss of crops worth Rwf37 billion caused by soil erosion.
Environment

How will govt save Rwf37bn in crops lost to soil erosion?

Monday, July 21, 2025
The delegates pose for a group photo after the event on July 17 at Serena Hotel in Kigali
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How FAO-led water-related disasters control project benefitted farmers in Rwanda, Kenya

Monday, July 21, 2025
The Governor of National Bank of Rwanda, Soraya Hakuziyaremye, speaks at the 47th annual ordinary meeting of Africa Re, on Friday, June 27, 2025, in Kigali (courtesy).
Economy

Rwanda eyes Africa Re partnership to double insurance coverage by 2035

Saturday, June 28, 2025
Last season, they produced over 600 tons of fresh chili and 38 tons of dried chili, according to the cooperative president Ndikumana.
Agriculture

Kayonza: Chili farmers demand action on failing pesticides and market gaps

Tuesday, June 17, 2025