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Visitors during a guided tour of Kigali Silk Factory. File
Agriculture

Concerns grow over underused Kigali Silk Factory

Sunday, January 25, 2026
Image taken in Gakenke District starkly reveals the environmental cost of conventional tillage, where bare, disturbed soil is left defenceless against erosion, as evidenced by the sloughing hillside and washed-out field. Such practices compact the soil, severely hindering water infiltration and aggressively depleting the soil of its vital organic matter and nutrients. Photo: Courtesy of RICA

Conservation agriculture: Rwanda’s practical response to climate change and soil degradation

Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Under AGOA Rwanda exports Coffee in USA. The agreement keeps the gates open to a major market. Courtesy
Economy

What extension of AGOA means for Rwandan exporters

Friday, January 16, 2026
Farmers have identified eight seed varieties across six crops as the most climate-resilient and high-yielding. The crops assessed include potatoes, cassava, rice, maize, cabbage and onions. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Farmers pick climate-smart seeds that double yields

Thursday, January 01, 2026
A tomato farmer arranges his produce for the market, highlighting post-harvest handling at the farm level as efforts continue to strengthen agricultural value chains. File
Agriculture

Cutting post-harvest losses key to Rwanda’s food security drive

Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Delegates follow findings from the Decentralisation Assessment Framework (DAF) during the National Dialogue on the Role of Civil Society in Decentralisation in Kigali on Wednesday, December 17 .
Rwanda

Budget, staffing gaps are slowing decentralisation – new report

Thursday, December 18, 2025
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
Land and ecosystem damage is making it harder for nature to provide essential resources.Courtesy
Environment

Inside $9bn landscape management investment plan

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Telesphore Ndabamenye (left) and Solange Uwituze (right) were appointed by President Paul Kagame to the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources on December 1. Courtesy
Agriculture

What awaits two technocrats at the helm of agriculture ministry

Wednesday, December 03, 2025
The New Times
Agriculture

A look at govt’s six projects to help create 800,000 agrifood jobs

Sunday, November 30, 2025
The New Times
Agriculture

Africa’s agric programme seeks $100bn as AGRA reaffirms support to states

Monday, November 03, 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