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Agriculture remains a key sector in Rwanda. The population is about 14 million, and agriculture contributes about 20% of GDP while employing approximately 38% of the workforce.

Why farming startups fail – and how you can avoid it

Monday, May 25, 2026
Officials and participants pose for a group photo at the signing of a memorandum of understanding for the initiative signed on Monday, May 18. Courtesy
Featured

New fruit tree initiative to help feed over 4,000 schools, conserve environment

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
A cattle herder climbs a hill in Nturo village, in Masisi Territory, North Kivu, eastern DR Congo. Photo by Teddy Mazina

In conversation: Moïse Nyarugabo on genocide ideology in DR Congo and its regional implications

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
A farmers works in her grape plantation in Rulindo District. RAB has announced that it is testing new grape varieties as part of efforts to scale up commercial cultivation. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Govt tests new grape varieties to boost commercial farming

Monday, May 11, 2026
Field preparation and planting using minimal tillage methods. A key and the first of the principles of conservation agriculture, this practice supports healthy soils by improving water infiltration, preventing erosion, and sustaining microorganisms. (Photo Courtesy: RICA)

Stop ploughing blindly: Our soils need a new approach

Thursday, April 23, 2026
Parimehutu members during a celebration of the so called 'Rwanda's Independence' following the atrocities of 1959. Courtesy

They exiled us - not our identity

Sunday, April 12, 2026
Cécile Mukagasana, a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, tends to her cows in Mbyo village, where she has rebuilt her life through a long journey of healing and reconciliation. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Kwibuka

PHOTOS: Inside Mbyo village, where survivors, perpetrators chose to live together again

Thursday, April 09, 2026
Farmers dry their maize harvest at a collection centre in Gatsibo District on February 19. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza.

Rwanda’s food security rises as hunger declines

Monday, April 06, 2026
Illustration highlighting the role of biodiversity as a foundation for business, competitiveness, and economic resilience. Courtesy of UNDP (AI Image)

Nature is business: how biodiversity standards can secure Rwanda’s economic future

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
At least 5,396 tea farmers in the district are expected to benefit from the initiative designed to transform farming practices, raise incomes, and strengthen Rwanda’s position in the premium tea market. All photos by Craish BAHIZI
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Farmer training lifts tea quality prospects under Rugabano Outgrowers Services Company

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
A farmers works in his maize plantation in Karenge Sector Rwamagana District. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Soil is Africa’s hidden growth asset

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
A resident of Nyagatare who manages rain water in underground pit. Courtesy
Environment

Govt steps up drive against unsafe rainwater harvesting

Wednesday, March 25, 2026