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Farmers from different districts tour radical terraces that were arranged at Green Gicumbi poject. Courtesy
Agriculture

Rwanda banks on conservation farming, more terraces to control erosion

Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Ildephonse Musafiri, has said that all vacant plots of arable land across the country will be temporarily assigned to residents for agricultural cultivation. SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Agriculture

Food security: Govt to allocate idle land for cultivation

Wednesday, October 11, 2023
A flooded wetland at Masaka in Kicukiro District in April.
Agriculture

The menace of soil erosion: Agriculture minister appears before Parliament

Tuesday, October 10, 2023
ACP Boniface Rutikanga and RIB spokesperson Thierry Murangira during the talk-show on Rwanda Television on Sunday, October 8. Photo/RBA.
Agriculture

Probe underway into alleged fertiliser, seeds fraud

Sunday, October 08, 2023
Rwanda's Minister of Trade and Industry Jean-Chrysostome Ngabitsinze (right) speaks during a session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts as his Burundian counterpart Marie Chantal Nijimbere (centre) and ECA's ECA Deputy Executive Secretary Hanan Morsy look on. The meeting held in Bujumbura from September 26-29 urged African governments to leverage the continent free trade market in order to tackle food security issues. Courtsey
Africa

African govts urged to leverage AfCFTA to tackle food insecurity

Wednesday, October 04, 2023
Officials and participants pose for a group photo during the closing workshop on the project in Kigali, on September 29. Craish Bahizi
Featured

FEATURED: FAO project helps improve Rwanda’s soil testing, productivity

Monday, October 02, 2023
Farmers attend a session when specialists sensitise the importance of planting Native Species.. All photos: Courtesy
Featured

One Acre Fund to help farmers plant native trees

Thursday, October 05, 2023
An aerial view of the ongoing construction activities of the 43.5MW Nyabarongo II hydropower plant in Gakenke Ditrict. Courtesy
Environment

Rwanda: Six dams to help cope with climate quirks

Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Some of the 164 field agents, formerly community-based volunteers, certified and upgraded to ‘private service providers’. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Featured

Gikuriro Kuri Bose: Boosting savings and lending culture through innovative model

Tuesday, September 26, 2023
A women recieves the money at Umurenge SACCO Kacyiru. Rwanda's financial inclusion is at 77 per cent. Craish Bahizi
Women

Inside govt’s new plan for women’s financial inclusion

Monday, September 25, 2023
An artist's impression of the Kigali Green City pilot project that will be set up on approximately 600 hectares in Kinyinya, Gasabo District. As per the City of Kigali, the project will commence with a pilot phase covering 16 hectares, with a projected launch in 2025 and completion by 2030.
Environment

Fresh details emerge as Kigali Green City project takes shape

Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Vincent Mwiseneza quit his lucrative job to venture into farming, and urges the youth to see the opportunities in agriculture. Courtesy photos.
Agriculture

From farm to table: Agriprenuer on how improved seeds can revolutionise food security

Monday, September 18, 2023