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Delegates pose for a group photo during the BK Foundation NextGen mentorship session held on December 3 at the BK headquarters in Kigali. Courtesy
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Bank of Kigali hosts ‘NextGen’ mentorship for emerging African innovators

Thursday, December 04, 2025
Garden Fresh workers prepare French beans for export in Kigali in September 2022. Garden Fresh Ltd. is a leading Rwandan agricultural company specializing in the production and export of high-quality fresh fruits and vegetables to international markets, primarily in Europe and the Middle East. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Agriculture

Horticulture takes off as firms scale up, exports surge

Monday, December 01, 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
Officials and delegates pose for a photo following an evening that celebrated loyalty, shared prosperity, and the Bank’s ongoing role in Rwanda’s socio-economic development
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Equity Bank hosts members’ gala highlighting impact, innovation

Friday, November 21, 2025
Officials and graduates pose for a group photo during the event in Gakenke on Wednesday, November 19. Photo by Kellya Keza
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Press Release: Sustainable Growers Rwanda's innovative training graduates over 13,000 women coffee farmers

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Telesphore Ndabamenye, Minister of State for Agriculture and Animal Resources (C), and other officials look at the newly unveiled fertiliser product in Bugsesera on Monday, November 10. Photos by Kellya Keza
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Rwanda Fertilizer Company launches customised blends to boost yields

Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Ambassador Claver Gatete, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa speaks during the official opening of the 2025 Conference on Land Policy in Africa.
Economy

UNECA calls for fairer global systems to unlock Africa’s land potential

Monday, November 10, 2025
Farmers sort coffee beans in Ngoma District. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Environment

Coffee sector tightens land monitoring to meet new EU deforestation rules

Monday, November 10, 2025
Kagabo Nkubito, CASA Rwanda Country Manager, said the programme worked with government institutions and the private sector to support nine enterprises across poultry, aquaculture, and vegetable value chains, along with two service providers.
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CASA Rwanda leaves sustainable agribusiness growth model legacy

Friday, November 07, 2025
A person packs avocados at a storehouse in the Masoro Special Economic Zone for export. Rwanda’s avocado exports generated $6.3 million in 2023, up from just $440,000 in 2013, according to the National Agricultural Export Board (NAEB). File
Economy

Avocado farmers, exporters upbeat about potential access to China

Thursday, November 06, 2025
A recent study found that trees planted under agroforestry schemes in Rwanda have an average survival rate of around 64 percent, with some sites recording rates as low as 30 percent due to limited follow-up and monitoring.
Environment

Inside new digital systems tracking forest growth

Friday, November 07, 2025
Workers pack fresh avocados for export at the NAEB packhouse in Kigali. File photo
Economy

Rwanda may soon export avocados to China

Tuesday, November 04, 2025