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A view of a dried beans plantation in Eastern Province. According to RAB at least 78,000 hectares of bean crop farms across the country were affected by dry spells during agricultural season A.

Something is missing in mitigating effects of drought, and it could be knowledge

Monday, February 27, 2023
Chilli farmers dry their produce at a collection centre in Gatsibo District. Photo by Emmanuel Nkangura
Agriculture

Plight of Gatsibo chili farmers: Is there light at end of the tunnel?

Saturday, February 11, 2023
Farmers spraying pesticides in a maize plantation. Farmers say that drought took its toll on crop production, estimating that overall, maize produce is expected to drop by 40 per cent as a result.
Agriculture

2022: A year of ‘firefighting’ in agriculture

Sunday, December 25, 2022
The writer Lavie Mutanganshuro (3rd from Left) in group photo with some Kenyans from Masai tribe. While visiting the Nairobi Animal Orphanage, I met people from the Maasai tribe. I realised they are way friendlier than I thought.
Tourism

Goodbye Kigali, hello Nairobi: Adapting to Swahili, matatus and ugali

Thursday, December 15, 2022
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Health

Diabetes: ‘To know, understand and choose life’

Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Apple cider vinegar can be found in local food markets and super- markets. Photo/Net
Wellness

Benefits of apple cider vinegar

Sunday, November 20, 2022
Residents wade through a flooded street in Kigali in 2020. Meteo Rwanda has alerted Rwandans that many parts of Northern, Western and Southern Provinces with the exception of Amayaga region will have heavy rains. File
Environment

Meteo warns of heavy rains in November

Friday, November 11, 2022
Women at their working station in Kirehe District: most of the beneficiaries are widows,young mothers and youth.
People

How alternative income projects are improving lives in Eastern Province

Wednesday, November 09, 2022
A worker carries out indoor residual spraying to fight against mosquitoes in Bugesera District. According to statistics from RBC, Rwanda recorded a drop in malaria incidence from 400 per 1,000 in 2016 to 89 per 1,000 in 2021. A new study has linked an invasive insecticide-resistant mosquito to an unprecedented urban outbreak of malaria in Ethiopia, and warned that it can fuel an upsurge of cases in various African countries. Photo: File.
Health

Invasive mosquitoes could fuel malaria upsurge in Africa

Friday, November 04, 2022
A view of a dried beans plantation in Bugesera District. Meteo Rwanda has alerted that many parts of Eastern Province and a few parts of the Southern Province will experience minimal rains in November. Courtesy
Environment

Meteorology agency warns of dry spells in Eastern Province

Wednesday, November 02, 2022
A farmer sorts her beans plantation.Rwanda is offering free fertilisers to its farmer as it responds to high food prices, and drought that is threatening to cause crop production failure
Agriculture

Rwanda offers free fertilisers, irrigation as drought bites

Thursday, October 27, 2022
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Wellness

Oral health: What causes dry mouth?

Sunday, October 23, 2022