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Farmers salvage rice crops washed away by flooding in Nyagatare District in 2020. According to the statistics only 6.4 per cent of Rwanda’s estimated 3.5 million farmers are covered by crop insurance
Agriculture

Agriculture: MPs concerned as insurance covers only 6% of farmers

Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Gertrude Majyambere, Strategic Partnerships Manager at I&M Bank Plc, speaks during the women entrepreneur-focused training in Huye District, on October 23, 2026. All photos by Jean d'Amour Mbonyinshuti.
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Rural women eye business growth through I&M Bank’s single-digit interest loans

Monday, October 26, 2026
The training brought together entrepreneurs to learn how to manage their businesses, identify growth opportunities and access financing.
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I&M Bank takes business skills, affordable loans to Muhanga women entrepreneurs

Monday, October 19, 2026
Participants pose for a group photo at a three-day workshop that brought together SACCOs from all 30 districts, Courtesy
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Kilimo Trust, SACCOs develop tailored green financing products to spur agribusinesses

Thursday, October 15, 2026
The cooperative has taken 56 tonnes of chilli to market and earns about Rwf32 million per season.
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How CDAT is boosting yields, linking farmers to markets and improving farming practices

Wednesday, October 07, 2026
A view of Kigali City's Central Business District in Nyarugenge District on August 18. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Economy

10 things to know about Rwanda’s new devt cooperation policy

Thursday, September 24, 2026
Investor delegates and Equity Group representatives pose with Gilbert Kamanzi, Chairperson of Dikam Fashion Ltd (centre) at the garment factory entrance in Kigali, as the delegation observes how the group’s financing is supporting business growth and job creation. All photos by Elvis Ndateba Mico.
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[PHOTOS] Capital, jobs and growth: How Equity is backing Rwanda’s businesses

Friday, September 18, 2026
Caroline Agalheir, Deputy Regional Director for Program Quality at CRS’s Central and West Africa Regional Office, delivers remarks during the Rural Youth Enterprise Forum 2026 on Tuesday, September 15,
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Catholic Relief Services calls for stronger partnerships to scale rural youth businesses

Thursday, September 17, 2026
Geraldine Mukeshimana, IFAD Vice President, speaks during an interview with The New Times on September 5. PHOTO CRAISH BAHIZI
Rwanda

Africa’s food future depends on financing smallholders, youth and women – IFAD

Wednesday, September 09, 2026
Rubavu Post-Harvest Centre is expected to cure and handle up to 34.4 tonnes of onions twice a week, helping farmers preserve produce for longer and reduce losses.
Agriculture

New post-harvest centres to curb horticulture losses

Tuesday, September 08, 2026
A solar-powered irrigation system waters crops at the Gabiro Agribusiness Hub in the Eastern Province, July 11. PHOTO/CRAISH BAHIZI
Agriculture

AGRA: Rwanda must boost farm productivity to unlock bigger markets

Monday, September 07, 2026
Gérardine Mukeshimana, IFAD Vice President, and Equity Bank Kenya Managing Director, Moses Nyabanda during the signing ceremony in Kigali on the sidelines of Africa Food Systems Forum 2026, on September 4. Courtesy
Rwanda

IFAD, Equity Group’s new $200m climate resilience fund to benefit 260,000 farmers

Friday, September 04, 2026