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Exhibitors display their works at the fifth edition of VIV Africa, an international trade show for the poultry, dairy and wider agrifood industries. Photos by Elvis Ndateba Mico
Featured

VIV Africa brings global livestock expertise, technology to Rwanda

Thursday, October 08, 2026
A poultry farmer feeds her chickens in Nyanza District on March 6, 2025. File
Agriculture

Rising feed costs in focus as major agrifood trade show comes to Kigali

Tuesday, October 06, 2026
GGGI partners pose with their awards during the organisation’s 10th anniversary celebration in Kigali on Wednesday, September 2.
Featured

GGGI marks decade of advancing Rwanda’s green growth, targets bigger impact

Monday, September 07, 2026
Anup Jagwani, Global Director for Farming and Agribusiness at the World Bank Group, and Sara Mbago-Bhunu is the Director of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) East and Southern Africa Division during a side event dubbed “AgriConnect: The Road to 300 Million.” Courtesy
Agriculture

Global drive to finance 300 million farmers could expand to Rwanda

Friday, September 04, 2026
The New Times

Africa’s food systems: Twenty-three years after Maputo, what has changed?

Wednesday, September 02, 2026
Rwanda’s Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Telesphore Ndabamenye speaks during the opening of a two-day Eastern Africa Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum in Kigali on Monday, August 24. Photos by Kellya Keza
Rwanda

Eastern Africa taps FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative to drive agrifood investment

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Youth showcase their products at Mulindi Agri-Show in Kigali. The government is targeting the creation of 30,000 youth jobs in the food innovation economy by 2035. File
Economy

Innovation: New strategy eyes 30,000 jobs for youth in food system by 2035

Friday, August 07, 2026
Female workers picking tea leaves in a plantation. The government, partnering with FAO is working to reassess how agriculture is financed amid global uncertainties.
Agriculture

Govt to reassess agric spending amid global uncertainties

Saturday, June 27, 2026
A farmer sorts her maize at a drying collection centre in Gatsibo District. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Africa has the right policies for Agri-Food Systems transformation – the major issue is the capacity to implement them

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Winners and officials pose for a group photo during the 2023 YouthConnekt Awards ceremony. File
Business

Top funding initiatives available to local startups

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Amb. Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission fo Afria (ECA) addresses delegates during the Africa Development Impact Forum, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on June 11. Courtesy
Rwanda

Amb. Gatete on Africa's potential to create jobs for over 50m youth

Thursday, June 11, 2026
Agrifood entrepreneurs in Rwanda - applications are open for the IGNITE Challenge 4.0. Implemented by @impacthubkigali in partnership with the @worldfoodprogramme, #IgniteChallenge4 is seeking scalable, growth-stage startups, SMEs, and cooperatives working across Rwanda’s agrifood value chain.
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PRESS RELEASE: WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch IGNITE Challenge 4.0 to support agrifood ventures, drive job creation particularly for young women

Thursday, March 12, 2026