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Visitors during a guided tour of a coffee plantation in Kirehe District. File
Agriculture

Coffee day: A look at Rwanda’s evolving coffee farming

Thursday, October 01, 2026
Workers dry coffee beans at a collection centre in Kirehe District in 2024.File
Agriculture

Govt eyes organic export markets, but certification costs remain a hurdle

Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Farmers irrigate their crops in Bugesera District during the summer. The country needs at least 693.7 million cubic metres of water storage capacity by 2034 to meet projected irrigation demand. File
Agriculture

What it will take to decentralise small-scale irrigation

Monday, September 28, 2026
Production of paddy rice and Irish potatoes increased by 10.1 per cent and 5.7 per cent respectively in the agricultural season B of 2026 . File
Agriculture

Rice production rises 10%, potatoes 5.7%

Thursday, September 24, 2026
Coffee experts tour a new coffee plantation of the new varieties that were developed with support from World Coffee Research (WCR) in Rubona , Huye District. Courtesy
Agriculture

Govt moves to introduce five climate-resilient coffee varieties

Tuesday, September 22, 2026
A palletised load of Rwandan avocados bound for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is lifted into the hold of an air freighter at Kigali International Airport on September 17, 2026. ALL PHOTOS/TMA.
Featured

Rwanda’s large avocado airlift connects 1,000 farmers to the UAE market

Friday, September 18, 2026
Farmers spray pesticides on a maize plantation in Musanze District amid calls for a new law to address concerns over seed quality. COURTESY PHOTO
Agriculture

Farmers want new law to tackle seed quality concerns

Friday, September 18, 2026
Minister of State for Infrastructure Armand Zingiro speaks during the the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Austrie. Courtesy
Rwanda

Rwanda eyes nuclear tech to improve agriculture

Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Yusuf Murangwa, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, speaks to journalists during the presentation of Rwanda’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures on September 15. PHOTO CRAISH BAHIZI
Economy

Economy grew by 9.4% in second quarter of 2026: NISR

Tuesday, September 15, 2026
A farmer shows seeds of a new maize variety under trial in Bugarama, Rusizi District on January 21, 2026. Photo by RAB
Law

What to know as new laws on farming, fishing come into force

Monday, September 14, 2026
Workers pack chilli peppers at NAEB in Kigali for export. File photo.
Agriculture

New traceability drive seeks to protect horticulture exports

Monday, September 14, 2026
Farmer Evariste Mutibagirana and his wife harvest coffee in their plantation in Karenge Sector, Rwamagana District. Photo Sam Ngendahimana.
Agriculture

Govt seeks to add 10,000ha of coffee land

Thursday, September 10, 2026