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A farmer works in her avocado plantation in Nyagatare District on September 22. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Agriculture

Govt considers agricultural subsidy reforms

Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Farmers irrigate a maize plantation in Rulindo District amid a prolonged dry spell. Due to a lack of rainfall, farmers say they are facing heavy losses. Courtesy
Environment

Long-awaited rains arrive as scientists turn to AI for improved weather forecasts

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva urged farmers and local authorities in Rulindo District to properly maintain agricultural infrastructure
Agriculture

Rulindo: PM urges protection of agric infrastructure as new season starts

Sunday, October 11, 2026
Minister of Trade Antoine Kajangwe addresses participanats during the national celebration of the International Day of Cooperatives in Kayonza District on Friday, September 25.
Rwanda

Cooperatives urged to reduce reliance on government

Sunday, September 27, 2026
L-R .Innocent Okuku, Director General of AFIDA, Øystein Botillen, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Yara International, Simone Sala, Executive Director of the Varda Foundation during an Africa Food Systems Forum.
Rwanda

Rwanda commended for fertiliser use scheme

Wednesday, September 02, 2026
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), smallholders working up to 10 hectares manage roughly 80 percent of the farmland in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Courtesy

Until farmers can sell what they grow, Africa’s Food System will not transform

Friday, August 28, 2026
Traders at Inkundamahoro Market in Kigali. Rising fertiliser and food prices amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis underscore the need for resilient agriculture, a key focus of the Africa Food Systems Forum 2026. Bahizi
Featured

Africa can turn the current crisis into resilient food systems. Kigali is where it comes together

Friday, August 21, 2026
Emma Uwera, founder and managing director of I&J Harvest Limited, a home-grown seed company supplying maize, bean and soybean seeds. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Women

Women-owned businesses rise as focus shifts to scaling up

Friday, July 31, 2026
Farmers work in a potato plantation in Musanze. The government is set to spend more than Rwf64 billion subsidising fertilisers in the 2026-27 financial year. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

How Rwanda's fertiliser subsidy scheme works

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Farmers salvage rice crops washed away by flooding in Nyagatare District in 2020. File photo.
Agriculture

Govt steps up measures to shield agriculture from global shocks

Friday, July 10, 2026
Chilli farmers harvesting in Rwamagana. The government will increase subsidies on selected fertilisers for the 2027A planting season to mitigate the impact of a sharp rise in global input prices. Photo by Michel Nkurunziza
Agriculture

Govt increases fertiliser subsidies amid global price shocks

Friday, July 03, 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