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Lawmakers have raised concerns about inadequate drying and storage facilities for maize that are undermining efforts to cut post-harvest losses. Olivier Mugwiza
Agriculture

Lack of drying facilities affecting rice, maize harvest: MPs

Thursday, March 05, 2026
A pineapple farm in Sake Sector in Ngoma District where farmers use irrigation. Photo by Emmanuel Nkangura
Agriculture

Ngoma farmers push for irrigation to unlock Lake Sake’s potential

Thursday, March 05, 2026
A view of a maize plantation farm that was hit by hailstorms in Karongi District.
Agriculture

How farmers are managing post-harvest losses amid heavy rains

Sunday, March 01, 2026
The Volcanoes Community Resilience Project (VCRP) is delivering visible economic and social gains, particularly for farmers working on steep, high-altitude land in Nyabihu and Musanze districts.
Featured

Featured: Major resilience project begins paying off for north-west Rwanda communities

Friday, February 27, 2026
Construction works of Gishanda dam, that is expected to be finished by August, will support a cooperative of 560 farmers growing avocado and mangoes.
Environment

Inside Kayonza's irrigation bid to mitigate climate change impacts

Sunday, February 22, 2026
Farmers observe hybrid maize varieties during a field demonstration aimed at promoting improved seed use and cultivation practices. COURTESY.
Agriculture

Rwanda bets on hybrid seed to close its maize yield gap

Friday, February 20, 2026
Potato farmers inspect their crops in Gataraga Sector, Musanze District. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana
Agriculture

New law to end ‘anyone can be a farmer’ approach, professionalise sector

Saturday, February 07, 2026
A worker carries bags of imported rice while offloading a cross-border truck at the Kigali Business Central District in Nyarugenge on December 24, 2025. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Agriculture

Why rising farm output hasn’t cut food imports

Thursday, February 05, 2026
According to the National Disaster Management Institute, the massive flooding in Mozambique affected at least 600,000 people and destroyed or damaged at least 30,000 homes. Internet
Editorial

The World must stand together against climate shocks

Wednesday, February 04, 2026
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International

Rwanda sends humanitarian aid to Mozambique after severe floods

Tuesday, February 03, 2026
Maize farmers during an irrigation exercise in Kamonyi District on November 1, 2024. Photo: File.
Agriculture

Govt eyes major irrigation push to boost food security

Tuesday, February 03, 2026
The report submitted on 6 January 1993 by Dr. Augustin Iyamuremye, then Head of the Intelligence Service, to Prime Minister Dismas Nsengiyaremye stands as a shattering indictment of that complicity. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Dr. Augustin Iyamuremye’s report: Impunity foreseen in 1993

Wednesday, January 28, 2026