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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
Kate Ojungo, the Country Representative for Kenya Seed Company Rwanda during a field day that offered farmers an opportunity to see how improved maize and wheat varieties perform under highland conditions in Musanze District.
Featured

How Kenya Seed Company Rwanda is boosting quality seed adoption for farm productivity

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
The government is planning to spend Rwf783.5 billion on climate action, equivalent to 10 percent of the Rwf7,796.3 billion total budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year. File
Environment

10% of 2026/27 budget to go to climate resilience projects

Thursday, August 13, 2026
A view of a newly constructed Ngoma- Bugesera-Nyanza road, a shorter route for freight trucks travelling between Tanzania and Rwanda’s Southern and Western provinces. Photo by Michel Nkurunziza
Infrastructure

New Bugesera road cuts freight time, opens up trade opportunities

Monday, August 10, 2026
Farmers during a study tour in wheat farm in Burera District. Rwanda had 16 wheat varieties, 83 protected maize varieties, 12 soybean varieties among others.
Crime

Theft of protected crop varieties to attract Rwf100m fine under new law

Friday, August 07, 2026
Ngezahayo’s Cassava
Agriculture

Cassava farmers praise organic method that produces 100kg per tree

Wednesday, August 05, 2026
Dairy farmers in Rwanda will soon negotiate the price of milk directly with buyers. Courtesy
Agriculture

Govt to let farmers, buyers decide milk prices

Tuesday, August 04, 2026
Millipede infestations spread across more than 2,500 hectares of farmland in Eastern Province, threatening production ahead of the next planting season. Photo by Emmanuel Nkangura
Agriculture

Eastern Province: Maize farmers get treated seeds amid pests

Sunday, August 02, 2026
Gabon's Ambassador to Rwanda, Sylver Aboubakar Minko Mi-Nseme (left, in white), and KTHUB Managing Director Kabahizi Théoneste (right) during a meeting with Rwandan investors this week.
Agriculture

How Rwandan investors plan to use farmland in Gabon

Saturday, August 01, 2026
Farmers in Nyagatare during a capacity building session about how to manage, mantain irrigation infrastructure and learning how to best improve productivity.
Agriculture

Over 300 farmers hone skills in modern farming, irrigation 

Friday, July 31, 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
The congress was held under the theme Seeds as a Strategic Engine for National Transformation Advancing a Competitive, Private-Sector-Led Seed System for Food Security, Jobs and Trade.
Agriculture

Research, innovation key to Africa's seed market ambitions

Thursday, July 30, 2026