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Children receive nutritious food through SAIP in Nyamagabe District. The project has contributed to efforts to improve nutrition and address stunting in participating districts. All photos are courtesy
Featured

Inside SAIP's interventions to fight malnutrition in South and Western Rwanda

Wednesday, September 09, 2026
Anastase Nduwayezu, a potato pathology scientist at Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB during a field visit of the trials in Kinigi Sector, Musanze District. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana
Agriculture

New potato varieties may cut pesticide costs for farmers

Sunday, June 14, 2026
Rwanda is set to introduce 11 new high-yielding and climate-resilient varieties to revitalize production and improve food security. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Rwanda trials 11 new potato varieties as Kinigi ages

Monday, July 14, 2025
Potato farmers in Gataraga Sector, Musanze District have reported high harvest following the adoption of new varieties. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Agriculture

Improved potato seeds boost production in Musanze

Monday, June 09, 2025
Athanase Nduwumuremyi, Senior Research Fellow and Roots and Tubers Program Coordinator at RAB, during a tour at a greenhouse in Karago Sector, Nyabihu District. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana.
Agriculture

Agriculture: Trials for GMO potato varieties underway

Sunday, March 16, 2025
Farmers sell their orange-fleshed sweet potatoes at a rural market in Nyamasheke District. File
Health

Govt turns to orange-fleshed sweet potatoes to combat malnutrition

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Farmers in Rutsiro and Rubavu districts welcomed the bio-fortified beans, sweet potatoes seedlings that will help combat malnutrition. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Agriculture

Western Province: Bio-fortified crops introduced to combat malnutrition

Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Rwanda is seeking to increase sweet potato production from eight to 30 tonnes per hectare using six new varieties. Courtesy
Agriculture

Rwanda turns to sweet potatoes as wheat flour baking substitute

Monday, October 23, 2023
Vincent Mwiseneza quit his lucrative job to venture into farming, and urges the youth to see the opportunities in agriculture. Courtesy photos.
Agriculture

From farm to table: Agriprenuer on how improved seeds can revolutionise food security

Monday, September 18, 2023
Mago farms getting awarded after a successful Pitch oftheir venture. / Photo Impact Hub Kigali.
Business

Meet Rwanda’s promising agriculture sector startups

Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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Female entrepreneur’s journey from labourer to employer

Monday, January 18, 2021
The mothers expressed issues of malnutrition among children and causes behind it. / Courtesy photo

The ordeal of malnourished children

Sunday, June 21, 2020