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A cabbage farmer works in her plantation in Muko Sector, Musanze District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.
Agriculture

Why Rwanda needs to scale up agroecology

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Xavio Imbabazi, owner of Golden Insects, inspecting compost at his farm. File
Agriculture

Certification costs threaten organic fertiliser ambitions

Monday, August 17, 2026
Ngezahayo’s Cassava
Agriculture

Cassava farmers praise organic method that produces 100kg per tree

Wednesday, August 05, 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
One field, two soil stories. Conservation Agriculture (left) keeps the soil covered, moist, and rich in organic matter. Conventional tillage (right) leaves it exposed, drier, and more vulnerable to degradation. The difference is visible. Photo: RICA.

Soil moisture: Rwanda’s most valuable agricultural resource

Friday, July 31, 2026
Visitors listen as RICA staff member explains the benefits of conservation agriculture at the institution's demonstration plots during a recent visit. (Courtesy)

Inside RICA's role in advancing Rwanda's farming through conservation agriculture

Monday, July 27, 2026
Workes sort out dried black soldier flies'larvae to be processed into animal feeds for poultry in Bugesera District. Courtesy
Agriculture

Inside push to double animal feed from black soldier flies

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Theodosie Mukamunana checks black soldier fly larvae feeding on decomposing organic household waste inside a greenhouse at the Black Soldier Fly Knowledge and Learning Centre in Kamonyi District.
Agriculture

Farmers turn to black soldier flies for cheaper fertilizer, feed

Sunday, July 12, 2026
Minister in charge of Emergency Management, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Albert Murasira touring the exhibition by refugee youth doing agribusiness in Mugombwa camp
Rwanda

How 15,000 refugee households will become self-reliant by 2030

Monday, July 06, 2026
Danston, in partnership with ACES, is constructing a state-of-the-art environmental test chamber at a modern warehouse facility in Rwanda. (1)
Featured

From losses to profit: Inside SPOKE cold-chain model reshaping rural farming

Friday, June 12, 2026
Beyond the harvest, the real work begins beneath the surface. Leaving crop residues allows the farmers to return essential nutrients to the land, mimicking the natural protection of cover crops to build organic matter, keep soil moisture and combat erosion (Photo courtesy: RICA).

Naked soil, vanishing harvests: The hidden disaster beneath uncovered fields

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Female workers picking tea leaves in tea plantation. They work under AFESO, an association established in 2007.
Agriculture

International Tea Day: Scaling inclusive value chains in Rwanda’s tea sector – the SORWATHE experience

Thursday, May 21, 2026