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Rwandan young people harvest vegetables from a hydroponic vertical farm at FAO Rwanda’s building in Kigali, illustrating how innovation can help transform food production. Courtesy photo.

World Food Day: Innovation from investment to impact

Friday, October 16, 2026
Tea pluckers on duty in Sorwathe's plantation in Rulindo District. Sorwathe and and its sister company Silverback Tea are addressing some of the needs through early childhood development (ECD) centres, child nutrition, women’s associations, agricultural training and environmental initiatives. Courtesy
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How Sorwathe, Silverback Tea are supporting rural women, environmental sustainability

Thursday, October 15, 2026
Umukunzi works in her mushroom farm. She started mushroom project in 2018
Agriculture

Rural women cash in on mushroom farming, organic fertiliser

Tuesday, October 13, 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
Two people consume free internet at Imbuga City Walk in Kigali. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
International

Africa’s internet usage gap and the challenge to reach one billion users

Tuesday, September 22, 2026
A view of tea plantation and pluckers picking greenleaf.   A new investment by The Wood Foundation Africa and Rwanda Mountain Tea in Mushubi Tea Factory in Nyamagabe District, is expected to expand tea production and create opportunities for 2,500 more farmers. ALL PHOTOS/COURTESY.
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The Wood Foundation Africa invests in Mushubi Tea Factory to boost Rwanda’s tea sector

Thursday, September 10, 2026
A solar-powered irrigation system waters crops at the Gabiro Agribusiness Hub in the Eastern Province, July 11. PHOTO/CRAISH BAHIZI
Agriculture

AGRA: Rwanda must boost farm productivity to unlock bigger markets

Monday, September 07, 2026
Bank of Kigali Chief Executive Officer Diane Karusisi and IFAD Vice-President Gérardine Mukeshimana sign a partnership agreement during the Africa Food Systems Forum on Friday, September 4. PHOTO/CRAISH BAHIZI
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IFAD, Bank of Kigali seal $21m deal to unlock finance for farmers’ organisations

Monday, September 07, 2026
Gérardine Mukeshimana, IFAD Vice President, and Equity Bank Kenya Managing Director, Moses Nyabanda during the signing ceremony in Kigali on the sidelines of Africa Food Systems Forum 2026, on September 4. Courtesy
Rwanda

IFAD, Equity Group’s new $200m climate resilience fund to benefit 260,000 farmers

Friday, September 04, 2026
Anup Jagwani, Global Director for Farming and Agribusiness at the World Bank Group, and Sara Mbago-Bhunu is the Director of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) East and Southern Africa Division during a side event dubbed “AgriConnect: The Road to 300 Million.” Courtesy
Agriculture

Global drive to finance 300 million farmers could expand to Rwanda

Friday, September 04, 2026
Telesphore Ndabamenya, the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, the Africa Food Systems Forum 2026 in Kigali. Photo by Kellya Keza
Agriculture

Inside Rwanda’s major agric initiatives seeking Rwf20tn in financing

Thursday, September 03, 2026
The New Times

Africa’s food systems: Twenty-three years after Maputo, what has changed?

Wednesday, September 02, 2026