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Visitors during a guided tour of Kigali Silk Factory. File
Agriculture

Concerns grow over underused Kigali Silk Factory

Sunday, January 25, 2026
Workers reeling silk filaments at the Rwanda Silk Processing Factory.
Agriculture

Rwanda, UK firm in talks to revitalise local sericulture sector

Friday, December 27, 2024
Kigali Silk Factory workers sort silk before the postponment of its operation in Kigali. Courtesy
Economy

Two prospective investors drawn to Rwanda’s silk factory

Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Workers at Kigali Silk Factory before the factory postponed the production. File
Business

Lack of investor for Kigali Silk Factory hurting sericulture farmers: Ombudsman

Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Workers reeling silk filaments at Rwanda Silk Processing Factory. Rwanda’s only silk factory is yet to receive another investor years after the exit of Heworks, a Korean firm that was operating the facility until 2021 when it folded operations. File
Business

No investor yet for Rwanda's sole silk factory

Monday, October 07, 2024
Farmers sort silk cocoons. Production dropped as a result of low prices and a lack of investor to develop the sector. (courtesy)
Business

Silk production drops following Korean investor’s exit

Tuesday, January 03, 2023
Workers reel silk filaments at the Kigali Silk Factory located in Kigali Special Economic Zone. / Courtesy photo
Agriculture

Rwanda seeks investors to manage its silk industry

Wednesday, October 05, 2022
Farmers sorting silk cocoons. There is worry among farmers about the future of their activities after the Korean investor left Rwanda's silk sector . / Courtesy
Rwanda

Rwandan silk farmers in dilemma after the exit of a Korean investor

Wednesday, February 09, 2022
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FEATURED: Rwanda-China ties at 50: How relations have impacted agric

Tuesday, September 14, 2021
President Kagame on Tuesday received credentials from new envoys, Amb. Saleh Bin Suleiman Bin Ahmed Al-Harthi (Oman; left), Amb. Jin-weon Chae (South Korea; centre), and Amb. Nguyen Nam Tien (Vietnam; right). Speaking to journalists, the diplomats pledged to help further strengthen relations between Rwanda and their their respective countries. / Photos: Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

President Kagame receives credentials from new envoys

Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Workers in the Tuzamurane cooperativeu2019s new processing centre prepare dried pineapple for shipment to Europe.

IFAD: Investing in rural people in Rwanda

Thursday, October 15, 2020
Women dry chili harvested from Kabanou2019s farm, before it is exported to India. / Photo: Jean de Dieu Nsabimana.
Rwanda

Chili: The crop that has taken Bugesera by storm

Saturday, August 08, 2020