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Veterinarians perform embryo transfer procedures in cattle at ISAR Songa on October 15, 2019. The world marks World Veterinary Day on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (File)

Veterinarians: Africa’s first line of defence for public health

Saturday, April 25, 2026
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva (right) consults with Minister of Local Government Dominique Habimana during a consultative meeting in Gako, Bugesera District, on Monday, March 23. Data from the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) on Imihigo performance rankings for the 2024/2025 fiscal year, show a decline in districts’ overall performance, with a drop of more than seven percentage points compared to 2021/2022. Courtesy
Politics

What explains recent drop in Imihigo performance scores?

Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Olivier Mbabazi, a veterinary officer at SABAN abattoir in Nyabugogo, Kigali, showing one of the cold rooms for meat handling to The New Times’ journalist, at the facility, on December 31, 2025 (Emmanuel Ntirenganya)
Rwanda

Festive season: Chicken, beef demand triggers price hikes

Thursday, January 01, 2026
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Rwanda

Inside RICA’s mission to rein in substandard goods and spur healthy competition

Tuesday, August 26, 2025
A 400 kilogrammes Duroc boar, prized for its rapid growth and high-quality meat, is on display at the 18th National Agriculture Show running from June 18 to 27. Courtesy
Rwanda

How a 400-kg Duroc boar is boosting Rwanda’s pork industry

Saturday, June 28, 2025
Inside Kabuga abattoir in Gasabo District. Rwanda aims to increase annual meat production from 207,097 tonnes in 2023-24 to 247,223 tonnes in 2028-29. Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda

Rwanda targets 20% increase in meat production by 2029

Monday, February 10, 2025
Unsourced meat being destroyed in Musanze District on January 8. Photos by RICA.
Crime

Govt intensifies crackdown on illegal meat traders

Thursday, January 16, 2025
A worker operates a machine inside a poultry slaughterhouse in Rutsiro District in the Western Province. Photos: Germain Nsanzimana.
Rwanda

Explainer: Nine things to know about setting up an abattoir in Rwanda

Wednesday, October 30, 2024
A substandard abattoir in Kamonyi District. RICA recommends that all sorts of slaughtering should be conducted in registered and licensed slaughterhouses, equipped with the necessary tools and personnel for a hygienic and controlled environment.
Health

RICA explains risks in substandard abattoirs

Thursday, October 17, 2024
Visitors tour the new plant that will process 200 cows, 300 sheep and goats, as well as 200 pigs per day in Rusizi District.
Economy

Rwf6bn meat processing plant to be set up in Rusizi

Friday, June 28, 2024
Inside Gakenke based pig abattoir. With the demand for pork set to rise, Rwanda is building more pig abattoirs countrywide. Courtesy
Rwanda

Why govt is constructing pig abattoirs countrywide

Thursday, May 09, 2024
The government aims to increase meat consumption from small livestock farming to 80%, with cows accounting for 20%. Photo: Courtesy.
Rwanda

How small livestock farming is enhancing lives in Ruhango District

Wednesday, May 01, 2024