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A woman works in her cabbage plantation in Muko Sector, Musanze District. File

World Food Day: When farmers innovate today to nourish tomorrow

Friday, October 30, 2026
Gertrude Majyambere, Strategic Partnerships Manager at I&M Bank Plc, speaks during the women entrepreneur-focused training in Huye District, on October 23, 2026. All photos by Jean d'Amour Mbonyinshuti.
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Rural women eye business growth through I&M Bank’s single-digit interest loans

Monday, October 26, 2026
Some fresh coffee beans at a colloection centre. Rwanda’s coffee fetched a record-high price of $452 (approx. Rwf670,000) per kilogramme at an online auction on October 21. Courtesy
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Best of Rwanda coffee fetches record Rwf670,000 on a kilo

Thursday, October 22, 2026
A total of the 937 households from Rwamagana, Ngoma and Gatsibo districts received biogas systems under a clean-cooking initiative. COURTESY
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Biogas scheme brings cheaper, cleaner cooking to Eastern Province families

Wednesday, October 21, 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
The cooperative has taken 56 tonnes of chilli to market and earns about Rwf32 million per season.
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How CDAT is boosting yields, linking farmers to markets and improving farming practices

Wednesday, October 07, 2026
Visitors during a guided tour of a coffee plantation in Kirehe District. File
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Coffee day: A look at Rwanda’s evolving coffee farming

Thursday, October 01, 2026
Workers dry coffee beans at a collection centre in Kirehe District in 2024.File
Agriculture

Govt eyes organic export markets, but certification costs remain a hurdle

Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Some of the 250 coffee delegates from Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America and beyond have taken part in hands-on field visits to coffee-growing communities in Rwanda. Photos by Craish Bahizi
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‘Build Together’: Rwandan women coffee farmers connect with global delegates

Friday, September 25, 2026
Production of paddy rice and Irish potatoes increased by 10.1 per cent and 5.7 per cent respectively in the agricultural season B of 2026 . File
Agriculture

Rice production rises 10%, potatoes 5.7%

Thursday, September 24, 2026
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