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Pests known as 'mealybugs' have wreaked havoc on mango crops, causing a shortage in markets across Kigali city. File
Agriculture

Persistent pests trigger mango shortage in markets

Monday, April 01, 2024
3. Christine Nkulikiyinka, Chief Executive Officer of RCI, delivers remarks during a workshop on the psychological effects of GVB on personal and organisational productivity on March 27, in Kigali. Courtesy photos
Rwanda

Why awareness, collaborative efforts are key in eradicating GBV

Thursday, March 28, 2024
EALA members during a plenary sitting that debated and adopted a report of the Assembly’s Committee on Agriculture, Tourism and Natural Resources on assessment of policies and laws on GMOs in EAC, on March 14, 2024, in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: Courtesy
Agriculture

EAC partner states divided over GMO adoption – report

Friday, March 15, 2024
Women in Tuzamurane Cooperative work in their potato plantation in Musanze District. PHOTO: SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Women

Loans for women farmers decrease by 78%

Friday, March 15, 2024
Members of parliament follow a presentation of the report. MPs calls for inquiry into gender disparity in job applications. Courtesy
Rwanda

Parliament calls for inquiry into gender disparity in job applications

Thursday, March 14, 2024
A female lecturer during a class at the University of Rwanda, Gikondo Campus. According to the report, there were 1,083 PhD staff in 2022. Women were 162 representing almost 15 per cent of the total. Bahizi
Women

Academic staff: Women make up 15% of PhD holders in Rwanda – report

Monday, March 11, 2024
Girls who are beneficiaries of Imbuto foundation support in Musanze District. Courtesy

Invest in women. Accelerate progress!

Friday, March 08, 2024
Women drying chilli produce in Bugesera District. The new report has revealed that women own more agricultural land than men in Rwanda. File
Women

Women own more agricultural land than men in Rwanda - report

Friday, March 08, 2024
MP Fatuma Ndangiza was awarded for her dedication to gender equality and the advancement of women in Rwanda, highlighting the country’s progress in this area and its ongoing efforts to empower women. Photo: Courtesy
Women

PHOTOS: Rwandan lawmaker awarded for women progress, gender equality

Thursday, March 07, 2024
An agric worker sorting potato seedlings at Musanze-based greenhouse. Rwanda, on February 21, promulgated a law governing biosafety. PHOTO BY SAM NGENDAHIMANA

On EAC’s GMO disharmony and little-known GM mosquito research

Monday, March 04, 2024
Agric workers sorting a new Irish potato variety that is grown in a greenhouse in Kinigi Sector in Musanze District. Rwanda, on February 21, promulgated a law governing biosafety, which seeks to ensure that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are handled, transferred and used safely in the country. PHOTO BY SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Health

Inside Rwanda's biosafety law set to regulate GMOs

Monday, March 04, 2024
Paddy rice production in 2023 amounted to 133,628 tonnes, 1,446 tonnes less than the 135,074 tonnes recorded in the previous year, in Rwanda. On February 21, 2024, the country enacted legislation governing biosafety, aimed at ensuring the safe handling, transfer, and use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) food in the country.
Agriculture

Six things to know as Rwanda promulgates GMO law

Wednesday, February 28, 2024