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Thousands of chickens at Bugesera based farm. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Local chick firms ramp up production as demand soars

Friday, July 26, 2024
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente during a guided tour of the newly inaugurated Rwanda’s first milk powder factory in Nyagatare District, on Wednesday, July 24. Courtesy

PHOTOS: Rwanda’s milk powder plant to process 650,000 litres daily

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Hydroponic fodder is produced by growing seeds without soil and with minimal water, using about ten times less water than traditional methods. Courtesy
Agriculture

How farmers are saving cows with hydroponic fodder during dry spells

Thursday, July 25, 2024
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente and Jean-Claude Karayenzi, the Executive Chairman of Crystal Ventures Limited, officially inaugurate Rwanda’s first milk powder factory in Nyagatare District, on Wednesday, July 24. PHOTOS BY EMMANUEL DUSHIMIMANA
Economy

PHOTOS: PM inaugurates Rwanda’s first milk powder factory

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
A pineapple processing plant that will add value to the produce is in the testing phase in Mugesera Sector. Photos: Emmanuel Nkangura
Agriculture

Ngoma: Land consolidation boosts pineapple production

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
RAB announced an increase in agricultural production for the first quarter of 2024, spanning from September 2023 to February 2024, with an increase of 316,000 tons in crop yield.
Agriculture

Rwanda’s agricultural produce up by 300,000 tonnes

Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Rwanda’s first milk powder factory in Nyagatare District, Eastern Province, is expected to be launched by the end of July. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Economy

$45m milk powder factory set to be launched

Tuesday, July 23, 2024
A worker sorting seedlings in Nyagatare. Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) is engaging farmers and the private sector in hydroponic fodder cultivation. Courtesy
Economy

Rwanda banks on ‘hydroponic fodder’ tech to boost milk production

Monday, July 22, 2024
Packages of rice produce that was haversted in Nyagatare District. Rice mills have thousands of tonnes of unsold rice stocks, and they are struggling to buy produce from farmers. Courtesy
Agriculture

Rice mills struggle to buy farmers’ produce amid 'cheap imports'

Thursday, July 18, 2024
(L-R) Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, Senate President François-Xavier Kalinda, and Minister Vincent Biruta during the conclusion of PSD campaigns on Saturday, July 13.
Elections

Vote for us so we implement our good ideas, PSD President tells Rwandans

Saturday, July 13, 2024
PSD members during the final campaign at Club Rafiki in Nyarugenge District on Saturday, July 13. Courtesy
Elections

Why PSD pledges special industrial zones for agricultural produce

Saturday, July 13, 2024
PL chairperson Donatille Mukabalisa, addresses residents in Bugesera. PL has pledged to plant more forests in Bugesera District. Courtesy
Elections

Drought-prone districts expect more forests for carbon market as PL concludes campaign

Saturday, July 13, 2024