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The Minister of State for Agriculture and Animal Resources, Eric Rwigamba, speaks to journalists after opening a three-day knowledge-sharing seminar for the development of the fifth Strategic Plan for Agriculture Transformation (PSTA5), on November 22, 2023. Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Agriculture

Rwigamba urges leveraging tech, innovation as Rwanda develops new agric plan

Thursday, November 23, 2023
Minister of Trade and Industry Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze interacts with Coumba Sow, FAO Representative in Rwanda (R) and Amparo Gonzalez Diez from the delegation of the European Union to Rwanda during a validation workshop of Rwanda’s food control system and phytosanitary capacity evaluation. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
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FEATURED: Inside FAO, EU, Rwanda’s initiative to strengthen food quality, plant health

Monday, November 20, 2023
A farmer works in her beans plantation in Muko Sector in Musanze District. PHOTO BY SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Agriculture

Rwandan civil society roots for more funding towards agriculture

Monday, November 20, 2023
Some participants pose for a photo at Twitter event at Norrsken, on November 15. The event was under the theme ‘World Food Day 2023 Water is Life, Water is Food. Leave No One Behind’. Photos by Craish Bahizi.
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FEATURED: FAO Twitter event advocates for water-centric innovations

Friday, November 17, 2023
A new potato varieties are under trial in Eastern Province to increase national potato production. Germain Nsanzimana
Agriculture

Eastern Province: New potato types undergo testing to boost yields

Friday, November 17, 2023
Bank of Kigali (BK) has introduced two new agriculture finance products as part of its commitment to finance the agricultural sector. Photos by Christianne Murengerantwari
Agriculture

Bank of Kigali unveils two agriculture finance products

Thursday, November 16, 2023
MPs have requested the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources to indicate how it is implementing strategies to address issues hindering irrigation efforts. Courtesy
Agriculture

Lawmakers task agric ministry to fast-track irrigation schemes

Thursday, November 16, 2023
Kendrick Lamar will headline Move Afrika on December 6. Net photo
Music

Explainer: what you should know about Global Citizen Festival

Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Cholesterol is produced by the liver from certain fats in the diet, with a small amount derived from animal-based foods like meat and egg yolk. INTERNET PHOTO

Heart health: Good vs. bad cholesterol

Monday, November 13, 2023
Farmers at a collection site of their rice production. Courtesy

ACFTA: Leveraging continental integration for food security objectives

Friday, November 10, 2023
Some participants pose for a group photo at the closure of the African Conference on Agricultural Technologies (ACAT) on November 3, 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya (Emmanuel Ntirenganya).
Agriculture

Continental conference appeals for adequate agri-tech funding

Saturday, November 04, 2023
A worker during seeds multiplication exercise in Musanze. Rwanda will host the second edition of African Conference on Agricultural Technologies (ACAT) in its capital Kigali, in May 2025. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Rwanda to host next Africa agricultural tech conference

Saturday, November 04, 2023