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Food stalls at Kimisagara market in Kigali. Rwanda has seen a significant improvement in its food security status, with statistics from a 2018 report showing that 81.3 per cent of its population was food secure. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda

World Food Day: How Rwanda keeps focus on food security

Thursday, October 27, 2022
WFP constructs terraces on hillslopes to create land for agriculture and increase food production. The harvest on terraced land increased by more than double. Photo: WFP-John Paul Sesonga.
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World Food Day: How WFP is working to strengthen food systems

Thursday, October 27, 2022
A farmer sorts her beans plantation.Rwanda is offering free fertilisers to its farmer as it responds to high food prices, and drought that is threatening to cause crop production failure
Agriculture

Rwanda offers free fertilisers, irrigation as drought bites

Thursday, October 27, 2022
The pests, locally known as Mukondowinyana, were reported in 8 sectors of Gatsibo District. Photo: Courtesy
Agriculture

Crop pest infestation in Eastern Province linked to drought

Thursday, October 27, 2022
People wade through a flooded street in Kigali. METEO alerted tha some parts of Southern and Eastern Provinces have experienced rainfall deficit in the previous period .File
Environment

10-day rainfall deficit expected in parts of Southern, Eastern provinces

Monday, October 24, 2022
Ignace Gatare, Principal of College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda speaks at the meeting on October 13. All photos by Craish Bahizi
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University of Rwanda's Centre of Excellence to partner with private sector

Saturday, October 15, 2022
Farmers spraying pesticides in a maize plantation. According to farmers, yields are likely to be low in farming season A if rains continue to be minimal. Photo: File.
Agriculture

Food prices will keep increasing if rains remain low, warn farmers

Monday, October 10, 2022
One of the food gardens Kabagambe established in Masaka, in Kigali .
Agriculture

Varsity graduate reaping big from urban farming

Monday, October 10, 2022
Workers at Pink Mango garment factory at the special economic zone in the City of Kigali. The New report revealed that Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is set to decelerate from 4.1percent in 2021 to 3.3 %. Dan Nsengiyumva
Economy

Sub-Saharan economic growth to decelerate this year – WB report

Wednesday, October 05, 2022
Women in Tuzamurane Cooperative work in their potato plantation in Musanze District. Targeted project beneficiaries are farmers, farmers’ cooperatives and micro small and medium sized agri-enterprises. / Photo: Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Farmers to access cheap loans under $300m agric project

Monday, October 03, 2022
The New Times

Making private sector a partner in Rwanda’s green development

Friday, September 30, 2022
Ignite Power Rwanda Ltd technician explaining to the beneficiaries of Uhira Wunguke (Irrigate to Win) Project how Sunlight pumps work. Courtesy
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How EUCORD transformed livelihoods in drought-prone Eastern Province

Friday, September 16, 2022