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Farmers try to salvage their rice produce from a flooded plantation in the aftermath of heavy rains in Rwangingo Marshland in Nyagatare District on May 6, 2020. Photo: Courtesy.
Agriculture

Agriculture insurance scheme struggles with uptake

Friday, September 27, 2024
Pascal Sebatware, the president of Abakunda Ibireti cooperative, which was founded in 2010 and now has 1,049 members. Emmanuel Dushimimana.
Featured

How cooperatives are empowering communities

Thursday, September 26, 2024
The New Times

Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food

Thursday, September 26, 2024
Workers sort fresh chilli for export at NAEB in Kigali. Fisher Global Ltd based in Rwamagana District, exports 20 containers of dried chilli (amounting to about 300 tonnes as a container holds 15 tonnes) to the Asian country annually. File
Business

Rwanda needs $470m to unlock chili industry

Monday, September 16, 2024
Miss Rwanda 2017 Contestants visit the King's Palace Museum in Rukari Nyanza on Feb 18, 2017. The province will focus on heritage tourism. File
Rwanda

A look at 13 development goals for Southern Province

Sunday, September 15, 2024
The farmers also called for more irrigation facilities.
Agriculture

Rulindo farmers want more drying facilities as new agric season starts

Friday, September 13, 2024
Minister Agriculture Ildephonse Musafiri visits a maize plantation during World Food Day. The Government has allocated Rwf54.2 billion for subsidies on mineral fertilisers, and seeds in Kayonza in 2023. File
Agriculture

Govt earmarks over Rwf54bn for fertilisers, seeds

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Hawa Niyigena, Chief Executive Officer of WIZ-UP Ltd, showcases some of hercompany's products at Africa Food Sysytems Forum in Kigali, on September 5, 2024 (Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganya)
Agriculture

Rwanda to benefit from new agri SMEs de-risking fund

Friday, September 06, 2024
Officials during the launch of African Vegetable Biodiversity Rescue Plan in Kigali on September 3. Courtesy
Environment

$12m needed annually to save endangered African vegetables

Wednesday, September 04, 2024
Some of mushrooms grown at at the China-Rwanda Agriculture Technology Demonstration Centre in the southern city of Huye. Many Rwandans have started to benefit from this kind of farming. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Sowing new seeds for China-Africa agricultural cooperation

Wednesday, September 04, 2024
Panelists at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali on Monday, September 2. Courtesy
Agriculture

AFS Forum: Farmers, experts make case for increased soil testing technology

Monday, September 02, 2024
Agronomists work in a potato seed multiplication centre in Musanze District. Rwanda is getting ready to test genetically modified potato varieties resistant to late blight. Sam Ngendahimana..
Agriculture

Researchers root for agricultural biotech to tackle food insecurity in Africa

Sunday, September 01, 2024