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A new nature-based food and land use economy

Monday, January 20, 2020
Farmers and processors were equipped with skills to boost processing and preservation technologies of agricultural products. / Craish Bahizi

Farmers in new drive to reduce fruits and vegetables post-harvest losses

Saturday, November 23, 2019
INES Ruhengeri receives a grant for the assessment of pesticide residues in fresh tomatoes supply chain in Rwanda project. Photos by Michel Nkurunziza.
Business

Banana processing industries get boost from research, innovation fund

Monday, September 23, 2019
Potato products at an exhibition stand at Kigali Marriott Hotel yesterday. In caloric terms, Sweet potatoes contribute to 21.6 % of the total national requirements. Emmanuel Kwizera.
Rwanda

Sweet potato flour offers new prospects for agro-industry

Monday, August 26, 2019
Scientists argued that GMO technology can help in many ways. It was argued during the Africa Food Security Leadership Dialogue in Kigali on Monday. Emmanuel Kwizera.
Rwanda

Africa still wary of GMOs

Tuesday, August 06, 2019
The New Times
Business

Farmers affected by hailstorm decry lack of seeds

Monday, July 22, 2019
Women package avocado for export inside the NAEB warehouse in Kigali. Some 11 companies are operating from this pack house where 320 employees u2013 80 per cent of whom women u2013 sort and pack horticulture produce prior to export. / Emmanuel Kwizera

Horticulture: Rwanda’s new cash cow

Monday, July 22, 2019
The New Times
Business

Commercial banana farming productivity held back by farmers’ mindset

Monday, March 25, 2019
Avocados may have originated in South America, but it is Africa that is cashing in on the worldu2019s love of avocados. Net.
Africa

Thanks to the world’s love of avocados, Africa’s coffee producers are pivoting

Friday, February 15, 2019
The New Times
Africa

Thanks to the world’s love of avocados, Africa’s coffee producers are pivoting

Friday, February 08, 2019
A woman picks tea in a plantation in Rutsiro District. Significant increase in farm exports and the launch of a 2.7 trillion fourth Strategic Plan for Agriculture Transformation (PSTA 4) are among the major milestones in Rwandau2019s agriculture sector for the year 2018. Emmanuel Kwizera.
Rwanda

The rise and rise of the agriculture sector in 2018

Tuesday, December 25, 2018
Rwanda Agricultural Board Director General Patrick Karangwa shakes hands with Dr Liu Guodao after signing a pact that will see Chinese experts help to reduce post harvest losses in Rwanda. Michel Nkurunziza.
Rwanda

Rwanda, China partnership to reduce post-harvest loss to 5%

Sunday, December 23, 2018