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Economy

Rwanda waives VAT on maize flour, rice to help tame food price inflation

Wednesday, April 19, 2023
A view of a dried beans plantation in Eastern Province. According to RAB at least 78,000 hectares of bean crop farms across the country were affected by dry spells during agricultural season A
Agriculture

80,000 ha of bean crop affected by drought

Saturday, February 25, 2023
Musa Hasahya interacts with some of his wives, children and grandchildren outside their family home. He is struggling to provide for his 12 wives, 102 children and 578 grandchildren. PHOTO | BADRU KATUMBA | AFP
Africa

Man with 102 children, 578 grandchildren says ‘enough is enough’

Friday, February 17, 2023
Jollof rice (called Ceebu jën in Senegal according to the Wolof spelling). Courtesy
International

Jollof rice war between Ghana, Nigeria ends; UNESCO names Senegal true home of iconic dish

Saturday, January 21, 2023
Workers sorting new cassava varieties that were multiplied at RAB station in Huye. RAB has already Confined trials for GM cassava and potato to grow the varieties that can resist on pests. Courtesy
Agriculture

Scientists push for GMO seeds as pests threaten crops

Thursday, January 12, 2023
Digital tools deployed by IITA are helping to effectively monitor and manage BXW, the most devastating banana disease (Photo by IITA).
Featured

How digital tools help tackle ravaging banana disease

Sunday, November 27, 2022
The New Times

Africa’s Perennial Problem of Feeding its Population

Tuesday, November 01, 2022
Delegates in a group photo during Rwanda Seed System Stakeholders socialisation meeting on SeedSAT, on September 30. / All photos: Craish Bahizi
Featured

AGRA’s SeedSAT seeks to strengthen Africa’s seed systems

Monday, October 03, 2022
Some cooked beans served at a restaurant in Kigali. Photo: File.
Agriculture

How beans became an important part of Rwandan cuisine

Wednesday, September 21, 2022
The 2022 Africa Food Prize winner, Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, being introduced by former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday September 7. / Dan Nsengiyumva
Agriculture

Africa Food Prize winner backs highly productive, resilient crops

Thursday, September 08, 2022
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International

In Nigeria, an African struggle to feed a people in the face of terrorism and great odds

Thursday, September 08, 2022
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Business

Cassava peels offer alternative for local animal feeds industry

Monday, September 05, 2022