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RAB announced an increase in agricultural production for the first quarter of 2024, spanning from September 2023 to February 2024, with an increase of 316,000 tons in crop yield.
Agriculture

Rwanda’s agricultural produce up by 300,000 tonnes

Tuesday, July 23, 2024
A worker sorting seedlings in Nyagatare. Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) is engaging farmers and the private sector in hydroponic fodder cultivation. Courtesy
Economy

Rwanda banks on ‘hydroponic fodder’ tech to boost milk production

Monday, July 22, 2024
Visitors tour the new plant that will process 200 cows, 300 sheep and goats, as well as 200 pigs per day in Rusizi District.
Economy

Rwf6bn meat processing plant to be set up in Rusizi

Friday, June 28, 2024
Rwanda Agriculture and Animals Resources Board (RAB) has warned against poor milking hygiene in Gishwati cattle farms. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda

Gishwati cattle farmers cautioned against poor milking hygiene amid bovine mastitis disease

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Coumba Sow, the Country Representative of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rwanda, sorts a mango tree during the launch of the campaign that aims to tackle the persistent issue of mango mealybugs in Nyanza District. Courtesy
Featured

MINAGRI launches campaign to eradicate mango mealybugs

Thursday, June 13, 2024
Officers during the launch of the campaign as they joined farmers in the fight against fall army worms to protect farmers from losses caused by the pest. Courtesy
Agriculture

Why Rwanda is mulling GM maize crop varieties

Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Inside Gakenke based pig abattoir. With the demand for pork set to rise, Rwanda is building more pig abattoirs countrywide. Courtesy
Rwanda

Why govt is constructing pig abattoirs countrywide

Thursday, May 09, 2024
Delegates at the meeting organized by One Acre Fund Rwanda to discuss the achievements in agriculture in the last two seasons (2024AB) and the action plan for the 2025AB seasons, in Kigali on Tuesday, May 7. Courtesy.
Featured

One Acre Fund Rwanda boosts the income for over 850,000 farmers

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
Some of the 45 Merinos ewes and 5 rams that were imported from Kenya to improve the genetic quality of the local sheep population. They are bred in Gishwati.
Rwanda

Nyabihu's sheep market sees high demand from Congolese buyers

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
The government aims to increase meat consumption from small livestock farming to 80%, with cows accounting for 20%. Photo: Courtesy.
Rwanda

How small livestock farming is enhancing lives in Ruhango District

Wednesday, May 01, 2024
Marine Umukunzi SDGP Maize Project Manager at Agriterra (in front) with KABOKU cooperative farmers, plant maize seeds in demo plots for minimum tillage trial, in Umuvumba Umuvumba valley, in Nyagatare District, on April 3.
Featured

Maize farmers reap benefits from SDGP maize project

Saturday, April 06, 2024
The Food Waste Index Report 2024 by the UN Environment Programme has indicated that, on average, each person wastes 79 kilogrammes of food annually. Internet
Environment

Each person wastes 79 kilogrammes of food annually – UN report

Friday, April 05, 2024