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Business

Only 6% of Africa’s farmlands is irrigated; changing it will massively impact the entire continent

Monday, September 02, 2019
Exhibition of Potatoes during during 11th triennial African Potato Association (APA) conference in Kigali on August 26, 2019. Rwanda produces 916,000 tonnes of Irish potatoes every year. Emmanuel Kwizera.
Rwanda

Rwanda to test GM potato varieties

Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Tomatoes are one of perishable fruits and vegetable commodities with post-harvest losses according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation. / Sam Ngendahimana

Rwf25 billion fruit market to reduce post-harvest losses

Sunday, August 25, 2019
The swine erysipelas, a disease locally known as u2018Rushe,u2019 has claimed lives of over 100 pigs in Gisagara District, and Governement has devised strategies to contain it. / Internet photo
Rwanda

Swine disease outbreak hits Gisagara pig farms

Monday, August 19, 2019
The new livestock insurance scheme was established by insurance companies in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources. / Sam Ngendahimana

National Agriculture Insurance Scheme to go countrywide – official

Saturday, August 17, 2019
The nine Rwandans who were illegally deported from Uganda making their way to the Sub-Registry of the East African Court of Justice near the Supreme Court yesterday. This is the second group to petition the regional court over the mistreatment they suffered at the hands of the Ugandan security operatives. / Courtesy

The Rwanda-Uganda tension is a Museveni manufactured crisis

Friday, August 16, 2019
ACP Cu00e9lestin Twahirwa hands over a dummy cheque for medical insurance cover to local authorities in Bugesera District. / Courtesy

Police covers medical insurance premiums for 3,000 vulnerable residents

Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Visually impaired people were trained on different skills to run businesses.
Business

How cooperative for the visually impaired restored dignity of members

Monday, August 12, 2019
Inside the banana processing plant in Kayonza. The plant currently produces between 800 and 900 crates of banana wine every day. Photos by Jean de Dieu Nsabimana.
Rwanda

Kayonza banana farmers buoyed by new market for their produce

Wednesday, August 07, 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
Researchers under The African Seed Access Index have recommended more efforts to involve private sector in introduction and development of improved seeds, seeds availability as well as put in place mechanisms to create more seeds access from farmers. Net photo.
Business

Study recommends improved efforts to stamp out fake seeds

Monday, August 05, 2019
A number of issues found in the area of adding value to agricultural produce could be resolved if better efforts were made to coordinate activities among concerned institutions. File.
Business

Parliament roots for institutional cooperation for value addition in agriculture

Monday, August 05, 2019