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Irrigation increased by around 50 per cent from 48,508 hectares in 2017 to 72,912 hectares in 2024.
Agriculture

How Rwanda's 2018-24 strategic agriculture transformation plan fared

Saturday, August 17, 2024
Participants and the officials pose for a group photo during the workshop on August 14.
Featured

FEATURED: FAO project to boost financial literacy, capital for MSMEs in agribusiness

Friday, August 16, 2024
Some residents who spoke to The New Times about their expectations to the new Members of Parliament. Courtesy
Politics

Citizens have their say on 5th Chamber of Deputies

Thursday, August 15, 2024
Agri-scientists work in Irish potato multiplication centre in Kiningi in Musanze District.
Agriculture

Top Rwandan crops on track to be 'genetically modified'

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Farmers working in their fields in Kinigi Sector, Musanze District, one of the areas with fertile land in the country/Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.
Agriculture

RAB roots for multi-story buildings as population pressure threatens arable land

Monday, August 12, 2024
Various exhibitors including BK’s partners were recognised for their contributions to the sector.
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FEATURED: BK awarded at Rwanda National Agriculture Show

Saturday, August 10, 2024
Rwanda Defence Force officer and residents during a tree planting exercise on the banks of Sebeya river in the Congo-Nile Divide region in Rubavu District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Environment

Rwanda secures $39m to restore Congo-Nile Divide

Thursday, August 08, 2024
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze visits rice farmers in Rurambi marshland in Bugesera District in 2023. The newly initiated Rwanda Food Commodity Board aims at purchasing produce directly from farmers and its mission is to ensure national food security by making staple foods available and affordable. Courtesy

Key insights on the proposed 'Rwanda Food Commodity Board'

Thursday, August 08, 2024
Small-scale farmers in Rutsiro District are witnessing high productivity following the restoration of Bitenga marshland. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Agriculture

Climate-resilient assets improve food security in Rutsiro

Wednesday, August 07, 2024
Women breastfeed their children during a breastfeeding campaign in Nyamasheke District. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

World Breastfeeding Week: Essential tips for effective nursing

Wednesday, August 07, 2024
Cross border tracks that transport goods from Dal Es Salaam to Kigali at Rusumo. Rwanda's trade deficit widened by 30.9 per cent year-on-year, reaching $411.6 million in June this year.Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

What can Rwanda do to reduce its trade deficit?

Tuesday, August 06, 2024
Minister of Trade and Industry Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze during a guided tour of Pink&Mango garment factory at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Manufacturing activity increased by 13.8 per cent, maintaining a double-digit growth compared to the figures of the same period in 2023. Courtesy
Economy

Rwanda’s industrial output up by 4.6% in June – NISR

Tuesday, August 06, 2024