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Women

Women in Business: How Angel Uwantege took a leap of faith to launch her horticulture export business

Friday, November 01, 2024
Workers sort avocadoes for exports at NAEB warehouse. Avocado is among the key value chains targeted for resource mobilization, with a total investment of $143.5 million required. File
Agriculture

What $140m investment could do in Rwanda’s avocado value chain?

Friday, September 13, 2024
Some of mushrooms grown at at the China-Rwanda Agriculture Technology Demonstration Centre in the southern city of Huye. Many Rwandans have started to benefit from this kind of farming. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Sowing new seeds for China-Africa agricultural cooperation

Wednesday, September 04, 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
Dr. Nasir Awan, President of the Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, checks out avocados from a local producer on the exhibition stand during the Rwanda-UK Trade Mission in Kigali on Tuesday, May 28. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana for The New Times
Featured

Rwanda: British buyers explore trade deals with women-led horticulture businesses

Wednesday, May 29, 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
Workers packaging avocadoes for exports at NAEB packhouse in Gikondo. Rwanda’s fruit, vegetable and flower exports generated $46 million from July in 2023 to February in 2024. File
Economy

Rwanda’s horticulture exports generate $46m in 8 months

Sunday, April 28, 2024
Delegates during the launch of a $62.89 million project to boost smallholder farmer's agriculture exports, on March 1. Photos by Jean Pierre Mazimpaka
Agriculture

NAEB launches $63m project to boost smallholder farmer's agri-exports

Saturday, March 02, 2024
A view of a reservoir that helps in irrigation at the ongoing construction activities of some infrastructure at Gabiro Agribusiness Hub. Developed to cater for the country’s food security needs and to increase the exportation.
Economy

7 firms to invest over Rwf50bn in Gabiro Agribusiness Hub

Friday, February 02, 2024
Workers packing fresh avocadoes for export at a National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) packhouse in Kigali. File
Agriculture

From simple crop to cash cow: How avocado became profitable

Tuesday, January 16, 2024
The New Times

Farming for wealth: Deepening Rwanda’s agricultural value chains

Friday, October 20, 2023
By using the new farming technique, farmers can improve soil health, reduce erosion, and conserve water resources, leading to higher crop yields. Photos by Emmanuel Nkangura
Agriculture

Conservation agriculture: Farmers advised on ‘smart’ way to boost crop production

Tuesday, June 20, 2023