Rwanda earned more than $1.1 billion from agricultural and livestock exports in the 2025/26 financial year, marking the first time the sector has surpassed the […]
Category: Agriculture
Irrigation drive boosts Rwanda’s bid to cut fruit imports
Rwanda is investing heavily in irrigation to boost domestic fruit production as it seeks to reduce reliance on imports, with farmers already reporting bigger harvests, […]
Rwanda expects drier August as rainfall forecast falls below average
Rwanda is expected to experience drier conditions in August, with rainfall forecast to remain below the normal average for the month, the Rwanda Meteorology Agency […]
Rwanda Turns to Biotech Seeds as Climate Shocks Undermine Harvests
Climate change is reshaping Rwanda’s agricultural landscape, bringing erratic rainfall, rising temperatures and crop diseases that scientists say are increasingly difficult to predict or control. […]
Women farmers face finance gap despite leading Rwanda agriculture
Women make up the majority of Rwanda’s agricultural workforce but remain less likely to farm commercially or access formal credit, officials and development partners said […]
Farmers urged to boost production as NISR report links output trends to food price stability
The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Dr. Telesphore Ndabamenye, has called on farmers to intensify the use of agricultural inputs and expand cultivation of […]
Strengthening livelihoods and resilience: How PDN is supporting farmers and communities across Rwanda
Rwanda’s rural communities are experiencing steady progress in development and resilience, driven in part by the work of the Peace and Development Network (PDN). The […]
Rwanda strengthens veterinary services with new policy and digital licensing system
The Government of Rwanda has taken a significant step towards modernising the country’s livestock sector with the official launch of the Veterinary Sanitary Mandate (VSM) […]
From Struggling Farmer to Orchard Entrepreneur: How Avocadoes Lifted a KayonzaFather Out of Poverty
In the dry hills of Rugarama in Kayonza District, where farmers have long battled erratic rains and low yields, Théoneste Barajiginywa once believed agriculture would […]
Rural Women Powering Rwanda’s Climate-Smart Farming Revolution
In the sun bleached hills of Kirehe, where long dry seasons have become a familiar strain on rural life, a quiet transformation is reshaping the […]