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 […]
Category: Agriculture
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 […]
How Rwanda’s GE potatoescan save farmers money,boost yields, bring back bees
In the misty highlands of Kinigi that span Musanze District in the Northern Province of Rwanda, where volcanic soils have fed generations, 47-year-old farmer Leonidas […]
A new grain of hope:Rwanda bets on newrice varieties to slash $317M import bill
In the humid marshlands stretching from Bugarama to Kirehe, a quiet revolution is unfolding; one grain at a time. Rwanda is betting on three newly […]