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Agriculture
Rwanda unveils Rwf7 trillion agricultural strategic plan.
Rwandan government has unveiled an ambitious five-year agricultural strategic plan with a budget of approximately Rwf6.988 trillion (around $5.4 billion). This plan aims to boost sector growth, combat malnutrition, and double the nation’s agricultural export revenues. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, the government will contribute over Rwf3.3 trillion (47% of the total), with the private sector…
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In Rwanda, scientists are working to protect and preserve endangered plant species found in hot springs.
This follows the rediscovery of a large population of Nymphaea thermarum, also known as the Rwandan miniature waterlily in 2023, a species believed to have been extinct in the wild since 2008. This plant is found near a single hot spring known as Amashuza in Kinyarwanda. Previously, Nymphaea thermarum was known only from a single site in the Western Province of Rwanda.…
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AgriTech
Western Seed’s transformative impact on Rwanda’s agricultural sector
The evolution of agricultural practices and the role of key players, like Western Seed Company Ltd, underscore the transformative journey towards a prosperous future. Agriculture is still the cornerstone of Rwanda’s economy, as 75 per cent of agricultural production is derived from smallholder farmers. This sector is vital, accounting for 62.3 per cent of total employment and involving a significant portion of…
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Life Style
Kuvugurura ubuhinzi bw’imboga byatumye bongera umusaruro
A bahinzi b’imboga mu Karere ka Gakenke bavuga ko umusaruro wabo wiyongereye biturutse ku kunoza uburyo babikora bitandukanye n’uko mbere bahombaga kubera guhinga mu kajagari. Bamwe mu bakorera muri koperative zo mu Mirenge ya Nemba na Gakenke bavuga ko bahawe ubumenyi n’Ikigo cy’Igihugu gishizwe guteza imbere ubuhinzi n’ubworozi binyuze mu mushinga SMAP, uterwa inkunga n’Ikigo cy’Abayapani gishinzwe iterambere mpuzamahanga. Kuvugurura…
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Bugesera: Akarere abahinzi babonamo amahirwe yo kuba hafi ya Kigali no kugira ibiyaga byinshi
A bakorera ubuhinzi bw’imboga n’imbuto mu Karere ka Bugesera bavuga ko kuba aka karere gaturiye Umujyi wa Kigali kandi kakaba gafite ibiyaga icyenda ari amahirwe akomeye kuko bibafasha gukomeza ubuhinzi bwabo no mu gihe cy’izuba no kubona isoko ryiza hafi. Ubuhinzi ni kimwe mu bishingirwaho mu bukungu bw’u Rwanda. Akarere ka Bugesera kagizwe n’igice kinini gikorerwamo ubuhinzi. Ishami rishinzwe ubuhinzi…
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