Events & Workshops
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Celebrating the Potato: Rwanda’s Role in a Sustainable Future
They offer a high yield per unit area and time, making them an efficient choice for farmers. Nutritionally, potatoes are an excellent, low-fat source of carbohydrates, with a quarter of the calories found in bread. When boiled, they contain more protein than maize and almost twice the calcium. An average serving of potatoes with the skin provides about 10 percent…
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Tackling Pests for Better Crop Yields: Rwanda’s Innovative Approach
The rise in crop diseases and insect pests has resulted in notably low production rates. In response, Rwanda has initiated a groundbreaking project aimed at finding sustainable solutions to this pressing issue. Development of Modern Biological Control Solutions To address the pest problem, the National Council for Science and Technology (NCST) funded a project titled “Development of Modern Biological Control…
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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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