Rwanda has joined researchers, farmers, agricultural experts and investors at the World Potato Congress 2026 in Kenya to explore ways to increase potato yields and strengthen the global potato value chain.

Rwanda is stepping up efforts to expand agricultural insurance coverage after the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources warned that many farmers and livestock keepers remain reluctant to insure their crops and animals, largely because they do not fully understand the benefits.

Rwandan coffee has reached a new milestone on the international market, with one kilogram of specialty coffee processed in Huye District selling for $450, equivalent to approximately Rwf670,000, at the 66th international coffee auction.

More than two million coffee seedlings are being distributed to residents of four sectors in Karongi District, Western Province, as local authorities seek to reduce poverty and create more reliable sources of income.

Banana farmers in several districts of Rwanda’s Southern Province are calling on authorities to provide them with improved varieties that can withstand banana bacterial wilt, a disease that continues to cause significant losses.

Farmers in the Nasho, Mpanga, Mahama and Nyamugali irrigation schemes in Kirehe District are expected to start using modern irrigation systems during the 2027B agricultural season, as the installation of centre-pivot irrigation equipment nears completion.

Farmers across Rwanda are being urged to finish preparing their fields while waiting for sufficient rainfall to begin planting for the 2027A agricultural season.