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Green Gicumbi project closes after delivering climate resilience and economic transformation

Rwanda earns over Rwf21 billion from agriculture and livestock exports in five days

Green Gicumbi project boosts farm yields and lifts households out of poverty in Gicumbi

Rwanda earns over Rwf 14.1 billion from agricultural exports in five days

Agriculture minister apologises to President Kagame over delays in artificial insemination programme

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The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Dr Telesphore Ndabamenye, has apologised to President Paul Kagame over delays in the rollout of the livestock artificial insemination programme, admitting that the service has not been delivered to farmers as planned.

RAB tests 12 climate-resilient maize seed varieties to cut losses by 75%

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The Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) is testing 12 new maize seed varieties designed to resist maize lethal necrosis disease and withstand climate variability, a move expected to reduce losses in maize production by up to 75%.

AYuTE Challenge Rwanda raises prize fund to Rwf 65 million to boost youth agribusiness innovation

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Heifer International Rwanda has increased funding for the AYuTE Challenge Rwanda, raising the total prize fund to Rwf 65 million in a move aimed at accelerating youth-led, technology-driven agribusiness innovation across the country.

Rwanda earns $13 million from agricultural exports in one week

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Rwanda earned more than $13 million from agricultural exports in a single week, according to figures released by the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB), highlighting continued growth in the country’s export-driven agriculture sector.

Rwanda’s milk output surpasses one billion litres in seven years as livestock sector expands

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Rwanda’s livestock sector has recorded steady growth over the past seven years, with national milk production surpassing one billion litres, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI).

New high-genetic-merit bulls to boost Rwanda’s livestock productivity

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The Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) has received the first batch of 10 high-genetic-merit Holstein-Friesian bulls, marking a major milestone in strengthening the national bovine artificial insemination (AI) programme and accelerating genetic improvement in the livestock sector.

Residents lose Rwf 38 million: How a biodiesel crop project collapsed

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Ten years on, a once-promising project expected to pioneer plant-based diesel (biodiesel) production in Rwanda has collapsed, leaving hundreds of residents unpaid and stripped of more than Rwf 38 million in wages.

Rwanda to plant 2.75 million coffee trees in bid to boost exports and farmer income

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The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) has announced a major expansion of Rwanda’s coffee sector, with plans to plant 2.75 million coffee trees under the Promoting Smallholder Agro-Export Competitiveness (PASAC) project.

Rwanda’s maize production falls in 2025, NISR survey shows

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Rwanda’s maize production declined in 2025, with output falling in both main agricultural seasons compared to the previous year, according to the Seasonal Agricultural Survey Annual Report 2025 released by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR).

Hunger, accountability and hope: Inside Kayonza’s drought crisis and the struggle to survive

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When hunger tightened its grip on parts of Kayonza District late last year, it did more than dry up crops and empty granaries, it toppled an entire district leadership and exposed the fragile balance between climate shocks, governance, and survival in eastern Rwanda.

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