The Government of Rwanda has approved a new draft law imposing tougher penalties on farmers and traders who violate regulations on land use, seeds, fertilizers, and agrochemicals. The move aims to professionalize the agriculture sector, protect crop quality, and safeguard the environment.
The Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) has unveiled upgraded potato seed varieties, Ndamira and Victoria, the seeds that are expected to significantly boost potato production after trials recorded yield increases from eight to 35 tonnes per hectare.
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.
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%.
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 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 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).
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.
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.
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.
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