Rwanda’s Garden Fresh Company, which specializes in exporting fresh produce, has opened Rwanda’s first private packing house, a critical infrastructure that connects the farm to the market. The facility, which was built with the support of Hort Invest and IDH project, not only reduces post-harvest losses, but also increases the income of the farmers and … Read more
Horticulture is one of Rwanda’s strategic sectors as it seeks to diversify its agricultural export base, and by 2024, foreign agricultural exports could reach $1 billion (over Rwf1 trillion) in annual revenue. This is double the 445 million dollars recorded in the previous fiscal year. For that reason, the country plans to increase its exports … Read more
For science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) entrepreneur Jean-Desir Habiambre, helping farmers reduce post-harvest losses is a win-win because of the high returns. That is why In 2019, he identified the problem of post-harvest wastage and established an organization called ‘MoFresh’. They are using off-grid cold storage systems to solve the problem of post-harvest wastage … Read more
The royal family has been embroiled in a bitter feud between British government officials and the country’s future monarch, after Prince Charles described the controversial new policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda as “scary”. Members of the Cabinet of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have warned the Prince of Wales to stop interfering in … Read more
Rwanda has seen significant growth in exports due to the Covide-19 epidemic in 2021, with rising commodity prices and improving trade in the region by 2021. The Central Bank of Ethiopia (CBN) said on Tuesday that the country earned $ 1,531 million from exports last year, an increase of $ 1.407.5 million, an increase of … Read more
Rwanda has seen significant growth in exports due to the Covide-19 epidemic in 2021, with rising commodity prices and improving trade in the region by 2021. The Central Bank of Ethiopia (CBN) said on Tuesday that the country earned $ 1,531 million from exports last year, an increase of $ 1.407.5 million, an increase of … Read more
Rwanda has seen significant growth in exports due to the Covide-19 epidemic in 2021, with rising commodity prices and improving trade in the region by 2021. The Central Bank of Ethiopia (CBN) said on Tuesday that the country earned $ 1,531 million from exports last year, an increase of $ 1.407.5 million, an increase of … Read more
The African Green Revolution (AGRA) has identified four priority and promising agricultural value chains for youth: vegetables, poultry, Irish potatoes and superfoods, which have the potential to reduce youth unemployment and boost the economy. Such value chains are designed to promote youth agri-food entrepreneurship at the Agri Business Eco-Evaluation Workshop on Thursday, March 24, 2022 … Read more
Rwanda earned a total of $ 158,538,598 million from agricultural exports in the second quarter of the 2021/2022 fiscal year, according to a February 1, 2010 report by the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB). Revenues showed a 39 percent increase in October, November and December 2021, compared to the same period in the 2020/2021 … Read more
With two years to go, there are mixed reactions to the government’s plans to enroll 60 percent of the nine-year basic education program in 2024 as part of a nine-year basic education. According to Paul Umukunzi, Director General of the Rwanda Technical and Vocational Education and Training Board, the current student enrollment rate is 31 … Read more