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RWANDA – Rwanda has received a US$74,138 grant from the Japanese government for the construction of Cyaruhogo marshland irrigation systems aimed to boost rice production in Rwamagana, New Times Rwanda has reported. Rwamagana is a district in Rwanda’s Eastern Province, the largest rice-producing area contributing 40 percent of the national supply, according to country data. The grant was signed by…
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RWANDA – The Rwandese bean crop farmers are counting losses after more than 78,000 hectares across the country were affected by drought during agricultural season A, usually from September to January. The situation was revealed by Jean Claude Izamuhaye, the Head of the Crop Research and Technology Transfer Department at the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB). According to…
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RWANDA – The Rwandese revenues from all agricultural exports for the second quarter of the fiscal year 2022/2023 have recorded a 64.1% increase, according to the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) report. Export revenues from cereals and grains recorded an increase of 67% and accounted for 19.7% of the overall agro-export revenues, owing to the ongoing economic recovery, NAEB…
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RWANDA-With Fall Army Worms wreaking havoc in grain fields across the continent, Rwanda is considering exploring biological control agents (Parasitoids) to contain the agents that are ravaging maize crops across the country. Fall Armyworm, an insect that was first detected in Central and Western Africa in early 2016, is an insect pest that feeds on more than 80 crop species,…
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