Kayonza–KIIWP: Farmers move beyond low-yield cassava varieties

Farmers in Kayonza District who are supported by the government-funded Kayonza Irrigation and Integrated Watershed Management Project (KIIWP) are now expecting surplus cassava harvests for the market, after abandoning traditional…

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Kayonza’s drought belt eyes investors to turn it a year round farming hub

In eastern Rwanda’s Kayonza District, an area once synonymous with chronic drought is being repositioned as a prime destination for year-round agriculture and agribusiness investment. The transformation is being driven…

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All Rwandans to live on 15% of National Land, with only two residential villages per cell

The Ministry of Environment has announced that Rwanda’s revised National Land Use Master Plan designates just 15% of the country’s total surface area for residential settlement. Under the new framework,…

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Rwanda Rules Out Goat Milk in National Dairy Strategy

Rwanda will not prioritise goat milk in its national dairy development strategy, despite the existence of high-yield dairy goat breeds suited to drought-prone regions, according to the Rwanda Agriculture and…

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MINAGRI and FAO award FFS certificates to 91 farmers

The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources(MINAGRI), in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO), has awarded certificates to 91 farmers and livestock keepers, along with…

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Rwanda: ‘Over 80,000 youths to secure decent jobs’ — DUHAMIC-ADRI

The Rural Development Organisation, DUHAMIC-ADRI, has pledged that more than 80,000 young people from the 29 districts where it operates will secure decent employment within the next two years—by 2027—largely…

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Rwanda: Heavy rains expected in the final days of this year

The weather forecast for the third ten-day period of December 2025, from December 21 to 31, indicates that Rwanda will receive rainfall ranging between 20 and 100 millimeters. This amount…

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Climate experts call for information to reach communities of Eastern Africa

Climate scientists and development partners have called for stronger collaboration to ensure that weather and climate information produced in the Eastern Africa and Greater Horn of Africa region, directly supports…

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Above normal Rainfall expected in Rwanda during Mid-December

Significant rainfall is predicted in Rwanda—ranging between 30 and 130 millimeters—during the second 10-day period of December 2025 (from December 11 to 20), according to the latest forecast from Meteo…

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EAC Experts Urged to Shift from Silos to Synergy in Climate Communication

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has called for stronger coordination among key sectors to improve how climate information is shared with citizens across…

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