The Ministry of Trade and Commerce has announced a scrap of Value Added Tax (VAT) on essential foods, a move that was done in consultation with the private sector players…
Agribusiness
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An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission and the Rwandan authorities have reached staff-level agreement on policies needed to complete the first reviews of Rwanda’s Policy Coordination Instrument and program under…
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Economy
Rwanda Makes More Commitment in De-risking Agricultural Investment
by Daniel Sabiiti 11:33 amPrime Minister, Dr. Edouard Ngirente has shown that Rwanda is sparing no effort to de-risk agricultural investment in the sector that steadily promises to drive Rwanda’s economy towards a middle…
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Agriculture partners have reaffirmed commitment to support Rwanda in developing the fifth Strategic Plan for the Agriculture Transformation phase (PSTA5) due to start in two year time. Rwanda is currently…
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Students of Integrated Polytechnic Regional College (IPRC) Tumba, Northern Province have demonstrated innovative projects that are expected to change people’s lives. The exhibition held at the college premises on Wednesday,…
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Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA), an American organisation has established a five-year agriculture project worth $30 million to bolster farmers and agribusinesses profits, boost agricultural productivity, and improve nutritious…
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Economy
Rwanda: New Project to Offer Loan to Farmers At 8 Per Cent Interest
by Emmy Nuwamanya 11:52 amThe Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources through Commercialization and De-risking for Agricultural Transformation (CDAT) project has announced the long-awaited news for farmers to access an easy loan, which will…
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Economy
World Coffee Producers Forum Seeks to Secure Members’ Better Future
by Williams Buningwire 1:33 amWorld Coffee Producers forum in KigaliThe 3rd World Coffee Producers Forum (WCPF) has convened in Kigali with participants proposing approaches that would bring good return on investment and make all players…
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ColdHubs, a Nigerian startup is set to open solar-powered cold room hubs across Rwanda, Kenya and Benin among other markets on its expansion plan. Cold rooms are used for storing…
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Rwanda’s coffee exports to the United Arab Emirates are expected to grow as the country partners with DUBUY, a B2B e-commerce platform by DP World to bring single origin high-quality…
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Eight Groups of young entrepreneurs have been awarded with cash prizes for their innovation that transformed the cow by-products into solutions of the society. The awards were given on the…
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Rwanda has launched its avocado sea freight shipment, with the first container carrying 23 Metric tons currently leaving Kigali city for Dubai, through Mombasa port−Kenya. The launch was held at…