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07 May 2019
As Rwanda aims to build strong, demand-driven agriculture research sector, locally –adapted agricultural technologies and innovations are central to addressing the sector’s constraints such as climate change variability and low productivity, post-harvest handling and markets among others. In 2015, the “Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems (CDAIS)” project, supported by the...
As Rwanda aims to build strong, demand-driven agriculture research sector, locally –adapted agricultural technologies and innovations are central to addressing the sector’s constraints such as climate change variability and low productivity, post-harvest handling and markets among others. In 2015, the “Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems (CDAIS)” project, supported by the...
26 April 2019
The new Rwanda One Health Strategic Plan II (2019-2024) has been reviewed and validated by all institutions that form the Rwanda One Health platform, marking a milestone towards the improvement of the management of zoonotic and other epidemic diseases. This six-year strategy comes on the heels of the first strategic plan...
The new Rwanda One Health Strategic Plan II (2019-2024) has been reviewed and validated by all institutions that form the Rwanda One Health platform, marking a milestone towards the improvement of the management of zoonotic and other epidemic diseases. This six-year strategy comes on the heels of the first strategic plan...
22 March 2019
Stakeholders of the One Health platform in Rwanda reviewed the ending Rwanda One Health strategic plan (ROHSP) 2014-2018, with an aim of taking stock of the successes recorded as well as proposing activities to be included in the upcoming strategic plan. The 5 year plan carried three main goals; 1) to...
Stakeholders of the One Health platform in Rwanda reviewed the ending Rwanda One Health strategic plan (ROHSP) 2014-2018, with an aim of taking stock of the successes recorded as well as proposing activities to be included in the upcoming strategic plan. The 5 year plan carried three main goals; 1) to...
07 March 2019
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Environment signed an agreement to implement two projects one aimed to identify bioenergy options suitable to the Rwandan context and the other on water governance, water accounting and water use efficiency. During the signing ceremony, the Minister of...
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Environment signed an agreement to implement two projects one aimed to identify bioenergy options suitable to the Rwandan context and the other on water governance, water accounting and water use efficiency. During the signing ceremony, the Minister of...
28 February 2019
Rwanda’s agriculture contributes about 31 percent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (NISR, 2017), 10 percent of which comes from the livestock subsector. The subsector presents investment opportunities going by the new and first ever livestock master plan which will run from 2017–2022. Developed with financial support from Food and Agriculture Organization...
Rwanda’s agriculture contributes about 31 percent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (NISR, 2017), 10 percent of which comes from the livestock subsector. The subsector presents investment opportunities going by the new and first ever livestock master plan which will run from 2017–2022. Developed with financial support from Food and Agriculture Organization...
