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Rwanda moves closer to a new national strategy for its tea sector
25/09/2026
Two workshops brought government, tea producers and industry stakeholders together to review and validate the draft strategy, paving the way for its expected launch in December 2026.
FAO launches two tools in Africa to support smarter agrifood public spending
04/09/2026
New methodology and policy optimization tools will help governments track public expenditure and make more effective use of existing resources.
Rwanda gives green light to FAO’s Policy Optimization Tool to support smarter agrifood spending
31/08/2026
Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources validates Policy Optimization Tool (PolOpT) results as Rwanda looks to make public spending on food and agriculture more effective.
FAO supports Kenya to strengthen monitoring of commodity policies and public expenditure on food and agriculture
10/07/2026
Fresh insights are presented to Kenyan partners on public spending on food and agriculture, as well as producer “price incentives” across 12 commodities, including cereals such as maize, wheat, sorghum and rice; staple crops such as cassava, beans and potatoes; and export crops such as tea and coffee.
MAFAP programme supports Rwanda’s evidence-based agrifood policy agenda at EPRN Annual Economic Research Conference
25/06/2026
Announced at the 2026 Conference of the Economic Policy Research Network, FAO is set to work with Rwanda to optimize its food and agriculture budget using the Policy Optimization Tool (PolOpT) for agrifood systems transformation.