Videos
Development Innovation Through Farmer Field Schools in Rwanda
27/11/2025
In the rolling hills of Rwanda, livestock farming has long been a way of life. For Elias Mugabowakigeli, aged 61 years and father of four children, rearing traditional cattle was a skill he inherited from his family. “I grew up in a home where cows were everything. We practiced farming the way our parents and grandparents did,” he recalls.
Responding to water related disasters mitigating and optimizing excess water in East Africa
17/11/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Subregional Office for Eastern Africa held a closing workshop to mark the completion of its regional project, which focused on addressing water-related disasters in Eastern Africa. Funded by the Government of Japan, this initiative benefited nearly 6,500 households across Kenya and Rwanda.
Transform Rice production through the Farm Field School (FFS) in Rwanda
18/09/2025
Farmer Field School and Innovation Platforms transform rice production in the Rwangingo Catchment with the support of the DeSIRA CDI project.
Empowering MSMEs in Rwanda for better financial access and market inclusion
07/08/2025
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rwanda, along with its partners, has implemented a project to enhance financial literacy among Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the agribusiness sector. This includes developing interventions to connect them with financial institutions for inclusive growth.
ACP MEAs 3 Programme in Rwanda
20/05/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Rwanda, works to build national capacities to adopt eco-system-based practices and pesticide risk management in agriculture through the implementation of the Capacity Building Multilateral E...
UN Joint Programme on Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment JP RWEE
01/02/2025
In Rwanda, the Joint Programme ‘Accelerating Progress Towards the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women’ (JP RWEE) was implemented by FAO, IFAD, WFP, and UN Women, in collaboration with the government and partners. The program benefited 18,275 direct beneficiaries (10,406 women and 7,869 men) and 87,436 indirect beneficiaries (46,853 women and 40,583 men), organized into 51 cooperatives and groups.
FAO participation on Youth Connekt Summit 2024
28/11/2024
At this year’s Youth Connekt Africa Summit, held at the Kigali Convention Centre from 8 to 10 November, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) demonstrated its commitment to providing youth in the agrifood sector with a platform to share their voices and perspectives.
DeSIRA project video Implemented in Rwanda
01/09/2024
In Rwanda, an FAO project funded by the European Union is applying climate-smart agriculture to improve food and nutrition security and reduce poverty. The project is diversifying livestock and crop systems and promoting effective management of irrigated areas.
Celebration of the International Year of Millets in Rwanda
01/02/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, alongside the people of the Rutsiro district, commemorated the International Year of Millets 2023, highlighting the use of commodities such as amasaka, ingano, and uburo during the event.