Rwanda Agriculture Archives

Using renewable energy solutions like solar to power irrigation and other processes along the agriculture value chain can lower production costs by avoiding high operations and maintenance costs associated with diesel-powered generators. A farmer from Kirehe, Eastern Rwanda using solar-powered irrigation system. Image by Aimable Twahirwa.

Smallholder agriculture blossoming with the use of renewables in Africa

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April 3, 2025

Rural women in Rwanda use solar-powered irrigation for better production with UN agencies’ support

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October 2, 2023

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Small-Scale Fishers pledge to promote Fisheries Act
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July 14, 2026
Participants of the inaugural workshop of the Small-Scale Fisheries Academy (SSF Academy) have expressed their commitment to help their fellow fishers better understand the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act in their… Read more: Small-Scale Fishers pledge to promote Fisheries Act
COCOBOD warns Ghana’s cocoa industry faces imminent collapse
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July 14, 2026
Mr. Samuel Asuman, the Regional Manager of the Western South Cocoa Health and Extension Division of COCOBOD, has warned of imminent collapse of Ghana’s cocoa industry if immediate interventions were not made to… Read more: COCOBOD warns Ghana’s cocoa industry faces imminent collapse
Tree-PET uses personal stories to drive agroforestry
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July 14, 2026
Madam Helena Esi Hasford, the Project Lead, Tree Personal Emotional Trust (Tree-PET) initiative, says a new agroforestry programme is using personal stories and emotional attachment to encourage vulnerable women in cocoa-growing communities to plant and… Read more: Tree-PET uses personal stories to drive agroforestry
Local rubber purchases rise 43% after export restrictions
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July 14, 2026
The Rubber Processors Association of Ghana (RUPAG) has said early industry indicators suggest that the temporary restrictions on raw natural rubber exports are beginning to support increased domestic market activity,… Read more: Local rubber purchases rise 43% after export restrictions
New ICOUR Board tasked to build climate-resilient irrigation systems
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July 14, 2026
The newly inaugurated Board of Directors of the Irrigation Company of Upper Region Limited (ICOUR) has been tasked to provide strategic leadership to make the company’s irrigation facilities resilient and… Read more: New ICOUR Board tasked to build climate-resilient irrigation systems

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Smallholder agriculture blossoming with the use of renewables in Africa

Rural women in Rwanda use solar-powered irrigation for better production with UN agencies’ support