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How we are empowering rural youth to become champions in agribusiness

November 7, 20220Comments

Unemployment rates in Rwanda among youth [aged 16 to 30] remain relatively higher at 21.5 percent despite of the overall unemployment rate decline as of February 2022 compared to the previous year. Rural youth contribute…

Do women have a meaningful role in global value chains, and why does this matter?

October 13, 20220Comments

Integrating small-scale farmers into global value chains has been a desired objective of rural development over many years, but including women in the process has been problematic. IIED’s recent research explores what progress, if any,…

CARI-EA Initiative improving livelihoods across borders

September 23, 20220Comments

When the Competitive African Rice Initiative in East Africa (CARI-EA) Project was started three years ago, it was implemented in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania with the aim of enabling locally produced rice in East Africa…

Good Food for Cities project seeks to boost farmers’ income in Rubavu district

September 14, 20220Comments

The Good Food for Cities (GF4Cs) Project, which seeks among other things, to contribute 20 percent increase in income and job creation for 2,000 smallholder producers of health, sustainable, and nutritious (HSN) foods in Rubavu…

R-YES beneficiaries make meat and egg powder

September 14, 20220Comments

For those people who are put off meat consumption by its toughness or just the appearance that is not appealing to them, the powder form of this animal source of protein could be the way…

Youth set for a bright future with skills in milk and meat processing

June 7, 20220Comments

Youth under R-YES project being implemented by Kilimo Trust Rwanda with funding from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) have expressed high hopes for a…

Income-generating skills benefit youth in Rwanda

June 1, 20220Comments

Grace Nyiramboneyehose started a small poultry farming business with 50 chickens in 2018, but lost 20 of them because of lack of poultry farming skills.

IFAD V-P hails successful project business model

June 1, 20220Comments

The Vice President of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has commended Rwanda for setting up agriculture value chain structures that promote agribusiness models and create jobs.

Youth job creation model impresses IFAD delegation

June 1, 20220Comments

Dominik Ziller, the Vice President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has commended the idea of employing ‘plenty of youth’ with speech and hearing impairment, which is part of the youth employment creation…

Farmers in Kisumu County adopting new technologies

April 28, 20220Comments

Rice farmers. Yobe Okello and Patrick are not wasting the crops’ by-products. Rather than throw away the rice by-products, the farmers have invented a new technology to reduce waste, recycle and reuse the rice wastes.…

Rice farming innovations create circular economy

April 28, 20220Comments

Researchers say they are making rice farming in East Africa more sustainable by promoting the adoption of innovations such as recycled crop by-products, improving food security in the region.

R-YES project leverages on agribusiness for youth jobs

March 31, 20220Comments

The Rural Youth Employment Support (R -YES) project has embarked on tackling youth unemployment in Rwanda through making agribusiness the gateway for youth jobs. According to the Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2020 by the National…

How we are empowering rural youth to become champions in agribusiness

Do women have a meaningful role in global value chains, and why does this matter?

CARI-EA Initiative improving livelihoods across borders

Good Food for Cities project seeks to boost farmers’ income in Rubavu district

R-YES beneficiaries make meat and egg powder

Youth set for a bright future with skills in milk and meat processing

Income-generating skills benefit youth in Rwanda

IFAD V-P hails successful project business model

Youth job creation model impresses IFAD delegation

Farmers in Kisumu County adopting new technologies

Rice farming innovations create circular economy

R-YES project leverages on agribusiness for youth jobs

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