Farm & Environment Magazine – Issue 9 (January–June 2026)
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Farmers in eastern Rwanda reassess seedling use to improve yields
In Rwamagana District, a group of farmers came together in a cultivated field, and they watched, almost in silence, as one single seedling was put into the soil. For many…
Rwandan Agritech Firm Connects Rural Cooperatives with Digital Value Chains
In the green highlands of western Rwanda, where tea gardens roll across misty hills and smallholder farmers move between fields, collection centers, there is a quiet digital change kind of…
Digital Harvest: How Agtech Is Retooling Rwanda’s Potato Value Chain
MUSANZE, Rwanda for years, Augustine Maniriho sold his potato harvest the only way he knew how: waiting for informal traders to arrive at his farm in northern Rwanda, haggling over…
Better inputs, stable markets transform vegetable farming in eastern Rwanda
When TWITEZIMBERE MUSHA Cooperative started in 2018 in Musha Sector , Rwamagana District, farming was sort of far from the steady business members had in mind. Even with their work…
Greenhouse Farmer in Western Rwanda Turns to Insurance After Costly Losses
Karongi District, Jean Paul Kubwimana , a commercial vegetable farmer from Rubengera Sector, says has become central to protecting his investment after experiencing significant financial losses in the past. Kubwimana…
How a Digital Platform Is Changing the Way Muhazi Farmers Sell Their Harvest
For many smallholder farmers in Rwanda, the hardest part of farming has long not been the harvest itself, but what comes after it finding reliable buyers, reducing post-harvest losses, and…
A Quiet Shift in Eastern Rwanda: Dairy Farmers See Results from Better Feeding
Gatsibo District,In Rwanda’s Eastern Province, where dry seasons used to decide everything for livestock keepers, dairy producers are slowly moving past the limitations that once felt kind of unavoidable. In…
Rwandan Dairy Farmer Expands from One Cow to 17 as Insurance Supports Growth
Karongi District, when Josiane Nyiramisago really began dairy farming in 2016, she had only one cow, and that was it. Now, not joking, she looks after a herd of 17…
Youth in Kayonza Reap Millions from Fodder Business as RDDP2 Nurtures a New Generation of Agripreneurs
In Eastern Rwanda, Kayonza District, where dairy farming is slowly expanding and getting more serious day by day, a youth-driven activity is, in a low-key way, changing how livestock feeding…