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NewsletterNewsletterFAO Rwanda Newsletter, 2nd Quarter 2025 – Issue #2 2025
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No results found.The FAO Rwanda Newsletter, 2nd quarter 2025 highlights progress in building sustainable and inclusive agrifood systems. Key achievements include strengthening post-harvest maize handling in Nyagatare, advancing digital innovation through village twinning and the Reboot the Earth Hackathon, and supporting climate resilience via water tank distribution under the DeSIRA project. FAO also responded to livestock health challenges with a swine erysipelas vaccination campaign and showcased innovations at the 18th Rwanda Agrishow. Regional engagement featured participation in the IDF Dairy Africa Conference and ACAT 2025. The quarter emphasized collaboration, youth engagement, resilience, and Rwanda’s growing leadership in climate-smart agriculture. -
NewsletterNewsletterFAO Rwanda Newsletter, 1st Quarter 2025 – Issue #1 2025
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No results found.The FAO Rwanda, 1st quarter 2025 Newsletter showcases initiatives driving sustainable food systems, climate resilience, and inclusive growth. Highlights include climate-smart livestock projects reducing methane emissions, MSME capacity-building, and enhanced disaster preparedness with national partners. The Green Cities Initiative in Rubavu, progress in the DeSIRA potato value chain, and regional One Health collaboration under the Pandemic Fund are also featured. Additional stories cover digital skills training for farmers, International Women’s Day celebrations, FAO’s participation in the AFSTA Seed Congress, and the launch of Uruhimbi, a digital publication celebrating Rwanda’s culinary heritage. -
NewsletterNewsletterFAO Rwanda Newsletter, 4th quarter 2018 - Issue #4
Supporting family farmers to produce more food
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No results found.FAO Rwanda newsletter is aimed to inform its partners about FAO interventions in Rwanda in ending malnutrition and improve the farmers' incomes through agriculture. In 2015, chronic malnutritio or stunting was at 38% according to Rwanda Demographic Health Survey. Over 70% of Rwanda's population relies on agriculture and therefore, the sector presents emmerse opportunities to create employment for rural people. About one in four rural households lives in extreme poverty and agriculture remains the backbone of the economy, accounting for one third of 33% of the total GDP in 2014 (NISR, 2015) and employing about 60 per cent of total employment in a population of 10.5 million people. However, the sector faces a number of challenges including the recent outbreak of Fall Armyworm (FAW) which, by 2018, it had infested maize plantations in all the 30 districts. FAO has distributed eco-friendly pheromone traps and lures which trap male moths to reduce their reproduction. The FAO also gave farmers mobile phone application FAMEWS (Fall Armyworm Monitoring & Early Warning System) which helps to monitor the insect. FAO, through a new project, distributed to farmers’ access to healthy and high yielding banana planting materials to increase banana production for local demand and export.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical reportWorkshop Report on Training for Policymakers on Agrifood Systems Transformation
In support of Rwanda’s Fifth Strategic Plan for Agriculture Transformation
2025Also available in:
No results found.This report provides a detailed account of the training workshop on "Policymaking for Agrifood Systems Transformation" in Rwanda. Tailored to Rwanda's unique needs, theworkshop brought together government officials, stakeholders, and experts to enhance their understanding of agrifood systems and explore strategies for transforming thesesystems to be more resilient and sustainable. The publication outlines the workshop's focus on Rwanda’s agrifood challenges – such as malnutrition, climate change, lowproduction, and market access – while emphasizing the importance of adopting a systems approach to policy design.It directly contributes to FAO’s mission by equipping stakeholders with the skills and knowledge necessary to address complex, "wicked" problems in agrifood systems – problems that span multiple sectors and require coordinated action from various actors. Through this, the report supports FAO’s goal of achieving better production, betternutrition, a better environment, and a better life.The report is designed for policymakers, government officials, academics, and stakeholders working within agrifood systems, both in Rwanda and beyond. Its added value liesin its practical guidance on using systems thinking to create innovative, evidence-based policies that respond to the interconnected challenges of modern agrifood systems.Furthermore, the publication highlights Rwanda’s experiences in policy experimentation and stakeholder engagement, offering valuable lessons for other countries seeking totransform their agrifood systems. -
Book (stand-alone)High-profileThe Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2025
Digital solutions for reducing risks and impacts
2025Also available in:
No results found.This biennial flagship report provides comprehensive evidence on the escalating impact of disasters on global agricultural systems, revealing losses of USD 3.26 trillion over the period 1991–2023. The 2025 edition introduces enhanced methodologies for assessing disaster impacts across crops, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture subsectors, offering Member States robust data for evidence-based policymaking.Aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, this edition provides actionable recommendations for integrating disaster risk reduction into agricultural policies and investments through digital innovations. From AI-powered early warning systems to mobile-based insurance reaching millions of smallholder farmers, the report demonstrates how technology is revolutionizing agricultural risk management.Yet technology alone isn't the answer. The report emphasizes putting farmers at the centre – designing solutions with them, not for them – while addressing the digital divide that leaves 2.6 billion people offline. Through compelling case studies and actionable frameworks, it provides a roadmap for building resilient agricultural systems capable of feeding the world in an era of mounting climate risks.This publication serves as an essential resource for governments, development partners, and stakeholders working to build resilient agrifood systems in the face of climate change and increasing disaster risks. -
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