Heifer International expands Mechanization for Africa Initiative to Rwanda, to boost productivity and income of smallholder farmers

Heifer International, a global development organization supporting smallholder farmers fight hunger and poverty sustainably, yesterday announced the expansion of its Mechanization for Africa Initiative to Rwanda.  In Rwanda, the initiative is being... Read more »

Doppler weather radar helps Rwanda smallholder farmers to reduce crop losses from floods

By Aimable Twahirwa; Kigali: In Boneza, a remote rural village in Rutsiro district in Western Rwanda, Vedaste Habyarabatuma, a local potato grower, was not aware about how he could benefit from improved... Read more »

Central African Republic and IFAD to promote smallholder farmers’ resilience to climate change

Rome: Nearly 30,000 vulnerable households will be better equipped to deal with the fragility created by past conflict and the impacts of climate change thanks to a US$29 million project announced today... Read more »