Rwanda receives high-genetic-merit bulls to scale up bovine artificial insemination
By Janvier The Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) has received the first batch of 10 high-genetic-merit Holstein-Friesian…
Gisagara: Because I understand how Tekana works, I will never lose crops again due to disasters caused by climate change
By Annonciata Byukusenge Some farmers and livestock keepers in Gisagara District say information about crop and livestock insurance reached them…
Nyamagabe: Tekana came at the right time as farmers faced growing hesitation from disasters
By Annonciata Byukusenge Farmers and livestock keepers in Nyamagabe District say that agricultural and livestock insurance under the Tekana program…
Ruhango: Testimonies from farmers compensated by Tekana ease fears and encourage wider participation
By Annonciata Byukusenge Farmers and livestock keepers in Ruhango District who enrolled in the Tekana/NAIS program when it was launched…
Muhanga: Farmers and livestock keepers who do not insure their crops and animals risk heavy losses. Testimonies
By Annonciata Byukusenge This is the testimony of a rice farmer from Muhanga District, Shyogwe Sector. Her name is Nyirahabimana…
Kamonyi: Farmers and livestock joined TEKANA insurance encourage others to join it
By Annonciata Byukusenge Farmers and livestock keepers who have insured their crops and animals under the TEKANA “Urishingiwe Muhinzi Mworozi”…
From farm laborer to community supporter: A story of escaping poverty
By Annonciata Byukusenge People who once struggled to find food for their families, surviving only by working on neighbors’ farms…
Rwanda Agri-Biotech Programme: Key Questions and Answers on Biotech KingaKUU Cassava
By Christophe Uwizeyimana In Rwanda, cassava production has been severely affected for more than a decade by cassava brown streak…
How TEKANA saved farmers from losses caused by disasters
By Annonciata Byukusenge The National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS), “Tekana Urishingiwe Muhinzi Mworozi” (meaning “Smallholder farmer, feel safe, you are…
BioCap positions Rwanda as a hub for safe, climate-smart biotechnology in Africa
By Annonciata Byukusenge Rwanda has officially launched the Rwanda Biotech Capacity Building (BioCap) Project, a landmark initiative aimed at strengthening…