Donata Kiiza February 12, 2019 News Comments Off on KARIGIRWA’S JOURNEY: FIGHTING MALNUTRITION AND ERADICATING POVERTY IN NYAMAGABE DISTRICT, RWANDA

As a wife and mother of six children, Karigirwa Marie Vianney started doing vine multiplication to fulfil two important goals; to raise income for her children’s school fees and above all eradicate malnutrition among children in her district. Nyamagabe district in the Southern Province of Rwanda is known to be …

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Donata Kiiza October 25, 2018 News 1

  “I can now comfortably take care of my family.  Before, my children were not attending primary school because the family could not afford to pay school fees. The children were malnourished being unable to afford two meals a day. But now things have changed!” says Dominique. Harerimana Dominique is …

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Donata Kiiza October 12, 2018 News 2

Women are central to agriculture and make a strong contribution to food security and nutrition at both the household and community levels. In many developing countries, they make up almost half of the agricultural labor force, but their production is limited by barriers to finance, inputs, and extension services, as …

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Donata Kiiza August 24, 2018 News Comments Off on New initiative launched to help scale-up proven agricultural technologies in Rwanda

Among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in Rwanda is Zero Hunger. This goal aims at ending hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. It was therefore important that Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) initiative was established in a period that Rwanda seeks to transform farming …

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Donata Kiiza July 24, 2018 News Comments Off on How WhatsApp, Wheel covers and Motorbike flaps are Enhancing Demand for Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Vines in Tanzania

In Tanzania—as in many parts of sub Saharan Africa (SSA)—orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) farmers are facing the challenge of prolonged droughts. This has led to a limited demand for clean planting materials and the sweetpotato vine multiplication business has remained unattractive to many. Since 2015 Mary Ndomba and her team at …

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Donata Kiiza July 20, 2018 News 2

The 13th National Agri-Show 2018 at Mulindi/ Gasabo show ground commenced on 26th June and ended on Tuesday 3rd July. The annual event is organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) aimed at providing farmers and entrepreneurs an opportunity to showcase innovations and best practices in the …

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