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The Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Rwanda, Ambassador Michael Ryan, visited Kayonza and Rwamagana districts in Eastern Rwanda on 24th August 2016. He met farmers who are multipliers of the Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP) and assessed the general agricultural situation in the region.   In June this …

Rachael comes to Rwanda after working in Latin America in a number of positions including collaborative research coordinator and later project leader for a USAID Feed the Future Agriculture and Nutrition project with traditional maize systems in Guatemala. Originally from the Midwest of the United States of America, she has …

Everybody knows that agriculture heavily relies on weather and that a single storm can change the entire growing season. Drought can be devastating. This year’s drought has been a particularly severe one. That, my friends, is why farmers complain so much about the weather! As we get close to the …

 Temesgen Bocher works at the International Potato Center. At the 2016 African Potato Association Triennial Conference, he will make an oral presentation on targeting the marginalized, especially women in Rwanda, for profit efficiency by increasing knowledge and good management practices in sweetpotato farming. Why does it matter?     Rwanda …

Interesting Facts about sweetpotatoes! Did you know, for example, that sweet potatoes can be eaten raw as well as mashed, boiled, steamed or roasted? From time to time, I find few things more enjoyable than listening to farmers in Rwanda chat with each other, particularly on how this OFSP has …

  Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) is trending, especially since it was recently featured as a picture of the day in one of the local newspapers. Most people are now interested in knowing more about this sweetpotato and why it is different.  OFSP, a rich source of pro-vitamin A is easy to …

 Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) has been hailed as an innovation with a promising future. OFSP was thrust in the spotlight at the 7th Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW7) and Forum for Agriculture Research in Africa (FARA) General Assembly, held in Kigali, Rwanda, between the 13th and 16th of June 2016. The …