Nyabihu District to promote bee keeping, poultry farming

Nyabihu District to promote bee keeping, poultry farming

Nyabihu District has been commended as one of the district in the country that has developed in animal husbandry especially cattle, with more than 4000 cows among the people and kraals in Gishwati area. Nyabihu people participate vigorously in rearing of cows and sheep, goats, pigs as well as fishing.           [...]

Nyabihu District firm on its goal in Girinka and cross breeding programs

Nyabihu District firm on its goal in Girinka and cross breeding programs

Girinka program and cross breeding cows for better milk and meat production is being achieved towards the realization of Nyabihu district’s performance contract explained Eugene Shingiro the district’s veterinary doctor.                A cow being artificially inseminated in crossbreeding program   In Girinka program, Nyabihu district intends to give 800 [...]

Rwanda | Rulindo: Head of Northern Province asks farmers to invest in hard work

Rwanda | Rulindo Head of Northern

The governor of Northern Province of Rwanda Aime Bosenibamwe visited farmers of Murambi sector in Rulindo district on the 8th.Aug.2012 and asked them to work extra ordinarily for development. The governor visited different developmental projects in this sector when he asked these farmers to participate in programs like Land Use Consolidation, buying machines to cultivate [...]

Rwanda | Kirehe: Bee keeping gears women development

The activity of keeping bees is not meant for men only but women as because it is profitable like other activities involving women, KOPAKI (Bee keepers cooperative) members in Eastern Province have revealed. While bee keeping was a man’s job in ancient Rwanda, some women have taken up the activity because they found no taboo [...]

Rwanda : EAC AND AU-IBAR Signs to promote animal resources development

The East African Community and the African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) Wednesday 06th June, 2012 signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand their co-operation in animal resources development. The MoU was signed by EAC Secretary General Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera and Prof. Ahmed  Abdou Ali Elsawalhy, Director and Head of Mission, AU-IBAR, [...]

Rwanda : Nyabihu to get a Milk collecting center worth Rwf4Billion

Nyabihu to get a Milk

  Rwanda Ministry of Agriculture (MINAGRI), Farmers from Nyabihu, Rubavu, Ngorero, Rutsiro and Musanze districts in partnership with Rwanda Development Bank (BRD) are to put a classic milk processing center in Mukamira sector in Nyabihu district. The center expected to cost 1.25Billion Rwandan Francs for construction and more 2.75Billion Rwandan Francs to equip it began [...]

Rwanda | Kayonza: Cow owners called for generosity

Rwanda Kayonza Cow owners

Kayonza district is keen on encouraging its residents who own cows to give to those who do not own for extensive development, John Mugabo the district mayor comments. A report done on the research that was conducted recently showing how Rwandans are fighting against poverty EICV3 (Enquete Intégrale sur les Conditions de Vie des ménages [...]

Rwanda | Burera: Great expectations in silkworm farming

The youth of Kinyababa sector in Burera district under their cooperative ‘cooperative de Development et la promotion de la culture de l’Ibobere’ (CODPCI) have ventured into silkworm farming because they hope the project will take them to greater heights. One of CODPCI cooperative heads Jack Kwizera revealed that they ventured in to silkworm farming because [...]

Rwanda: Piggery complements fish farming

Rwanda Piggery complements

Agriculture experts have revealed that pigs are vital in fish farming because of its manure that can be put in fish ponds. Pig waste is used as manure infish ponds Leonidas Kayitankore, a veterinarian in Bugesera district reveals that a fish farmer needs manure to increase fish productivity in ponds which manure pigs do provide. [...]

Ubworozi bw’ingurube bushobora kunganira ubworozi bw’amafi

Ubworozi bw ingurube bushobora

Abahanga mu by’ubuhinzi n’ubworozi bavuga ko ingurube ari itungo rishobora kwifashishwa mu bworozi bw’amafi kuko ritanga ibishingwe byifashishwa mu gufumbira ibyuzi by’amafi. Ingurube umwanda wayo ukenerwa mu bworozi bw’amafi Kayitankore Leonidas ni muganga w’amatungo mu karere ka Bugesera  avuga ko umworozi w’amafi aba akeneye ifumbire yo kuzamura umusaruro w’amafi mu byuzi, bityo ingurube zikaba zishobora [...]