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Special Agriculture week to focus on agricultural research

By Théogène Nsengimana




A special agriculture week to run from June 13th to June 20 in Rwanda is to focus on research in agriculture. The week will feature three events namely the national agriculture show, the Africa agriculture science week and the general assembly of the forum for agricultural research in Africa (FARA) and the international learning event on farmer to farmer extension, which the ministry of agriculture said will be an opportunity for Rwandans researchers to learn from others so that they can come up with solutions to problems facing agriculture sector in Rwanda.

“Researchers in agriculture from different corners of the continent will have time to display what they do and what innovations they came with to boost agriculture in their respective countries.
 This will be a good opportunity for our researchers to share knowledge with others and an opportunity to learn from what has been achieved elsewhere so that they can, through research come up with solutions to challenges facing agriculture sector”, said Dr Geraldine Mukeshimana, the minister of agriculture and animal resources during a news conference to brief the media on the week.

The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) week and its general assembly will be held under the theme “Apply Science, Impact Livelihoods.”

The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) is the apex continental organization responsible for coordinating and advocating for agricultural research for development (AR4D). FARA serves as the technical arm of the Africa Union Commission on matters concerning agriculture science, technology and innovation.

The 7th FARA Science Week and Annual General Assembly will bring to Rwanda about 1000 agriculture development stakeholders of the continent and beyond, including scientists, international development partners, policy makers and investors. This forum offers opportunity to learn from other countries ’achievements in agriculture development and share experiences. An exhibition will be showcased of innovations in agriculture from different countries on the continent and beyond, and this event will offer a platform for information exchange and establishment of partnerships or business linkages between stakeholders

Dr Patrick Karangwa, the head of research department in Rwanda Agriculture board (RAB) said quality researches in agriculture have prospered in Rwanda, recalling the need to learn from others so that they bring more research based solutions in agriculture sector.


“There is a good step with have made on research in agriculture. For instance, about cassava disease, in partnership with the international technology research institute (ITRI) we came up with resistant seeds to address the problem that had become rampant. We need to exchange knowledge with others so that we can come up with more solutions to boost our agriculture sector”.

With the international learning event, Rwandan Twigire Muhinzi extension model will be taken as a case study and feature its two approaches: Farmers Field School (FFS) with experimental plots and Farmer Promoters (FP) with demonstration plots.

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