Rwanda
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Rwanda scraps VAT, sets new retail prices for maize and rice commodities
RWANDA – The Rwandese Ministry of Trade and Commerce has announced a scrap of Value Added Tax (VAT) on essential foods amid increased food prices.…
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Rwandan-based innovators using Black solder fly for animal nutrition tops for a global prize
RWANDA – Agri ThinkTank, a Rwandan firm using black soldier flies to turn food waste into animal feed, is among this year’s Wege Prize finalists,…
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Rwanda receives funding to tackle food security by lessening crop losses due to pests
RWANDA – The Rwandese government has launched a US$5.4M project aimed at enhancing food security through lessening crop losses due to pests. According to New…
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Rwanda FDA lifts ban on Nestlé cereal brand with non-compliant labeling
RWANDA – Rwanda’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has lifted a month-long ban on batches of Nestlé Cerelac cereal that originated in France and were alleged…
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Rwanda secures grant from Japan to boost rice production
RWANDA – Rwanda has received a US$74,138 grant from the Japanese government for the construction of Cyaruhogo marshland irrigation systems aimed to boost rice production…