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NEW Project to Increase Farmer Incomes |
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“When I saw supporting rural income through exports I had to give up everything to come here because we need it,” stated Governor of Central Bank ClaverGatete at the official launching of the IFAD and MINAGRI supported initiative, Project for Rural Income Through Exports (PRICE).
The official launching ceremony was held at Umubano Hotel on 26th January and was the conclusion of a two-day workshop with banks, development partners and various other stakeholders that provided involved parties with the background needed to implement the project. PRICE is a 5 year, $56 million dollar initiative funded by a loan and a grant from IFAD, that builds off of the progress of the concluded PDCRE (Cash and Export Crops Development) Project. It will benefit approximately 130,000 households in the tea, coffee, silk and horticulture sectors by taking a value chain approach to increase production volume and quality, improve marketing, and strengthen farmer organizations to raise smallholder farmers’ income.
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Lord Sainsbury Interested in Rwanda Tea Sector |
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Lord Sainsbury after meeting Hon.Minister Agnes KALIBATA
“I would like to help Rwanda achieve,” stated Lord Sainsbury at a meeting held with Hon. Minister Kalibata at the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) on 25 January 2012, regarding his interest in the tea industry and Strategic Capacity Building Initiative through the Africa Governance Initiative (AGI).
Lord Sainsbury is the founder of Gatsby Trust, a philanthropic organization, a former Minister in the United Kingdom, and the former Chairman of the retailer J. Sainsbury. He supported AGI through 2011 and is now looking to support farmers in the tea industry in partnership with the Wood Family Trust.
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PRICE Launching 26th Jan. 2012 at Umubano |
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MINAGRI together with IFAD launched a new project ,26th January,2012 at the Laico Hotel. The new Project for Rural Income through Exports (PRICE) will work on raising farmers’ income by promoting increased volume and quality of production, improved market linkages and higher farmers’ share over the final added value in selected value chains.
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Private sector urged to invest in Agricultural sector |
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Hon. Minister, PS and other senior staffs in MINAGRI with Journalists
The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources Dr. Agnes Kalibata has called on the business community to invest in agri-businesses. She was addressing journalists at the ministry headquarters office located at Kacyiru" The current involvement of the private sector in agro-business activities is still very low and I think it’s imperative for them to aggressively exploit this industry because it is profitable; it will also help promote food security in the country,” Dr. Agnes Kalibata said. She observed that if more businesses got involved in various agri-business activities, it would make Rwanda a major food-exporting country, thus turning the economy in the region.
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MINAGRI Awarded by African Union |
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In Nairobi, Kenya 16-18 January the African Union (AU) held a three day meeting to close out the Support Program to Integrated National Action Plan for Avian and Human Influenza (SPINAP-AHI), launch a new Veterinary Governance Project and Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the AU Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources.
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