“To date, 138.7 million tons of grain have already been threshed. This is approximately a third more than (that) during the same period last year,” the Kremlin reported on Tuesday, citing the Russian leader at a meeting on the progress of seasonal field work.
“According to experts, the total grain harvest may reach 150 million tons,” Putin said, noting that the harvest would fully cover domestic demand and increase exports.
Putin warned that Western sanctions imposed on Russia’s grain and fertilizers pose a growing threat to global food security, adding that the West should be held accountable for the deteriorating situation.
Some 250 representatives from government, industry and academia attended this year’s event, which is themed “Innovate for a Diverse Europe.”
“At Huawei, we believe that we can lead innovation for the future through continuous investment in research and development. Innovation will be crucial to realize our sustainable future,” said Jeff Wang, president of public affairs and communications department at Huawei, in a video speech.
He added that “we look forward to working with our partners to create a smarter, greener and sustainable Europe.”
At the opening ceremony, Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjarto hailed Huawei’s investments in Hungary, including the company’s R&D center in Budapest and its largest European logistics center near the capital, as “a source of pride” for his country.
“Both parties benefited greatly from the strategic cooperation signed ten years ago, and the Hungarian government is ready to continue this cooperation,” he added.
During the event, the University of Public Service of Hungary signed a partnership agreement with Huawei as part of the company’s “Seeds for the Future Scholarship” program to promote information and communication technology education.
Huawei said some 1,000 students from 12 European countries have received a total of 5 million euros (4.8 million U.S. dollars) in the past two years from its scholarship program.
Huawei has also partnered with Hungary’s Ministry of Technology and Industry, the Hungarian Battery Association and Planergy Solutions on a white paper to boost the green transition in Hungary’s energy sector, the Chinese company said in a statement after the event. (1 euro = 0.96 U.S. dollar)
“This year, the output value of the village has reached 400 million yuan (about 56 million U.S. dollars), and the per capita disposable income is close to 20,000 yuan,” said Cao, of Yanglang Village, Guyuan City, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
With some 2,600 farmers, the mountain village in Xihaigu, a region once deemed “uninhabitable,” has ushered in a bumper year, again.
The once impoverished village has transformed into a land of wealth, boasting industries such as wine-making, foundry and rural tourism.
The impressive report card is a result of decades of unremitting efforts of villagers, led by members of the Communist Party of China.
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Yanglang’s Party members take charge of leading the development of the pillar industries in the village. Through brand building and technological upgrading, the village Party organization has led local residents to shake off poverty and pave a road toward prosperity.
The story of Yanglang is not a unique one as such transformations, with Party cadres leading the anti-poverty campaign and promoting rural revitalization, can be seen across the country.
China has always put agriculture and rural areas high on the agenda of its economic work. As the country has eliminated absolute poverty, rural revitalization has breathed new life into China’s agriculture sector and villages.
Over the past years, millions of cadres have been dispatched to villages to help reduce poverty in a targeted approach, consolidate achievements in poverty alleviation, and advance rural revitalization in an all-around way.
Selected from Party and state organs, state-owned enterprises and public institutions, the cadres are required to contribute to the development of rural industries to help villagers increase their income and promote high-quality agricultural and rural development. They are also tasked with strengthening rural Party organizations, improving rural governance and providing better services to villagers.
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Over the past five years, more than 3,000 on-the-job cadres and other personnel from Shanghai have been sent to southwest China’s Yunnan Province, bringing funds, advanced concepts and technologies to the less-developed areas. In the meantime, over 3,000 cadres and others in Yunnan have also traveled to the east China metropolis for self-improvement.
This is part of China’s “pairing-up” approach, which pairs less-developed western regions with wealthier eastern areas that provide dedicated support in terms of capital, technology, personnel and other resources to fight poverty and boost development.
In Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, Yunnan, advanced computer-controlled cultivation systems have spurred local fruit farming development.
At present, there are 3,200 mu (about 213 hectares) of strawberries and 3,450 mu of cherries in an industrial park in Lanping.
“The selling price of our blueberries even exceeds that of imported ones,” said a park staffer, adding that the industrial park earned an operating income of more than 20 million yuan last year, and the output of blueberries reached 300 tonnes this year, and is expected to more than double next year.
Thanks to the assistance from east China’s coastal Fujian Province, once poverty-stricken villages deep in the barren mountains of Ningxia have seen a sea change over the past decades.
By the end of 2020, Fujian had invested about 3.37 billion yuan in over 4,000 projects in Ningxia.
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Thriving industries are the foundation for rural revitalization and sustainable development in rural areas.
Over the past years, China has strived to empower rural revitalization with the development of specialized industries.
Niejiazhuang Village in Jiangzhuang Township of Gaomi City, east China’s Shandong Province, is a cradle of clay sculpture, a form of national intangible cultural heritage.
Yet for a certain period, like many cultural heritages, the traditional handicraft was staring at a gloomy future with sluggish sales and few new practitioners.
To revive the industry and help locals cash in on their handicrafts, local authorities made concerted efforts to improve logistics, technology, management, promotion and sales.
Today, over 5,000 people in Jiangzhuang Township are engaged in the research, design and production of intangible cultural heritage-related products. Over 400,000 mud tigers, a signature clay product there, are made every year, with the total annual sales revenue exceeding 10 million yuan.
Rural industries have seen steady development and expanded the channels for farmers to increase their employment and income. The per capita disposable income of rural residents rose 4.2 percent in real terms to 9,787 yuan in the first half of this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
The rural industrial system will be improved to create more job opportunities and generate a greater share of profits for farmers, according to government plans.
Affected residents are from Cyuve, Musanze and Muhoza sectors.
The disasters which occurred on 26th September 2022 left some houses’ roofing blown away while others collapsed.
Tharcise Uwimana is among affected residents whose houses collapsed. He has appealed for support to find a shelter and food throughout the challenging times he is going through.
His wife also revealed that they used to force meal upon sales of banana beer locally known as ‘urwagwa’ but the incident left containers destroyed.
Other affected families have disclosed that they currently desperate wondering how they will get along and requested Good Samaritans to intervene.
Musanze District Vice Mayor for Social Affairs, Axelle Kamanzi has said that they are still assessing damages to mobilize support.
“Affected residents with no alternative shelters are accommodated by neighbours. We are assessing damages to make a report and provide assistance within our means,” she said by press time.
The incident is said to have destroyed 56 houses and injured two children.
His body was found inside the bar in Bugina Village, Migina Cell in Muyira Sector of Nyanza District in the morning of Tuesday 27th September 2022.
As witnesses who alerted local leaders revealed, Nsengimana’s death might have resulted from wrangles that erupted at the bar because his body was found with wounds on the head and throat.
IGIHE has learnt that the three people found inside the bar with the body include two men and a woman who were immediately arrested for investigation.
They are identified as Maurice Ruzindana (the bar’s owner), Augustin Nsengiyumva and Gloriose Uwimana.
Nyanza District Vice Mayor for Social Affairs, Nadine Kayitesi has told IGIHE that Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has launched investigation into the case.
“Suspects have been apprehended as investigation is underway,” she said.
The suspects are detained at Kibilizi RIB Station while the body was taken to Nyanza Hospital for postmortem.
Nsengimana,38, is survived by a woman and three children.
Professor Maringe is a Professor in Higher Education and Leadership. He brings a wealth of Knowledge and experience having been Head of the School of Education – Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences and Assistant Dean for Internationalisation and Partnerships in the Faculty of Humanities at the highly rated University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), Johannesburg, South Africa.
With over 30 years’ experience as an educator in secondary schools, teachers’ colleges and universities, Prof. Maringe brings to his new role an in-depth and valuable international experience working in South Africa, the UK and Zimbabwe.
He has an excellent research profile with specialisation in Internationalisation in Higher Education, Leadership and Management, with research concentrations around issues such as the changing global environment and its impact on organisational decision-making, choice in education, marketing in higher education, the internationalisation of higher education and leading schools in disadvantaged communities.
In South Africa, he has made valuable research contributions in the areas of educational transitions, structural transformation in the post-school sector and in the skills debate, leadership in schools and issues in Higher Education.
Prof. Maringe is a member of globally-acclaimed professional bodies such as the British Educational Research Association (BERA), British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) among others and possesses an enviable record of successful research bids, research and editorial publications as well as graduate and doctoral research supervisory roles.
The University of Kigali’s Board of Promoters, Executive Organ, Staff and students have through a released statement welcomed Prof. Maringe to his new role.
“We all undoubtedly commit to supporting Professor Maringe in the execution of his new UoK duties,” reads the statement.
The University of Kigali is still welcoming new students for the ongoing September 2022 Intake. Interested students are encouraged to apply now and get the UoK advantage.
The details emerged on Tuesday 27th September 2022 as the ministry announced results for primary school and ordinary level national examinations for the year 2021/2022.
The Minister of Education, Dr. Valentine Uwamariya has said that a total of 227,472 candidates sat for primary leaving national examinations of whom 125,169 are girls while the number of boys stood at 102,303.
“A total of 206,286 candidates obtained a pass mark, representing 90.69%. This means, the remaining 21,186 equivalent to 9.31% failed. Last year, pupils passed exams at 82.8%. This shows the improvement registered this year,” she said.
As for ordinary level, only 126,735 sat for exams out of 127,589 registered candidates.
“A total of 108,566 students passed the national exam representing 85.66% while 18,469 representing 14.34% failed exams. Unlike primary national exams, the ordinary level’s performance is below compared to 86.3% registered last year,” said Dr. Uwamariya.
Of those who passed primary leaving exams, 26,922 received boarding schools while 179,364 were sent to day schools.
Dr. Uwamariya has revealed that all students who failed to secure a pass mark will repeat classes.
Last year, a total of 60,000 who failed primary leaving and ordinary level national examinations also repeated the school year.
The narcotics packed in 10 sacks, were recovered on Monday, September 26, in a house located in Kanjongo Sector, Kigoya Cell in Kabaga Village, where two members of the racket were arrested.
Those arrested are Laurent Fatisuka, 39, and Jean Claude Hakuzimana 34. They were handed over to RIB at Kanjongo station along with their exhibits.
Three other members of the same ring fled during the operation, according to Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Mucyo Rukundo, the Western Region Political and Civic Education Officer (RPCEO).
At the time of the operation, the traffickers were loading the sacks of narcotics into the vehicle transporting charcoal, in an attempt to beat security,
The narcotics would be transported to another destination in Kabgayi, Muhanga District, he added.
“This was a successful operation facilitated by information provided by responsive residents. It is said that the narcotics were trafficked into Rwanda three days ago.
There are other three suspected members of the same racket, who escaped during the operation. Available information indicates that the three men still at large are the ones that trafficked the sacks of cannabis from Rusizi to the same house in Nyamasheke, which they rented three days ago,” CIP Rukundo explained.
“Drug dealers should not interpret the absence of Police in an area as a window to engage in such high impact crimes. The residents are the eyes and ears against lawlessness. Law enforcement organs are working together to bring to book all those connected to this criminal ring,” he reiterated.
Cannabis is classified as a very severe narcotic drug under the Ministerial Order nº 001/MoH/2019 of 04/03/2019 establishing the list of narcotic drugs and their categorisation.
Article 263 of law No. 68/2018 of 30/08/2018 determining offenses and penalties in general states that any person, who unlawfully produces, transforms, transports, stores, gives to another or who sells narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, commits an offence.
Upon conviction for very severe narcotics, the offender faces between 20 years and life imprisonment, and a fine of between Rwf20 million and Rwf30 million.
Career counselor Faithful Esther advises people in this age group to start saving as much as possible so they can be financially stable.
Nonetheless for an individual to save they should have money to save. This raises the question: ‘how can people in their 20s make money?’
Most people in this age group are most likely starting university or graduating. So, how are they earning money?
Keza Nancy,22, a 2nd-year university student is conducting a professional internship.
Even though she uses most of internship facilitations for transport and lunch, Keza is convinced that it is a stepping stone for career growth and considers it a doorway for future employment.
Since most jobs require experience, Faithful recommends that people in their 20s take this as an opportunity to try internships or volunteer to explore diverse careers and find which best suits them while they are still young.
“Have a life plan to guide you and direct you so you’re not directionless or under pressure to keep up with the Joneses,” she says.
Another thing to consider is ‘reading extensively’. This is something everyone has heard of at least once in their lifetime. However, it is important to be intentional and start reading self-development books and, expertise in one subject but do not forget to look through different subjects for those cases when you find yourself amidst new people, so you can hold your own.
Also suggested is attending different conferences. A 20-year-old young person with a smartphone or with access to television or radio, has chances to learn about different conferences happening around their home or within the country.
If possible, an individual should attend these conferences and make connections with numerous people with various positions. By doing so, you will be more likely to find one that interest you and meet your future employer.
Again, be self-aware and do the work you need to be your best version. Be honest about your strengths and areas for growth.
According to a psychologist and blogger, Dr. Jennifer Baker-Porazinski, brain changes with age where the brain of individuals in their 20s is considered to be fine-tuning or maturing.
In this regard, ‘areas of the brain responsible for planning, working memory, and impulse control finish developing and the brain has reached its peak in terms of performance’.
Porazinski also highlights that it is a perfect time to work on oneself and learn new things.
Habits or hobbies are also important to a person’s life. Counselor Faithful advises that an individual should find interests, hobbies, and passions and pursue them intentionally to get better.
This can be either by learning to play an instrument or learning to speak a new language. A growing individual should be active in activities that will better them rather than destroy them.
Another aspect to be considered is about investing in relationships, and know the people you spend time with. The people in someone’s life should be pushing them to be better. Relationships are based on mutual respect, understanding, good communication, trust, and more. Be intentional in starting a relationship platonic or not, and keep in mind that to have a good friend you should be a good friend.
Counselor Faithful advises individuals to ‘take time and learn not to take things personally, extend grace and benefit of the doubt because everyone has stuff they’re dealing with and each has a story you know nothing about. So just Learn to be kind early.’
“Travel, travel, travel! Even if you have to backpack on your own, don’t cancel your trips if your friends back out at the last minute,” says Faithful.
There are benefits of traveling; stress relieving, promoting physical activity, being educational, and exploring different cultures.
And lastly, learn not to be a people pleaser, and set boundaries. This builds self-esteem, builds character, and tests a person’s self-respect and discipline. It is a bold statement to make but it proves its point.
Schools from primary to higher education should have psychologists not only to assist students but also teachers and other staff members because one’s behaviour can affect the entire community.
Besides, a school is a place where most people discover themselves; get their abilities, their talents developed, learn to be competitive and create relationships with new people.
Spending time at school, can be a wonderful experience for some students while others dread the entire day from the moment they wake up until they return home.
A senior 3 student who spoke to us recently, narrated awful experiences he went through over being around people with whom he could not easily socialize.
“I tried day school, I tried boarding school but none of those options helped me get over the anxiety I had every time I went to school,” he said.
As he says, parents did not hear his concerns and called it laziness whenever he put forward his case.
“My parents would call me lazy, but I was not lazy. I did not feel like I fit in school, not with my classmates. I felt like every teacher was out to get me and I concentrated on that so much that studying was hard for me,” he said.
The young man says that he was able to focus on his studies and felt more confident only after his sister found him a therapist who walked him through what he was feeling.
Some give up on schools not because they are failing in school but because they are unable to handle everything else that comes with it. Most of the time, they will get judged and taunted to go back to school.
To find a durable solution, it is also important to consider the mental health of a teacher, professor or lecturer.
Most of the time, we forget that they are humans too, to avoid or reduce the stress that comes from their personal, mixed with their professional life especially if they are in the classroom. This is where a psychologist gets involved in this situation to direct the educator on how to handle it, so it does not control the way they deal with the students.
Psychologists are not only involved in psychology or therapy but are also trained to assess and conduct formal psychological tests.
According to trainee psychologist, Atheane Faye; having psychologists at schools would be of great significance to schools however expensive it is to provide counseling, trauma or grief support.
“Often in Africa, there are a lot of financial restrictions. People do not have enough money. However, if the child is able to get this as a service offered by the school, it can make such a huge difference in the child’s life because this can be the only time that child will ever have access to a psychologist,” she said.
