{"id":56688,"date":"2025-12-30T10:56:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T10:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-earns-15-million-from-agricultural-exports-in-one-week\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T10:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T10:56:09","slug":"rwanda-earns-15-million-from-agricultural-exports-in-one-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-earns-15-million-from-agricultural-exports-in-one-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda earns $15 million from agricultural exports in one week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During this period, the country exported 1,226 tons of coffee, earning $7.67 million. Additionally, 985 tons of tea were shipped, bringing in $2.92 million.<\/p>\n<p>Exports of vegetables contributed $452,410, while fruits generated $407,409. Rwanda also exported 19 tons of flowers, which earned $108,534, and 378 tons of livestock products, amounting to $473,159.<\/p>\n<p>A significant portion of these exports went to countries including Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>The Government of Rwanda has set a target to increase agricultural and livestock production by 50% by 2029, aiming to enhance both food security and the country\u2019s economic growth. <\/p>\n<p>The government has outlined several initiatives to achieve this goal, focusing on boosting agricultural productivity and promoting the use of modern technology to support farmers and enhance yields.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, agriculture contributed 25% to Rwanda\u2019s GDP. The sector has played a key role in improving the country\u2019s GDP per capita, which grew from $754 in 2017 to $1,040 in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Agriculture remains a crucial source of employment, with 55% of jobs in rural areas and 12% in urban areas linked to the sector. By 2025, it is projected that 48% of farmers will be involved in commercial farming, while nearly 70% of Rwandans will continue to depend on agriculture for their livelihoods.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-99939\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ubuhinzi_1111-3-eb205.jpg\" alt=\"Rwanda\u2019s agricultural exports generated $15.65 million between December 22 and 26, 2025, according to the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB).\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rwanda\u2019s agricultural exports generated $15.65 million between December 22 and 26, 2025, according to the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000099938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-56688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000099938,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ubuhinzi_1111-3-eb205.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ubuhinzi_1111-3-eb205.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ubuhinzi_1111-3-eb205.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ubuhinzi_1111-3-eb205.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ubuhinzi_1111-3-eb205.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ubuhinzi_1111-3-eb205.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000099938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56688"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=56688"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=56688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}