Engaging meeting with Dennis Karamuzi and @OroraWihaze team on potential synergies and collaborations with IMSAR in the poultry and piggery sectors. Looking forward to creating these sustainable linkages with future agribusiness partners.

Earlier today, IMSAR met with Bridge To Rise Rwanda, the first local company offering agricultural certification services to exporters. The company was born out of our Control Union intervention that aims to train local auditors on certain international certifications.

Following the launch of agri-finance products in April, Equity Bank Rwanda PLC has signed a partnership agreement with Umujyojyo Investment Group Plc, a local youth agribusiness company, to grow the Rwandan agri-finance space through focused financing and advisory services. For more, read below👇

This week, IMSAR and its mushroom sector partner, DEYI Ltd, met with ActionAid Rwanda to find ways to collaborate to improve the lives of potentially 60,000 women in Rwanda. DEYI Ltd is involved in oyster mushroom production and provides spawns, tubes, and trainings to farmers.

Last week, IMSAR along with Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office went to see the innovative village agent sourcing model under the partnership with Sarura in the Eastern province of Rwanda.  The model shows much promise with both agents and SHFs benefitting through better market access and reliability.

The International Monetary Fund has confirmed that Rwanda’s economy is projected to grow by 5.1% in 2021 following a contraction of 3.4% in 2020. newtimes.co.rw/news/imf-says-…

Today, Rwanda Standards Board, IMSAR(supported by FCDO) & icipe started the weeklong discussion on developing standards for the insect-based protein industry. The standards will foster the growth of the insect feed sector, leading to affordable feeds for poor Rwandan livestock farmers

The event brought together private sector companies across various sectors, chambers of commerce and industry, government agencies, UN agencies and development partners. Ministry of Agriculture & Animal Resources |Rwanda NAEB UK in Rwanda 🇬🇧🇷🇼🇧🇮 PSF Rwanda IMSAR Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd

Prof. Bayisenge Jeannette, PhD: The battle against inadequate childcare and child maltreatment is multisectoral and measures to be adopted to solve child rights- based and child development problems are beyond one sector, it requires joint efforts and collaboration of various sectors.

Happening next: A panel discussion on: “The role of the private and public sectors in facilitating access to childcare” featuring National Child Development Agency | Rwanda Development Bank of Rwanda, PLC. Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd Tiny Totos Kenya .

The launch of the business case for employer supported childcare UNICEF Rwanda NAEB Ministry of Gender & Family Promotion | Rwanda 🇷🇼Rwanda in UK 🇬🇧🇮🇪🇲🇹

We kicked off a suite of training sessions to develop a strategy for #financing #agriculture, focusing on @BRD #direct #lending through the value chain finance approach.UK in Rwanda 🇬🇧🇷🇼🇧🇮 Palladium

Introducing the #Commercial #Agent Model for improving #agribusinesses capacity to aggregate commodities, and a #blueprint that can assist crowding-in. Thank you to CEO NAEB Claude Bizimana, companies and development partners who attended and shared valuable insights.

#Commercial #Agents are incentivised to provide services to #farmers, who become more competitive and benefit from increased incomes. Companies generate higher revenue - the median #ROI for companies adopting the CA model in Uganda, under NU-TEC MD is £2.56.

Dr. Solange Uwituze, DDG Rwanda Agriculture & Animal Resources Devpt Board officiates the launch of the first commercial plant for insect-based animal feed in Rwanda, #SafeforHealth - supported by #IMSAR UK in Rwanda 🇬🇧🇷🇼🇧🇮 Palladium

Dr. Tanga icipe presenting on insect farming, a sustainable solution to the protein gap #animalfeed UK in Rwanda 🇬🇧🇷🇼🇧🇮 Palladium

Launching the #Standards that will regulate #insect based products in Rwanda, developed by rami saeed badr with #IMSAR support icipe UK in Rwanda 🇬🇧🇷🇼🇧🇮 Palladium

Jean Baptiste Musabyimana, MD of #Abusol and Kavutse Francis, MD of #MaggotFarm shared their great achievements to date and hopes for the future, encouraging investors to contribute to the growth of this novel and promising sector. #insects #animalfeed UK in Rwanda 🇬🇧🇷🇼🇧🇮

We supported Africa Improved Foods to scale the cob model, a solution to reduce #aflatoxin and increase the volume of maize sourced domestically. AIF sources 90% of Season A maize on cob and is building the capacity of offtakers to adopt the cob model. @RAB 🇷🇼Rwanda in UK 🇬🇧🇮🇪🇲🇹 Palladium