The 16th
edition of the National Agriculture Show took place from 20th to 29th
July 2023 at Mulindi Agri-show ground in Gasabo District in the City of
Kigali, under the theme: “Transforming Agriculture into a Resilient and
Competitive Sector through Technology, Innovation and Investment”.
As one of the major development partners of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Animal Resources
(MINAGRI) for agriculture sector transformation and modernization in Rwanda,
Enabel supported and, together with its partners, participated in
the agri show.
Organised by the MINAGRI, the annual agri show is
a useful platform for farmers, agribusinesses, research
institutions, agro-industry, finance institutions and other stakeholders to
showcase agricultural technologies and innovations, exchange best practices in
the agriculture sector and explore new business opportunities that fast-track
agriculture sector.
About 300 exhibitors showcased agricultural
technologies and innovations with more than 30,000 visitors who came to
explore the new technologies and innovative solutions in the agricultural
development.
Enabel’s
implementing partners of PRISM
project (Partnership for Resilient and Inclusive Smallholder Market) and
Kwihaza projects exhibited various innovations contributing to the
transformation of agriculture sector.
Those partners include Rwanda
Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), Vétérinaires Sans
Frontières-Belgium (VSF-B) and AGRITERRA.
Enabel partners
with RAB to enhance the capacity of smallholder farmers to fit into commercial oriented system through improved
productivity for profit making in the poultry and pig value chains.
With
Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Belgium, Enabel supports the development of
affordable veterinary services to improve animal health services as well as
looking for a cost-effective alternative source of protein
in poultry and pig feed through farming black soldier fly larvae and use.
In partnership
with Agriterra, Enabel empowered an Out-Growers Service (OSC) company to
increase local production and supply of maize and soya ingredients with reliable market linkage to animal feed
companies.
Kwihaza Project (2023 - 2026) funded by the
European Union and the Luxembourg Development Cooperation Agency participated
in the event. The project focuses on enhancing aquaculture, fisheries and
horticulture value chains, while contributing to the EU Action plan on
“Transformational climate-smart and inclusive agriculture in Rwanda”.
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