Denise NSANGA | 16/08/2024
As Rwanda strides towards its
ambitious goal of becoming an upper-middle-income country by 2035, and a
high-income nation by 2050, the agriculture sector, Rwanda’s second-largest
economic contributor, requires transformative innovations and technologies. Themed “Building resilient and
sustainable food systems”, the 17th National Agricultural Show that took
place from July 31st to August 9th, 2024 in Kigali, provided a critical
platform to drive this transformation. Enabel, the Belgian development agency, played
a pivotal role in this year’s agrishow, showcasing its significant
contributions to Rwanda's agricultural development.Enabel's participation underscored
its commitment to the agriculture sector through its various projects. Central
to its involvement is the Partnership for Resilient and Inclusive Small
Livestock Markets (PRISM) project, which Enabel has been running in
collaboration with the Rwanda Agriculture Development Board (RAB) since 2019.
PRISM has been instrumental in boosting the income and livelihoods of
smallholder farmers and SMEs by transitioning them from traditional to
market-oriented farming practices.Expanding its impact, Enabel has
also been active in the fisheries-aquaculture and horticulture sectors through
the EU and Luxembourg funded KWIHAZA project, and with the new Belgium-Rwanda
development cooperation program (2024-2029) in the Agriculture sector, its
efforts, through PRISM II, will continue to span across various agricultural
domains including pig, poultry, rabbit, and beekeeping value chains and the
consolidation of the aquaculture and horticulture, sectors.At the 17th National Agricultural
Show, Enabel featured Team Belgium stands in the EU Village to highlight its
agricultural advancements and projects. The exhibition booths showcased
technologies and innovations across different sectors and visitors gained
insights into success stories and the tangible impacts of Enabel’s projects on
the ground. In addition to the exhibitions, the
agrishow provided opportunities for networking and connections between
smallholder farmers, SMEs, financial institutions, and other stakeholders,
enabling partnerships, collaborations, and investment opportunities.Enabel’s participation in the
agrishow resulted in increased awareness and adoption of innovative
agricultural practices and strengthened partnerships within the sector. This
aligned perfectly with the National Agricultural Show’s objectives of
showcasing technologies, facilitating investment discussions, and inspiring
excellence in agriculture. Since 2008, the National
Agricultural Show has been organised annually by Rwanda’s Ministry of
Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) in collaboration with its partners. The
event features around 400 exhibitors and attracts between 3,000 and 4,000 visitors
each day.
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