Export ban of food produce is among factors that led to higher prices and cost of doing business in the country.

Rwanda and Burundi have received a $300,000 grant to help scale up wheat output in the region. The grant is from the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), a World Bank project

Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI) has warned of a serious decline in fish in the country’s water bodies caused by excessive and illegal exploitation of the resource.

Buri mwaka u Rwanda rutanga miliyoni 13 zamadorali mu gutumiza ingano hanze yigihugu ibintu bidashimishije ugereranije nubuso zeraho mu Rwanda, bikaba bituma 90% byingano zikoreshwa mu gukora imigati zituruka hanze yigihugu bitewe nuko na nkeya zera mu Rwanda zitaba ari nziza.

Over the last 20 years, the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) has spearheaded regional collective action to develop and disseminate innovations to address common challenges to agriculture. 

From 2008 to 2013 (the post food crisis period), the annual growth rate of agricultural exports grew by 6.6% annually as a result of higher prices for some commodities on the global market, significant improvements in infrastructure – especially transport and telecommunication and greater efforts at regional integration. 

Enhance regional collective action in agricultural research for development, extension and agricultural training and education to promote economic growth, fight poverty, eradicate hunger and enhance sustainable use of resources in Eastern and Central Africa.

The reconstituted ASARECA Board of Directors consists of four categories of stakeholders. These are: 1. One representative of the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) representative