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This paper assesses the structure of Rwanda’s current and evolving agrifood system and its contribution to national development.

Agricultural input subsidies are a prominent feature in the 2018-2024 Strategic Plan for Agricultural Transformation (PSTA 4), which is designed and implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI).

Global food, fuel, and fertilizer prices have risen rapidly in recent months, driven in large part by the fallout from the ongoing war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia.

This paper provides a diagnostic of Rwanda’s food systems and the policy landscape that shapes it.

As Rwanda journeys towards a broad-based social and economic transformation, there are opportunities for the country’s food systems to become a key driver on that journey.

International fertilizer prices have increased rapidly since 2020 due to multiple factors.

As Rwanda is expected to return to its rapid growth trajectory following the COVID-19 pandemic, agriculture will continue to play a central role in the structural transformation of the entire economy.

Rwanda’s fourth Strategic Plan for the Transformation of Agriculture (PSTA 4), which extends from 2018 to 2024, is currently at its midpoint.

Although public spending under the fourth Strategic Plan for the Transformation of Agriculture 2018– 2021 (PSTA 4) is generally well structured and cost-effective, funding has been largely stagnant— and even declining, when measured in constant pr

Rwanda has made remarkable progress in the past two decades, highlighted by rapid economic growth and sharp reductions in poverty.

Most farmers source sweetpotato vines from neighboring farmers or from cuttings taken from their own plots during the previous season.

Engaging youth in agribusiness is critical for livelihoods in Africa’s rural areas where millions of youth are unemployed and face many barriers to entry into agribusiness, such as limited education and lack of land (IFAD, 2019).

The COVID-19 pandemic and the economic policy measures taken to prevent its spread led to a global recession in 2020 that was expected to cause significant increases in poverty and food insecurity in many countries.

Investing in farmers – or agriculture human capital – is crucial to addressing challenges in our agri-food systems.

Storage is an important aspect of food security in developing countries. Therefore, it is crucial for farmers to have access to sustainable storage technologies to cope with storage losses.

In Rwanda, as elsewhere, different types of households experienced the economic effects of COVID-19 differently.

In Rwanda, as in other countries, different types of households will experience the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic differently.

Rwanda’s policy response to COVID-19 has been widely praised for its rapid, systematic, and comprehensive approach to containing the pandemic.

Rwanda’s policy response to COVID-19 has been widely praised for its rapid, systematic, and comprehensive approach to containing the pandemic.