Rwanda

Currency: Rwandan franc (RWF)

Timezone: Central Africa Time (UTC+2)

Rwanda is located in east-central Africa, sharing its border with Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With a population of approximately 13 million, it is one of the smallest countries in Africa. The major ethnic groups are the Hutu, the Tutsi, and the Twa, and the official languages of the country are English, French, Swahili, and Kinyarwanda.

The country has a temperate climate with two rainy seasons, and due to its terrain, it is popularly referred to as “the land of thousand hills” because of its numerous mountains, hills, valleys, and wildlife. Rwanda operates a presidential republic system of government and is administratively divided into four provinces and the City of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. The economy is largely agrarian, with agriculture accounting for over 60 percent of foreign exports. The country’s major sources of foreign exchange come from Tourism, Coffee, and Tea. The major challenge besetting the country is overpopulation; it is the most densely populated country in Africa. Overpopulation has created the scarcity of fertile land, which is required for agricultural purposes, giving rise to ethnic land tensions.

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Order Appointing the Variety Release Committee

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

The ministerial order establishes the variety release committee (VRC) as a committee responsible for advisory services to the minister of agriculture and animal resources on testing of varieties submitted for release, processing applications for variety...

Rwanda • 2010 • Agriculture and Rural Development

National Gender Policy

Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion, Rwanda

Attaining an inclusive, united, democratic, and prosperous country is one of the long term visions of Rwanda. It thus becomes important to ensure the women in the country are empowered towards the promotion of their...

Rwanda • 2010 • National Development

Order on Animal Slaughtering and Meat Inspection

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

The ministerial order surrounds the modalities related to the slaughter of meat and the procedures for meat inspection in Rwanda. It details the declaration for a butcher, application for non-butchers to carry out butchering operations,...

Rwanda • 2010 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Order on Seed Marketing

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

The ministerial order highlights conditions necessary for marketing quality seeds in Rwanda. It states that seeds taking the status of quality seeds should have been produced strictly under the principles and regulations guiding the production...

Rwanda • 2010 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Order on Aquaculture and Fisheries Products, Equipment, and Materials

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

The ministerial order sets out the modalities for the importation, marketing, and distribution of aquaculture and fisheries products, equipment, and materials. The products classified by relevant authorities are; living fish, fish eggs, fresh, frozen, cooled,...

Rwanda • 2010 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Order on Kanembwe Forest, as a Declassified Forest

Ministry of Forestry and Mines, Rwanda

The order withdraws from classified status, the Kanembwe Forest of two hundred and eleven hectares, seventy-seven acres, and eighty-six centiares situated in the Western Province, Rubavu District, Rubavu Sector.

Rwanda • 2010 • Forestry and Wildlife

Rwanda Irrigation Master Plan

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

The government of Rwanda, in its quest for sustainable production of food, cash, export, and industrial crops developed the 10year irrigation master plan to maximally utilise surface and underground water resources available for the full...

Rwanda • 2010 • Agriculture and Rural Development

National Forestry Policy

Ministry of Forestry and Mines, Rwanda

The policy acknowledges the important role played by forest resources in the livelihood of Rwandans. This reliance has led to the degradation of these resources over the years. It also points at recent benefits being...

Rwanda • 2010 • Forestry and Wildlife

Strategic Plan for the Forest Sector (2009-2012)

Ministry of Forestry and Mines, Rwanda

The National Forestry Strategic Plan is coherent with other national and sectoral programs and strategies; the constitution of Rwanda, the GoR flagship programs of Vision 2020 and the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS),...

Rwanda • 2010 • Forestry and Wildlife

National Policy on Elimination of Child Labour

Ministry of Public Service and Labour, Rwanda

The policy represents the government’s commitment to protecting children and fighting child labour. This is in line with the endorsement by the government of Rwanda of the International Labour Convention of 1973 concerning the Minimum...

Rwanda • 2010 • Gender and Human Rights

Agriculture Gender Strategy

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

The gender strategy in agriculture is in line with Rwanda’s Constitution of 2003, the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS), the National Gender Policy, and the Strategic Plan for the Transformation of Agriculture in...

Rwanda • 2010 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Environment Sub-Sector Strategic Plan (2010-2015)

Rwanda, Rwanda Environment Management Authority

The strategic plan on the environment sub-sector is the 5-year push to highlight the necessary key priorities and resources crucial to achieving the objectives and targets for the environment contained in the vision 2020 and...

Rwanda • 2010 • Environment and Climate Change

Rwanda Health Sector Wide Approach (SWAP) Procedures Manual.

Ministry of Health, Rwanda

This procedural manual represents the effort of the government of Rwanda to holistically regulate the activities of the health sector. It works towards coordinating both the financial and technical aspects of the delivery of health...

Rwanda • 2010 • Health

Law on the Rwanda Academy of Language and Culture

Ministry of Sports, Rwanda

The academy is established with full legal personality and financial and administrative autonomy. Its objectives include safeguarding Rwandan culture and language, analysing Rwandan language and culture, promoting the use of Kinyarwanda in Rwanda and abroad,...

Rwanda • 2010 • Culture and Tourism

Education Sector Strategic Plan (2010-2015)

Ministry of Education, Rwanda

This is an update to the 2008-2012 phase of the education sector strategic plan. In its push for universal and equitable access to education in Rwanda, this phase identifies several priorities including improving completion and...

Rwanda • 2010 • Education

Rwanda Trade Policy

Ministry of Trade and Industry, Rwanda

This document aims to “review and rearticulate” the policy strategies regarding the trade sector. This is in response to changes in the political, economic, and social engagements of the country. The trade policy also points...

Rwanda • 2010 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Development Policy

Ministry of Trade and Industry, Rwanda

The impact of SMEs on the economy of a country cannot be overemphasized. They serve as the backbone of economies in the world due to their contributions to employment and the economy as a whole....

Rwanda • 2010 • Trade, Industry and Investment