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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Law Establishing the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB)

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

The Law establishes the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB), with legal personality, administrative, and financial autonomy. It determines the board’s responsibilities, organizational structure, property and finance, and the supervisory authority. The board is categorised...

Rwanda • 2017 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Order on Modalities for Assigning and Transferring Plant Breeder's rights

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

The ministerial order determines the modalities for assigning and transferring plant breeders’ rights. It chiefly states that application for grant of breeder’s rights or granted breeder’s rights can be assigned or transferred at any stage....

Rwanda • 2017 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Law Establishing the National Fund for Environment (FONERWA)

Ministry of Environment and Land, Rwanda

The law establishes the National Fund for Environment (FONERWA) as an institution with legal personality and financial and administrative autonomy. The supervisory organ of the fund is to be decided by an order of the...

Rwanda • 2017 • Environment and Climate Change

Order on Labelling Information and Categorization for Quality Seed Varieties

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

The Ministerial order addresses the determination of the information that should be contained on a quality seed label and container. It gives pointers on the criteria for placing seed varieties in categories, and the colours...

Rwanda • 2017 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Order on Plant Breeders' Rights Register Format and Access to Its Information

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

The ministerial order determines the format and content of the register containing all information related to plant breeders’ rights. It also determines the conditions to be met to ensure access to the information contained therein.

Rwanda • 2017 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Law Regulating Commodity Exchange and Related Contracts

Ministry of Trade and Industry, Rwanda

“The law regulates the negotiation of related basic products (agricultural, livestock, fishing, forestry, mining, energy and all other products made or processed from these products), related contracts, operators of the commodity exchange and related contracts...

Rwanda • 2017 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Order on Criteria for Recognizing Seed Testing Laboratory

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

The ministerial order determines the criteria on which recognition of seed testing laboratory should be based. It highlights the 17 distinct criteria and repeals all prior provisions contrary to the ones contained in the order.

Rwanda • 2017 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Law Establishing Rwanda Land Management and Use Authority

Ministry of Environment and Land, Rwanda

The law establishes Rwanda’s land management and uses authority as a non-commercial public institution with legal personality and financial and administrative autonomy. It details its powers and responsibilities, organizational structure, and other miscellaneous and transitional...

Rwanda • 2017 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Order on Import and Export of Seeds

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

The ministerial order determines the modalities for persons wishing to be granted a license to import and export seeds in Rwanda. It highlights the requirements and modalities and repeals all prior provisions contrary to this...

Rwanda • 2017 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Order on Becoming a Quality Seed Producer, Conditioner, or Dealer

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

The ministerial order determines the requirements for persons wishing to be authorized as quality seed producers, conditioners, or dealers. It repeals all prior provisions contrary to this order.

Rwanda • 2017 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Order on Plant varieties

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

This represents the ministerial order determining the procedures for evaluating, certifying, and registering plant varieties. It also details the procedures for the withdrawal of certified plant varieties from the list, and the format of the...

Rwanda • 2017 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Made in Rwanda Policy

Ministry of Trade and Industry, Rwanda

This policy document aims to chart the course for the development of made in Rwanda products. It notes the problems the country and its citizens face in terms of its size and geographical location. It...

Rwanda • 2017 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Order on Testing the Distinctness, Uniformity, and Stability of Plant Variety

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

The order ascertains the modalities to be employed in testing for distinctness, uniformity, and stability of plant varieties. It sets out provisions on plant breeder’s rights, certificate of the grant, test for distinctness, stability, and...

Rwanda • 2017 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Rwanda National Forest Policy

Ministry of National Resources, Rwanda

The forest sector in Rwanda is crucial, owing to its strategic position in the provision of livelihood and on the general development of the country. The national forest policy ranks highest among the strategic interventions...

Rwanda • 2017 • Forestry and Wildlife