Le haricot est la denrée alimentaire la plus consomée dans toutes les régions du Rwanda. Le maïs, le manioc, la pomme de terre, la patate douce at la banane sont aussi importants. Le haricot et le maïs sont normalement cultivés dans tous les districts, la pomme de terre est prédominante au Nord et à l’Ouest du pays et la banane à l’Est. Les prix des denrées alimentaires sont généralement bas en Janvier-Février après les récoltes de la saison A, ainsi qu’en Juillet-Aout après les récoltes de la saison B. Les prix s’élèvent en Octobre-Novembre ainsi

In 2003, a group of women from a community living along the shores of Lake Kivu in western Rwanda started COOPAVI, the first women’s cooperative to undertake fishing in the lake. But most of the women had never fished before, and they did not own any boats or supplies that would support their efforts to generate income and better feed their families.

Beans are the most common staple commodities across all regions in Rwanda. Maize, cassava, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes and bananas are also very important. Beans and Maize are cultivated generally in all districts of the Country, Irish potato mainly in Northern and Western parts of the Country and Banana in Eastern parts. Staple food prices are usually lower in JanuaryFebruary, after season A, and in July-August, following the season B harvest. Prices are higher in October-November and May-June during the lean periods.

The report indicates that four percent have poor food consumption scores in Rwanda, which represents an extremely insufficient and unbalanced diet. However, these figures show clear improvement compared to the last two surveys carried out in 2006 and 2009.

KIGALI – A new survey conducted jointly by WFP and the government of Rwanda has found that the country has made steady progress in improving food security and nutrition over the last seven years, but that levels of food insecrity and malnutrition remain high.

01 MARCH 2013

A £16 million package of development support to Rwanda will be channelled through aid agencies or directly to the poorest people, International Development Secretary Justine Greening announced today. None of this funding will be released to Rwanda as general budget support - meaning that it won't go through the Rwandan government.

Following a breach of agreed development assistance partnership principles, the UK government decided in November 2012 not to release £21 million of general budget support to the government of Rwanda.

KIGALI, 20 February 2013 (IRIN) - Flash floods have affected hundreds of farming households in northern and western Rwanda, increasing the risk of food insecurity in those areas, officials say.

"Overall, the floods have affected around 11,346 people, especially in three districts of Rubavu, Musanze and Nyabihu, with several other marshland areas in the suburb areas of Kigali City [also affected]," Antoine Ruvebana, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs, told IRIN.

New waves of civilians fleeing the Democratic Republic of Congo for Rwanda have added to the challenge of providing tens of thousands of refugees with adequate food supplies.

Beans are the most common staple commodities across all regions in Rwanda. Maize, cassava, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes and bananas are also very important. Beans and Maize are cultivated generally in all districts of the Country, Irish potato mainly in Northern and Western parts of the Country and Banana in Eastern parts. Staple food prices are usually lower in JanuaryFebruary, after season A, and in July-August, following the season B harvest. Prices are higher in October-November and May-June during the lean periods.

Beans are the most common staple commodities across all regions in Rwanda. Maize, cassava, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes and bananas are also very important. Beans and Maize are cultivated generally in all districts of the Country, Irish potato mainly in Northern and Western parts of the Country and Banana in Eastern parts. Staple food prices are usually lower in January-February, after season A, and in July-August, following the season B harvest. Prices are higher in October-November and May-June during the lean periods.