COVID-19 Agri-Information Hub/Farmers’ Challenges
What you need to know on the main challenges related to COVID-19 pandemic that farmers are facing worldwide and what is required to address them adequately.
Fight against COVID-19 —How Japanese Farmers deal with situation
by Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Manager, International Relations Division, Agricultural Policy Department JA is a unit of primary agricultural cooperative in Japan in municipal level and most of the Japanese farmers and each JA in the area are like “one team” due [...]
Climate Disasters and Coronavirus: A Huge Threat to Rwandan Farmers
Most of the farmers in Rwanda are suffering heavy losses, after their crops were severely damaged by heavy rains, which devastated agriculture in Rwanda, especially in May 2020. So far, Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), states [...]
When the Life of the Farmer “Key Development Actor” Is Protected
In Rwanda, agriculture represents the leading economic sector, which, if well-functioning, contributes to the smooth working order of other activities, as well as the country's economic development. Like all other industries, even agriculture has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic [...]