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Icyerekezo cya Minisiteri, nk’uko giteganywa na Politiki y’Igihugu y’Ubuhinzi (2018), ni uko u Rwanda rwaba “igihugu cyihagije mu biribwa, ubuzima bwiza bushingiye ku mirire myiza, n’iterambere rirambye ry’ubuhinzi rituruka ku rwego rw’ubuhinzi rutanga umusaruro mwinshi, rwita ku bidukikije kandi rushingiye ku masoko.”

Intego za politiki zitegurwa hakurikijwe Itangazo rya Malabo ku guteza imbere ubuhinzi no kwihaza mu biribwa muri Afurika(2014) riri mu rwego rwa Gahunda Nyafurika yo Guteza Imbere Ubuhinzi (CAADP) y’Umuryango wa Afurika Yunze Ubumwe, zirimo:

Kongera uruhare mu gutanga ubutunzi no guteza imbere imibereho myiza;
Gushyiraho amahirwe y’iterambere ry’ubukungu no guteza imbere ubukire;
Guteza imbere kwihaza mu biribwa n’imirire myiza;
Kongera ubushobozi bwo kwihanganira ibihe bikomeye no kuramba mu iterambere ry’ubuhinzi.

Ibikorwa bya politiki bitegurwa mu byiciro bine by’ingenzi: 1)Ibidukikije byorohereza ishyirwa mu bikorwa n’inzego zishobora gusubiza vuba; 2) Kuvugurura ikoranabuhanga no guteza imbere ubumenyi n’ubushobozi; 3)Kongera umusaruro mu buryo buramba; 4) Isoko ritanga amahirwe atari ay’ubuhinzi gusa.

Urwego rwa 1: Ibidukikije byorohereza ishyirwa mu bikorwa n’inzego zishobora gusubiza vuba:

Guhindura urwego rw’ubuhinzi bisaba ishoramari rikomeye mu gihe umutungo wa Leta ugenda ucika intege. Bityo, ni ngombwa cyane gukurura ishoramari rituruka mu rwego rw’abikorera, rishyira urwego rw’ubuhinzi ku murongo w’ubucuruzi.

Kugira ngo uruhare rw’abikorera rube runini, bisaba ko Leta ihindura uburyo ikora ku isoko, iva ku kuba igice cy’isoko ikaba umuhuza w’isoko. Mu rwego rwo gukora iyi mpinduka, Politiki y’Igihugu y’Ubuhinzi (NAP) ishyiraho gahunda yo kuvugurura inzego n’amategeko, igena amahame y’ishoramari rya Leta, itegura uburyo bwo gukurura ishoramari ry’abikorera mu rwego rw’ubuhinzi, inateza imbere uburyo bwo kubona inguzanyo, kandi ikanongera ubushobozi bwo gusubiza vuba bw’inzego za Leta.

Urwego rwa 2: Kuvugurura ikoranabuhanga no guteza imbere ubumenyin’ubushobozi;

Kuvugurura ikoranabuhanga ni ingenzi mu kongera umusaruro. Uru rwego rushyiraho gahunda y’ubushakashatsi igamije kugabanya icyuho kiri mu ikoranabuhanga n’ubumenyi mu buhinzi mu Rwanda, bityo bigatuma abantu benshi babasha kubona akazi. Kugira ngo iyi gahunda ishyirwe mu bikorwa, ubushobozi mu bushakashatsi bugomba kongerwa hamwe n’uburyo bwo gusakaza ubumenyi buhaza amakuru avuye ku bahinzi, kugira ngo serivisi z’ubushakashatsi zishingire ku byo isoko ryifuza.

Politiki yibanda ku kamaro ko guteza imbere ubumenyi n’ubushobozi bw’abahinzi, urubyiruko n’abagore, ibintu bizafasha kugabanya ubukene mu gihe kirekire binyuze mu kurema amahirwe y’iterambere ry’ubukungu. Ibi bizaba ingenzi mu gushyira mu bikorwa ibyavuye mu bushakashatsi binyuze mu ikoranabuhanga rishya n’ingamba zo guhanga udushya, bityo bigatuma urwego rw’ubuhinzi rwihanganira ibihe bikomeye kandi rukaramba.

Urwego rwa 3: Kongera umusaruro no mu buryo burambye: Umusaruro mu buhinzi ugomba kwiyongera ku buryo buhuye n’ibikenewe mu mibereho y’abaturage, ubukungu, ndetse no kwihaza mu biribwa n’imirire. Iyangirika ry’ubutaka n’ihindagurika ry’ikirere bigomba kurwanywa hifashishijwe gukomeza kongera ibikoresho no gushyira mu bikorwa uburyo burambye bujyanye n’ibihe ; kurinda ubutaka bw’ubuhinzi kutangirika, kudakuka no kugabanyuka; ndetse no guhindura umusaruro ugamije ibicuruzwa by’agaciro kanini no gukoresha ikoranabuhanga ritangiza ubutaka.

Umusaruro w’amatungo nawo wateye imbere mu myaka yashize. Kugira ngo umusaruro wiyongere, bisaba gukomeza gushyira mu bikorwa gahunda yo kuzana ubwoko bw’amatungo bwiza , gutanga ibiryo by’amatungo bihagije, no kurwanya indwara z’amatungo. Abahinzi bagaragara nk’abashobora guhura n’ingaruka z’ibibazo bitunguranye. Bityo, ni ngombwa gushyiraho uburyo bwo kongera ubushobozi bwo kwihanganira no gusubiza vuba mu gihe habaye ibihe bibi ku bahinzi, no gutanga uburinzi bw’imibereho ku byiciro byoroheje.

Urwego rwa 4: Isoko ritanga amahirwe atari ay’ubuhinzi gusa

Sisitemu z’isoko zikora neza ni zo zifata ibyemezo ku baguzi, abahinzi, abatunganya ibikomoka ku buhinzi n’abacuruzi. Uru rwego rugamije guteza imbere umusaruro no kwagura uburyo abantu bose bagira uruhare mu isoko ry’ubuhinzi, ndetse no kongera amahirwe atari ay’ubuhinzi ku bicuruzwa bitandukanye by’ubuhinzi ku isoko ry’imbere mu gihugu, iryo mu karere n’iry’isi yose.

Indi ntego ni ukongera uburyo bwizewe bwo kubona indyo ihendutse kandi ifite intungamubiri mu Rwanda kugira ngo hagerwe ku ntego za Leta mu kugabanya ubukene, kwihaza ibiribwa no kuzamura imirire myiza. Ibi bizagerwaho mu buryo bukurikira:

Gukomeza kunoza uburyo bwo kubika no gutunganya umusaruro no guhuza amasoko mu nzira yose y’agaciro hifashishijwe ibikorwa remezo bikomeye n’ibyoroshye;
Kongera ubumenyi no korohereza abaturage kubona indyo ifite intungamubiri;
Kwihaza mu biribwa no korohereza kubona amasoko y’agaciro kanini hifashishijwe icyemezo cy’ubuziranenge n’amabwiriza y’isuku n’ubwirinzi bw’ibihingwa n’amatungo;
Guhuza neza uruhererekane n’iyongeragaciro kugira ngo hakoreshwe amahirwe ariho yo kwagura ibicuruzwa byoherezwa mu mahanga.

Ibi bikorwa bya politiki bishyirwa mu bikorwa binyuze mu Gahunda y'igihugu ya Gatanu yo kuvugurura ubuhinzi (PSTA5)

Ubuyobozi bwa Minisiteri

Telesphore NDABAMENYE, PhD

Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources

Dr. Telesphore NDABAMENYE is the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI).

With over 25 years of experience, he previously served as the Minister of State for Agriculture and Animal Resources, Director General of the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), and as the Africa Regional Platform Manager for the World Economic Forum’s Food Action Alliance. He was also a Senior Advisor for the Food Systems Transformation Agenda towards the 2030 SDGs.

Dr. NDABAMENYE also previously held numerous senior roles within the agriculture sector, including Head of the Department of Crop Production and Food Security and Deputy Director General of Infrastructure and Mechanization at RAB. Additionally, he served as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) and as the Chairperson of the Nyamasheke District Council.

He holds a Ph.D. in Soil Science (Soil Science and Plant Nutrition), a MSc in Soil Science, and a BSc in Soil and Rural Engineering. Dr. NDABAMENYE has published several scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals, including Field Crops Research and Scientia Horticulturae.

Solange UWITUZE, PhD

Minister of State

Dr. Solange Uwituze is the Minister of State for Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI).

With 19 years of prior experience in Higher Agriculture Education, she previously served as the Acting Director General at Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB).

Further, Dr. Uwituze has been the Board Chair of Gabiro AgriHub Business Ltd and a Deputy Board Chair of Gako Meat Company Ltd.

She has also been serving as a Board Member of Rwanda Development Board (RDB), and a Board Member of The Kigali Collaborative Research Center-KCRC. She is also a Founding Fellow of the Rwanda Academy of Sciences (RAS).

She also previously served as the Program Manager for Partnerships and Business Management at the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) Secretariat and the Programme Manager for Training and Quality Assurance at the same institution. Prior to joining RUFORUM Secretariat She served as the Dean of Faculty of Agriculture, former National University of Rwanda.

Dr. Solange has led teams that successfully won a number of capacity development projects such as the World Bank Funded Africa Centers of Excellence, CIUF/CIUD, EDULINK, etc; both at the Faculty level and RUFORUM secretariat.

Dr. Solange has experience in leadership and management of various capacity building projects including those funded by USAID, NUFFIC, Sida, DAAD, EU, and Carnegie corporation of New York.

Dr. Olivier KAMANA

Permanent Secretary

Dr. Olivier Kamana is the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources since January 2023

Dr Olivier KAMANA holds a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and a Master’s degree in Animal Production, both from Université Cheikh Anta Diop (Senegal). He also holds a PhD in Applied Biological Sciences (Microbiological Risk Analysis of Foods) from Ghent University (Belgium).

He is a seasoned researcher, with over 15 years experience. His research interests are in the areas of Food Safety and Veterinary Public Health, with the overall goal to integrate basic and applied research with quantitative microbial risk assessment and molecular epidemiological tools to investigate foodborne pathogens in the human food chain.
He served as Lecturer at University of Rwanda for 11 years and was involved in numerous research projects. Prior to joining MINAGRI, he worked for four years as the Head of Applied Research and Development and Foresight Incubation Department at the National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA).

Martine NEZERWA

Chief Digital Officer for Agriculture

Martine Nezerwa, is the Chief Digital Officer in the agriculture sector since December 2020.

Prior to being appointed, she had been serving as Tech Lead at BK TecHouse since May 2019.
Martine is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience and management skills in the tech industry.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and a Master of Science in Engineering management from Oklahoma Christian University as well as a Master of Science in Telecommunication systems and Networks from Pace University.

Abayobozi bakuru

Dr. Chantal INGABIRE

Director General of Planning

Dr. Chantal Ingabire is the Director General of Planning in the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources since May 2021.

Prior to that position, she was Socio-economics Researcher at Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) since August 2008.

She joined the Ministry with extensive experience of working with rural farming communities but also with multi-disciplinary research teams.

She has expertise in designing both quantitative, qualitative and mixed method studies and more than 12 years of experience in data management.

Since 2015, Dr. Ingabire’ s works focused on smallholder women’s integration in the on-going Rwandan Agricultural transformation and its impact on their livelihoods. She holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics, a Masters’ degree in Agribusiness Management and Trade and a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness.

Patrick KARANGWA (PhD)

Director General of Agriculture Modernisation

Dr. Patrick Karangwa is the Director General of Agriculture Modernization for the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources of Rwanda since January 2023

He has got significant experience serving in senior leadership positions, including having been the Director General of Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) for five years (2018-2023) and the Head of Research Department in RAB (2015-2018). He served on Boards of various organisations, including the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa (ASARECA), and is a Member of the Board of Champions of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty.

He has also worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations as a consultant and served as the Country Representative of the Agricultural Biotechnology Network in Africa (ABNETA) - an FAO’s initiative.

Dr. Karangwa has got over 15 years of experience as an agricultural research scientist, during which he published scientific works in refereed journals, books, and international conferences, and written several fund winning projects for Rwanda’s Agriculture Transformation. These include the project “Development of Market Responsive Plant Varieties and Seed Systems” which made major contributions towards the ending of seed importation under Government subsidy, and upgraded crop science research capacity. Dr. Karangwa has also lectured in higher learning institutions at University of Rwanda (UR) and the Institut d’Enseignment Superieur (INES).

A PhD holder in Plant Pathology from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, he also holds Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Biotechnology from the University of Wageningen, the Netherlands and the University of Rwanda, respectively.

Jean Claude NDORIMANA

Director General, Animal Resources Development

Jean Claude Ndorimana is the Director General, Animal Resources Development for the Ministry of Agricuture and Animal Resources since January 2023.

Jean Claude Ndorimana is Aquaculture & Fisheries Expert. He has over 19 years’ experience in the field of agriculture, animal resources, fisheries and aquaculture; he is currently the Director General of Animal Resources Development in the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources of the Republic of Rwanda;

Prior to that, he served as Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Assistant Lecturer at University of Rwanda teaching courses related to aquaculture and fisheries sciences; National Aquaculture Economist Consultant for FAO TCP aimed at promoting aquaculture as business in Rwanda; as Head of Aquaculture and Fisheries Technical Department for Inland Lakes Integrated Development and Management Support Project (PAIGELAC) funded by African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAGRI); as Technician in the National Veterinary Laboratory of Rwanda / MINAGRI; He is in the Roster of FAO Aquaculture and Fisheries Experts of Africa;

He holds a Master of Science in Aquaculture from Nha Trang University (Vietnam) and a Master of Arts in Development Studies from Kabale University (Uganda) with several training courses from internationally recognized Aquaculture and Fisheries Training Centres.

Ms. Alice Mukamugema

Director General of Agriculture Value Chain Management and Trade

Ms. Alice Mukamugema is the Director General of Agriculture Value Chain Management and Trade from January 25th, 2024.

Prior to assuming this role, she held the position of Crop Products Supply Chain and Market Analyst within the same Directorate for approximately two and a half years.

Before her tenure at MINAGRI, Ms. Alice contributed to the socio-economic research domain, collaborating with private researchers, predominantly University lecturers, and various institutions such as IPAR-Rwanda and NISR.

Ms. Alice holds a Master’s Degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics from Egerton University, Kenya, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Rural Development and Agribusiness from the University of Rwanda, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (UR-CAVM).

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Pascal BIZIMUNGU

Civil Engineering Specialist

Engineer BIZIMUNGU Pascal is the Civil Engineering Specialist for the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) under the Single Project Implementation Unit.

At the ministry, BIZIMUNGU has worked on the construction of Storages Facilities, including warehouses, computerized Silos Plants, and has been instrumental in ensuring the maintenance of existing MINAGRI buildings especially storage facilities for the National Strategic Grain Reserves (NSGR).

He previously served as the Rural Infrastructure Specialist for MINAGRI since July 2016 and has since worked on the construction of new storages facilities and drying grounds for grains while also supporting the construction and maintenance of warehouses and silos plants to ensure proper storage of grains.

BIZIMUNGU was also the Infrastructure Specialist for the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources /Post-Harvest Handling and Storages Task Force (PHHSTF) since October 2012; for construction of Post-Harvest Infrastructures such as Feeder roads and the Storages Facilities (Drying Grounds, Warehouses) and Ensuring the Maintenance of existing MINAGRI/PHHSTF Buildings especially the ministry’s grain storages located in different parts of the country.

Before his tenure at the ministry, he served as Individual Consultant for Technical designs, supervisions and executions of Civil Engineering Projects such as Construction of Buildings (Non-Storied and Storied), Roads and Bridges, Irrigation infrastructures and any other projects related to this field.

BIZIMUNGU holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the National University of Rwanda.

He has also completed several local and international training courses in fields such as roads construction and maintenance, maintenance of agricultural infrastructure for food security, as well as rural agriculture development.

He was proudly recognized as Best Employee of the Year 2024/2025 for his dedication and outstanding service.

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