Country

Rwanda

About Rwanda's potato sector

Evergreen profile — production regions, growing seasons, leading varieties, processing capacity and the crop's role in the economy. Replace this panel with editorial copy.

Iron-biofortified potatoes shown against figures on anaemia and biofortification in sub-Saharan Africa.

Research

Iron-biofortified potatoes could help tackle anaemia in Africa's highlands

20 Jun 2026

Christella Uwase, founder of Bountiful Farmers Ltd and a World Potato Congress 2026 speaker from Rwanda.

Seed systems

Christella Uwase: the young Rwandan seed multiplier taking inclusivity to WPC 2026

12 Jun 2026

Pooja Pandey, CIP potato scientist based in Haryana, India, and a World Potato Congress 2026 speaker.

Seed systems

Pooja Pandey: India's apical-cutting playbook, and its lessons for African seed systems

12 Jun 2026

Sacks of potatoes aggregated at a rural collection point

Trade & markets

Rwanda

About Rwanda's potato sector

Iron-biofortified potatoes could help tackle anaemia in Africa's highlands

Christella Uwase: the young Rwandan seed multiplier taking inclusivity to WPC 2026

Pooja Pandey: India's apical-cutting playbook, and its lessons for African seed systems

The missing middle: why aggregation decides who profits from potatoes

Building a cold chain that smallholders can actually use

One seed market, many rulebooks: Africa moves to harmonise certification

Rwanda approves 11 new potato varieties — its first refresh in 30 years