SDGP Potato Value Chain Project Rwanda

The harvesting season is almost here! Our agronomists are visiting the lead
farmers this week to assist them with the dehaulming process. Dehaulming is one of the pre-harvest procedures, which aims to harden the tubers' skin and minimize injuries during post-harvest handling.

Along with different panelists, Jean Paul Mutabazi, the country director of Money.phone participated on the panel during . The panel was discussing "How to improve farmers' access to finance & insurance". Jean Paul said that MoneyPhone’s contribution to ease access to finance for farmers is to avail to farmers. are now able to explore various alternatives accessible to them, such as applying for digital loans on their smartphones, thanks to the training on and financial planning that MoneyPhone provides.

Good morning from the field! Seed potato fund is hosting a farmer field day with 40 potato growers from one of the demonstration plots in Nyabihu district. The following topics are being discussed: farm selection, land preparation, potato seed quality, and planting techniques.

Olive Mutuyimana from Agriterra paid a visit to cooperative Icyerekezo Bugeshi and KOAIRA She was following up on the application of QuickBooks software. Both accountants of the cooperatives said that they were missing out because the software made their work much easier, and that it is easy for them to report to the members of the cooperative.