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Over 5,000 Stakeholders Convene to Advance Investment, Innovation and Solutions for Africa’s Agri-Food Systems
UGAMA participates in the Africa Food Systems Forum 2026, joining continental and global stakeholders in shaping resilient and sustainable agricultural transformation. UGAMA is participating in the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFS Forum) 2026, taking place at the Kigali Convention Centre from 31 August to 4 September 2026. The Forum brings together government representatives, policymakers, investors, farmers, researchers, private-sector actors and…
Technology at the Forefront of What Women in Cooperatives Say Has Transformed Their Lives
Women and girls from cooperatives visited by the UGAMA Supervisory Committee say that the digital skills they acquired through training, together with computers provided under the GUHANGA IBISHYA BIRAMBYE project, implemented with support from Medicus Mundi, have accelerated their development and improved the way they carry out their daily activities. During the supervisory visit conducted on 20 August 2026 to…
UGAMA yasabye ABUNZUBUMWE-Kivumu kunoza imicungire y’ubworozi bwabo murwego rwo kwirinda ibihombo
Isuzumabikorwa ryakorewe mu itsinda ABUNZUBUMWE-Kivumu,ryagaragaje ko hakenewe kongera akabaraga mu kunoza imikorere yabo kugirango batagwa mu gihombo. Ni uruzinduko rwakozwe kuri uyu wa,11 kanama 2026 n’umuyobozi w’ibikorwa muri UGAMA,Bwana FURAHA Jean de Dieu, aho yasuye, itsinda ABUNZUBUMWE-Kivumu yo mu Karere ka Rutsiro, muri gahunda UGAMA irimo yo gukurikiranira hafi ishyirwa mu bikorwa ry’amahugu yatanzwe ku bufatanye na Heifer international Rwamda…
Hari gushyirwa umunzani ku ishyirwa mubikorwa ry’ubumenyi abasaga 268 bahawe na UGAMA
Nyuma y’amahugurwa bahawe ku miyoborere, Imicungire y’imari, Igenamigambi,kuzuza no gufata neza inyandiko z’imari n’ibikorwa , hamwe no kubafasha kugera kuri serivisi z’imari, ubu noneho UGAMA irimo gukurikirana ishyirwa mubikorwa ryabyo. Ni amahugurwa yatanzwe na UGAMA k’ubufatanye na Heifer international binyuze mu mushinga Prism aho abagera kuri 268 bahagarariye abandi mu matsinda atandukanye akorera mu turere 15 uyu mushinga Prism ikoreramo…
Through the Lens: 200 Photos from the KWIHAZA Cooperative Graduation Ceremony
On June 19, 2026, Hotel Splendid in Muhanga hosted a graduation and certificate-awarding ceremony for 37 cooperatives that outperformed the others and were classified in the highest category, Category A, among 60 cooperatives supported by UGAMA through the KWIHAZA Project. Link to the Photos The remaining cooperatives were placed in other categories by the aim to recognize and appreciate the…
Muhanga: Through the KWIHAZA Project, 37 Cooperatives Awarded Grade A Certificates
“The true meaning of KWIHAZA is achieving food self-sufficiency, knowledge self-reliance, and economic empowerment.” These remarks were made by Eric Bizimana, Vice Mayor in charge of Economic Development in Muhanga District, on June 19, 2026, during a ceremony held to conclude a series of training sessions and award certificates to 37 cooperatives that outperformed the others among 60 cooperatives trained…
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Capacity Development of Cooperatives.
Cooperatives are economically sustainable and professionally managed and responsive to their members and neighboring communities.
Technical and institutional capacity.
UGAMA is professionally and sustainably managed in terms of technical aspects, resource management and partnership.
Action-research.
The socio-economic experiments of UGAMA and targeted cooperatives are capitalized and replicated.
Climate Justice, technology and social inclusion.
UGAMA & targeted cooperatives have capacity to sustainably addressing issues related to climate justice, technology & social inclusion towards their development activities.
