ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019The Annual report 2018-2019 captured export performance of value chains and activities performed in achieving the set targets. This fiscal year generated export

ANNUAL REPORT

2018-2019

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXPORT DEVELOPMENT

BOARD

2

Contents Acronyms ..................................................................................................................................................... 4

INTRODUCTION BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ................................................................. 11

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 12

Export Performance and Result 2018-2019 ............................................................................................... 13

Agricultural Export performance annual report 2018-2019 ....................................................................... 13

Projects Performance ................................................................................................................................. 16

COFFEE PERFORMANCE 2018-2019 .................................................................................................... 16

Coffee expansion program ..................................................................................................................... 16

Preparation of Coffee Seedlings ............................................................................................................. 16

Coffee seedlings transplantation ............................................................................................................ 17

Mineral fertilizer distribution and application ........................................................................................ 20

Pests and Disease Management .............................................................................................................. 22

TEA SECTOR PERFORMANCE 2018-2019 ........................................................................................... 34

Green leaf production ............................................................................................................................. 34

Fertilizer Purchase .................................................................................................................................. 35

Plucking standard ................................................................................................................................... 37

FONERWA Funded Project ................................................................................................................... 38

Made Tea production ............................................................................................................................. 40

Tea Factories capacities ......................................................................................................................... 41

Tea Exports and Marketing .................................................................................................................... 43

Agricultural Material Purchased ............................................................................................................ 46

DIVERSIFICATION & PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT SECTOR PERFORMANCE .......................... 47

Pyrethrum Seedlings production ............................................................................................................ 47

Construction of Pyrethrum dryers in Rubavu district ............................................................................ 50

Sericulture performance 2018-2019 ........................................................................................................... 51

Mulberry plantation expanded by 550Ha ............................................................................................... 51

Production of cocoons ............................................................................................................................ 53

3

Trained 520 Farmers under Sericulture Value chain .............................................................................. 54

STEVIA and SPICES ................................................................................................................................. 57

Expansion and maintenance of Stevia plantations ................................................................................. 57

Expansion, Gap Filling and Rehabilitation ............................................................................................ 58

Monitor the Production and Export of Stevia dry leaves ....................................................................... 59

Essential Oils .............................................................................................................................................. 61

Seedlings production .............................................................................................................................. 61

Promotion and product development ..................................................................................................... 61

Livestock value chains ............................................................................................................................... 62

Participation in ApiExpo Africa 2018 .................................................................................................... 62

Organize exporters in commodity based organizations.......................................................................... 62

HORTICULTURE PERFORMANCE 2018-2019 .................................................................................... 63

Vegetable production ............................................................................................................................. 63

Mobilization of farmers .......................................................................................................................... 63

Elaboration of training manuals ............................................................................................................. 63

Production of Hybrid Chili under SITA project ......................................................................................... 64

Horticulture Diseases and Pests Control Services ...................................................................................... 65

Floriculture Development .......................................................................................................................... 71

Exported Summer Flowers ..................................................................................................................... 71

Mobilization & Summer Flower production .......................................................................................... 72

Construction in Gishali Greenhouse II phase ......................................................................................... 73

COPERATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ........................................................................................ 80

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE ACTIVITIES 2018-2019 ............................................................ 81

Staff capacity building ........................................................................................................................... 81

Procurement implementation 2017-2018. ................................................................................................ 1

4

Acronyms

CEPAR Coffee Exporters and Processors Association of Rwanda

PSTA IV Strategic Plans for the Transformation of Agriculture 4

CWSs Coffee Washing Stations

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization

FFS Farmer Field Schools

FWC Fully Washed Coffee

IFAD International Fund for Agriculture Development

IPM Integrated Pests Management

IPM Integrated Pest Management

KSEZ Kigali Special Economic Zone

MINAGRI Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

NAEB National Agriculture Export Development Board

NAOC National ApiExpo Organizing Committee

NSC National Sericulture Centtre

PRICE Project for Rural Income through Export

SPIU Single Project Implementation Unit

SWC Semi Washed Coffee

TMEA Trade Mark East Africa

5

List of Tables

Table 1: Coffee seedlings prepared & transplanted by RF ............................................................................ 18

Table 2: Identification of Open Land compared with anticipated areas ....................................................... 19

Table 3: Fertilizer distributed and applied .................................................................................................... 21

Table 4: Needed fertilizer vis-a-vis applied ones ........................................................................................... 21

Table 5: Pesticides distributed & applied in each province( liters) .............................................................. 23

Table 6: CWS situation .................................................................................................................................. 23

Table 7: Distribution of FFS groups with respect to District and Sectors .................................................... 24

Table 8: Showing coffee production vis-à-vis 2017-2018 .............................................................................. 26

Table 9: Coffee export revenue vis-à-vis 2017-2018 ..................................................................................... 29

Table 10: Green Leaf production per factory and yield ................................................................................ 35

Table 11: Fertilizers purchased, distributed and applied in Kg .................................................................... 36

Table 12: Fertilizer supplied by NAEB .......................................................................................................... 36

Table 13: Number of plucker trained ............................................................................................................. 37

Table 14: Indicates work done under FONERWA ......................................................................................... 39

Table 15: Made tea production and transformation ratio comparison with last year ................................... 40

Table 16: Tea factory capacities .................................................................................................................... 41

Table 17: Showing value added teas per company ....................................................................................... 42

Table 18: Seedlings preparations materials received by cooperatives .......................................................... 46

Table 19: Seedlings preparations materials received by cooperatives (PRICE) ........................................... 46

Table 20: Pyrethrum seedlings multiplication status ..................................................................................... 48

Table 21: Showing pyrethrum plantation status ............................................................................................ 49

Table 22: Pyrethrum dry flowers production per district .............................................................................. 51

Table 23: Showing refined pyrethrum exports ............................................................................................... 51

Table 24: New mulberry planted area by zones ............................................................................................. 52

6

Table 25: Shows cocoon production (2018-19) ............................................................................................. 54

Table 26: Silkworm production...................................................................................................................... 57

Table 27: Shows total area under stevia crop ................................................................................................ 58

Table 28: Showing production & export of stevia leaves .............................................................................. 60

Table 29: Showing stevia export in comparison to 2017/18 .......................................................................... 60

Table 30: Production of stevia dry leaves in stores ....................................................................................... 60

Table 31: List of Exporters growing Hybrid Chilli & area planted............................................................... 64

Table 32: Horticulture companies using packhouse ...................................................................................... 75

Table 33: Procurement implementation progress (2017-2018) ....................................................................... 1

Table 34: Budget execusion (2018-2019) ........................................................................................................ 5

7

List of Figures

Figure 1Coffee seedlings planted ................................................................................................................... 16

Figure 2: Coffee seedlings production ......................................................................................................... 17

Figure 3: Coffee seedlings preparations by CWS .......................................................................................... 17

Figure 4: Coffee land preparation & planting ............................................................................................... 19

Figure 5: Coffee seedlings distribution season 2019A .................................................................................. 20

Figure 6: Fertilizer distribution and application in season 2019A ............................................................... 21

Figure 7: Farmers learning how to prepare & apply fertilizer ..................................................................... 22

Figure 8: Farmers taught how to identify coffee leaf rust ............................................................................. 22

Figure 9: Famers trained through FFS ......................................................................................................... 25

Figure 10: Coffee Export Destination ............................................................................................................ 30

Figure 11: Coffee average price 2017 ........................................................................................................... 30

Figure 12: Shows Baristas being trained ....................................................................................................... 31

Figure 13: AFCA Exhibition ........................................................................................................................ 32

Figure 14: Cup showing of Excellency .......................................................................................................... 32

Figure 15: Exhibitors at SCAJ ....................................................................................................................... 33

Figure 16: Tea pluckers trained in Shagasha, Mata & Muganza Kivu ......................................................... 37

Figure 17: Training through FFS in tea ........................................................................................................ 38

Figure 18: Agro forestry nurseries planted .................................................................................................... 38

Figure 19: ECD/Creche .................................................................................................................................. 40

Figure 20: Rwanda tea brand marketed in tour de Rwanda .......................................................................... 44

Figure 21: Tea destination by countries ....................................................................................................... 44

Figure 22: Planted area in new identified tea areas ...................................................................................... 45

Figure 23: Shows prepared and maintained pyrethrum nurseries ................................................................ 48

Figure 24: Pyrethrum farms established with splits and seedlings................................................................. 49

8

Figure 25: Pyretrhum farms established with seedlings and splits in Rubavu District ................................. 50

Figure 26: Dryer at foundation construction stage in Bugeshi ..................................................................... 50

Figure 27: Showing nursery beds for mulberry prepared ............................................................................. 52

Figure 28: Shows cocoons supplied to Karongi ............................................................................................ 53

Figure 29: Sericulture farmers the GAP Figure 30: Transplanting saplings in pmt.plantation ........... 54

Figure 31: Trained on chopping mulberry leaves.......................................................................................... 54

Figure 32: Trained on feeding grown silkworms ........................................................................................... 54

Figure 33: Farmers trained how cocoons are processed to produce raw silk .............................................. 55

Figure 34: Silk factory at KSEZ & a reeling machine ................................................................................... 55

Figure 35: Shows launch of 1st export of silk yarn ........................................................................................ 56

Figure 36: Honorable Minister at Nyanza silkworm ...................................................................................... 57

Figure 37: Showing stevia plantation & seedling prepared .......................................................................... 57

Figure 38: Multiplication of stevia seedlings................................................................................................. 59

Figure 39: Healthy stevia plantations of AIDC .......................................................................................... 59

Figure 40: Shows expansion of stevia plantation .......................................................................................... 59

Figure 41: Stevia dry leaves in stock ............................................................................................................. 61

Figure 42: Showing produced geranium seedlings ........................................................................................ 61

Figure 43: Shows new products developed by ESS OIL Ltd .......................................................................... 62

Figure 44: Hybrid chilli plantation ................................................................................................................ 65

Figure 45: Chilli plantation in Bugesera ....................................................................................................... 65

Figure 46: Printed out book & fact sheet ...................................................................................................... 66

Figure 47: Assessment on Avocado trees & trapped fruit flies ...................................................................... 67

Figure 48: Shows mango disease severity incidences .................................................................................... 67

Figure 49: Incidence for Mango insect pests attack ....................................................................................... 68

Figure 50: Affect mango trees ........................................................................................................................ 68

9

Figure 51: On farm trainings on GAP & IPM ............................................................................................... 69

Figure 52: Pest & disease scouting in vegetables ......................................................................................... 70

Figure 53: Number of exported stems ............................................................................................................ 71

Figure 54: Shows summer flowers exported by bloom hills........................................................................... 72

Figure 55: Shows site leveling & greenhouse construction ........................................................................... 74

Figure 56: Showing materials for installation of irrigation system ............................................................... 74

Figure 57: Percentage of export from packhouse .......................................................................................... 75

12

Introduction

The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) is a public commercial institution

under the tutelage of the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources with the Board of Directors

undertaking strategic oversight and fiduciary responsibility. It started operations in 2011 and

currently governed by law N°13/2017 of 14/04/2017. This was formed as a result of merging former

OCIR-CAFÉ, OCIR-THE, and RHODA with an aim of combining efforts and resources to increase

the country’s agricultural export volumes and revenues by attracting private sector investments in

production, processing and value addition of both traditional and emerging new value chain

commodities for exports.

In the recognition and also reporting on the National documents of NST1 and PSTA4, NAEB has

comeup with a Strategic Plan with a mandate of driving Rwanda’s agri-exports revenues growth by

supporting exports sector actors across production, value addition, marketing, and policy

interventions. To ensure this, in fiscal year 2018-2019, NAEB comeup with a set of actions

responding to a total of 11 Projects with key intervenions of facilitating investment in priority value

chains, undertaking catalytic strategic investments, supporting research and innovation, increasing

skills and building capacities, carrying out awareness and availability of Rwanda commodities in

regional and international markets.

The Annual report 2018-2019 captured export performance of value chains and activities performed

in achieving the set targets. This fiscal year generated export revenues decreased to $465.4M from

$515.8 of 2017-2018 and its anticipated to increase to 656.7M in coming fiscal year 2019-2020.

This decrease was as a result of drop in diversified and horticulture products exported to regional

and EAC countries, few amount of rainfall that affected production and amount of export in Tea and

Coffee affected by international prices, Made in Rwanda Policy that affected exports of hides and

skins, policy imposed on small traders in DRC of passing their imported products within bonded

houses.

From the cumulative generated revenue, the share of traditional agriculutural exports was 33.9% of

the total agricultural exports whereas the non-traditional crops accounted for 66.1 %. By commodity

performance, cereals and grains accounted for 21.7% of the total revenues from Agri-exports with

the re-export composition of 0.59% of the revenues generated by cereals, tea accounted for 17.9%

and coffee 14.7% in the total Agri-export revenues generated. The Horticulture products (vegetables,

fruits and flowers) occupied 5.8%.

13

Export Performance and Result 2018-2019

In fiscal year 2018-2019, the National Agriculture Export Development Board (NAEB) consolidated

its efforts to become a result-based institution focused on the achievement of results through actions

implemented under its technical agenda. In doing so, the collaboration of dozens of local, regional

and global partners through their support led the institution to reach the identified results of $465.4M

For the eigth consecutive year, through budget support from MINECOFIN and NAEB’s own

resources were used to implement the 11 projects in pipeline 5namely; The Tea expansion project,

improving coffee production, productivity and quality, Commodity Chain/Horticulture, New

Agriculture Export Value Chain and Sericulture development. Also projects of Export logistics

development, Export commodities profiling, Kigali wholesale market, Flower park construction,

Development of Perenial cash crops on Kivu belt and Green House for vegetables production were

executed.

Rwanda’s Agricultural exports experienced a significant growth over the last five year at a

compound annual growth rate of 105.6 % since 2014-2015 to reach $465.4M, led by moderate

growth in traditional exports i.e. Tea, Coffee, and pyrethrum and faster growth in emerging non

traditional export crops. High potential export crops that have contributed much revenue include

horticulture, livestock, cereals, essentail oils, and others compared to traditional crops. The export

of traditional commodities fall at a rate of 0.9% between 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 while emerging

non traditional commodities export fall by 7% within the same period. Among the emerging export

commodities, Pyrethrum experienced the fastest growth due to new number of identified markets

penetrated, Forest products grew by 56% while Vegetables registered a growth of 25%. Tea and

coffee remained key traditional export commodity despite a slighter decrease compared to 2017-

2018 fiscal year.

Agricultural Export performance annual report 2018-2019

Commodities July 2018-June 2019 July 2017-June2018 % change

Traditional Export commodities

TEA Production 30,443,865 30,560,564 (0)

Exports(Kg) 30,573,263 27,824,246 10

Value of Exports(USD) Tea 83,552,108 88,069,061 (5)

Average export price/Kg USD 2.73 3.17 COFFEE Production 22,385,838 21,959,880 2

Exports(Kg) 21,654,088 20,353,423 6

Value of Exports(USD) Coffee 68,763,924 69,359,159 Average export price/Kg USD 3.18 3.41 (7)

Pyrethrum Exports(Kg) 34,267 23,262 47

Value of Exports(USD) 5,860,109 3,774,824 55

Average export price/Kg USD 171 162 5

Total traditional export 158,176,141 161,203,045

14

II. Emerging commodities Horticulture Sector Vegetables Exports(Kg) 26,751,720 20,635,174 30

Value of Exports(USD) hort 15,638,674 12,389,352 26

Fruits Exports(Kg) 9,959,284 8,757,395 14

Value of Exports(USD) hort 8,390,534 6,890,737 22

Flowers Exports(Kg) 632,318 704,736 (10)

Value of Exports(USD) 3,145,577 4,159,785 (24)

Horticulture export Volumes 37,343,332 30,097,305 24

Horticulture export Revenues 27,174,785 23,239,874 17

Diversification products Animal products

Hides and Skins Exports(Kg) 1,077,839 3,400,949 (68)


Meat Exports(Kg) 6,876,252 7,021,167 (2)


Dairy Exports(Lts) 9,304,523 17,514,192 (47)


Live Animals Number 1,071,325 941,046 14


Fishs

Exports(Kg) 13,156,847 13,164,886 (0)


Eggs

Exports(Kg) 10,817,319 14,883,770 (27)


Export revenue Animal products 92,425,935 118,073,238 (21.7)

Cereals(Grains & Flours) Exports(Kg) 217,251,472 237,686,941 (9)


Pulses Exports(Kg) 18,222,489 28,563,820 (36)

Value of Exports(USD) 9,476,625 15,022,427.8 (37)

Roots and Tubers and Flours Exports(Kg) 44,632,822 32,829,990 36


Vegetables oil

15

Exports(Kg) 44,489,346 38,718,629 15


Sugar Exports(Kg) 18,924,363 7,139,431 165


Oleaginious (Soja, groundnuts, sunflowers) Exports(Kg) 13,473,240 31,791,744 (58)


Essential Oils ( Mulinga) Exports(Kg) 3,190 20,671 (85)

Value of Exports(USD) 49,808 616,777 (92)

Bananas Exports(Kg) 477,983 498,940 (4)

Value of Exports(USD) 300,302 279,235 8

SUGAR CAN Exports(Kg) 487,728 124,219 Value of Exports(USD) 215,921 30,611 HONEY Exports(Kg) 2,651 13,730 (81)


Forest products Exports(Kg) 256,091 121,701 Value of Exports(USD) 354,871 228,044 56

Raw Tobacco Exports(Kg) 221,934 9,504 Value of Exports(USD) 93,492 45,400 Traditional beer Exports(Kg) 401,753 188,217 Value of Exports(USD) 439,325 115,157 Other food products Exports(Kg) 2,218,166 1,918,828 16


Fodder or hay (ubwatsi ) Exports(Kg) 3,060 5,694 (46)


OTHERSRODUCTS Exports(Kg) 84,298 67,165 26

Value of Exports(USD) 187,005 148,366 26

Total non traditional exports 307,229,194 354,656,348 (13)

Grand total 465,405,334 515,859,393 (13)

16

Projects Performance

COFFEE PERFORMANCE 2018-2019

Over the years the reputation Rwandan coffee has tremendously grown due to the strategy focusing

on specialty coffee with a target to achieve 80% fully washed coffee by 2024.

To ensure a sustained growth in coffee produced for export at a target of 24,500MT and increased

revenues to a target of 75M. NAEB focused on implementation of various activities/interventions

that impacts the growth of revenues and volumes. The activities ranged from those that increase

productivity, production and marketing.

Coffee expansion program

During 2018 A&B seasons, 590,438 seedlings were planted on 235ha in Gakenke on 117ha, Huye

District on 118ha . This activity was facilitated by Reserve Force as Service Provider.

Figure 1Coffee seedlings planted

Preparation of Coffee Seedlings

One of the major activities to increase coffee production was to increase number of seedling by

different partners. Under the contract related to the production of 1,300,000 coffee seedlings

implemented by Reserve Force as the Service Provider a total of 1,340,625 coffee seedlings

equivalent to 356ha have been produced. Apart from the seedlings prepared by Reserve Force, other

stakeholders in coffee sector especially Coffee Washing Stations with the support of NAEB or on

their own initiative managed to plant 2,663,083 coffee seedlings equivalent to 1,065 Ha across the

Country.

17

Production of coffee seedlings in Kirehe, Gatsibo, Nyanza, Rusizi and Rulindo Districts

Figure 2: Coffee seedlings production

CWS seedling preparation

Planted Area and Coffee Seed Distribution

For the preparation of coffee seedlings that would be planted in season 2020A, in collaboration with

coffee stakeholders (Coffee Washing Stations and Cooperatives), NAEB distributed 1,430 KG of

coffee seeds equivalent to 3,038,750 seedlings expected.

Coffee seedlings transplantation

From the expected seedling production of 1,300,000 produced in Kirehe, Gatsibo, Ngoma, Nyanza,

Rusizi and Rulindo Districts by Reserve Force as service provider it was achieved in 2019B at 103%

where 1,340,625 seedlings were produced and transplanted in each District as follow:

Figure 3: Coffee seedlings preparations by

CWS

18

Table 1: Coffee seedlings prepared & transplanted by RF

S/NO District Expected Seedlings Produced & Transplanted

Seedlings

Performance (%)

1) Gatsibo 300,000 320,099 106.6

2) Kirehe 230,000 234,965 102.1

3) Ngoma 137,500 145,184 105.5

4) Nyanza 230,000 239,475 104.1

5) Rulindo 230,000 231,859 100.8

6) Rusizi 172,500 169,043 97.9

TOTAL 1,300,000 1,340,625 103.1

Maintenance and gaps infilling of 100ha under the contract between NAEB and

Reserve Force

Under the contract between NAEB and Reserve Force as Service Provider in Rulindo District, in

sectors of Burega, Cyinzuzi and Buyoga, 100ha were planted in season 2019A. Maintenance has

been carried out (i.e. weeding and fertilizing) whereas the identified damaged seedlings have also

been replaced.

Production of Coffee seedling to be planted in 2020A

In the framework of coffee expansion program and replacing old coffee trees, NAEB in collaboration

with its stakeholders managed to provide coffee seeds, tubing’s, urea and watering cans for

preparation of seedlings that were to be planted in 2020A. By end June 53 stakeholders were support

by NAEB with 2122Kgs of seeds, 4,630,792 coffee seedlings, 5,510Kgs of tubings, 3,198Kgs of

Urea and 115 Cans to support seedlings preparation to be planted in 2020A.

Maintenance of 1,500 ha of coffee planted in Rulindo, Gakenke, Nyamagabe and

Kirehe

On 6th February 2018 MoU between NAEB/PRICE and RCCF was signed with the purpose of

establishment sites for multiplication of mulching materials (Themeda) and of (Vetiver) for coffee

plantations established in expansion program in Kirehe, Rulindo, Gakenke and Nyamagabe Districts.

Multiplication of mulching materials is expected to be done on 175Ha on the identified land in four

districts of Kirehe 30Ha, Nyamagabe 50Ha, Gakenke 35Ha and Rulindo 60Ha and along ditches

excavated on 1,515.5Ha of coffee plantations (Gakenke: 294.7Ha, Kirehe 612.8Ha, Nyamagabe

201.2Ha and Rulindo 405.8Ha.

Its effective implementation of activities started by 18th March 2019 in four districts where more

concentration was put on farmers’ mobilization to avail land, site identification and first plowing of

identified sites where planting is anticipated to start in the next rainy season

19

Table 2: Identification of Open Land compared with anticipated areas

N⁰ District Anticipated area Identified Area (Ha) Remaining area (Ha) Comments

RULINDO

1 Bushoki 5 2.81 1.74 Exhausted area

2 Mbogo 16 9.82 6.55 Exhausted area

3 Tumba 9 5.31 3.72 Identification continues

S/Total 30 17.94 12.01

GAKENKE

1 Coko 3.6 0.98 2.67 Identification continues

2 Muhondo 7.8 0.89 6.95 Identification continues

3 Mataba 2.9 1.01 1.84 Identification continues

4 Minazi 6.2 9.3 -3.1 Identification stopped

S/Total 20.5 12.18 8.36

NYAMAGABE

1 Cyanika 9 2.12 6.46 Identification continues

2 Kibumbwe 15 10.58 4.31 Exhausted area

3 Mbazi 16 7.9 8.43 Identification continues

S/Total 40 20.6 19.2

KIREHE

1 Gahara 5 7.35 -2.4 Identification Stopped

2 Gatore 9.3 12.58 -3.2 Identification Stopped

3 Kirehe 1.8 0.36 1.4 Identification continues

4 Kigarama 2.2 1.91 0.3 Identification Continues

5 Mpanga 6.2 0.22 6 Identification Continues

6 Musaza 5.5 0.26 5.2 Identification Continues

S/Total 30 22.68 7.3

Total 120.5 73.4 38.5

Progress of land preparation and planting activities in Kirehe district, Gakenke,

Nyamagabe.

In Kirehe district, activities have been

carried out in Gatore, kirehe, Gihara,

Kigarama, Mpanga and Musanze Sectors.

The cumulated covered area is 22.68Ha

including 9.34Ha planted and 13.33Ha

firstly plowed. In Rulindo district,

activities started in Bushoki, Mbogo and

Tumba Sectors where total planted area is

17.94Ha, and 12.36Ha firstly plowed.

Gakenke District, activities in Minazi,

Taba, Muhondo and Coko Sector have

started whereby the total area covered is

12.9Ha, planted area at 3.51Ha whereas the

Figure 4: Coffee land preparation & planting

20

plowed one is 8.67Ha. Lastly, is in Nyamagabe district where activities have been carried out in Kibumbwe,

Cyanika and Mbazi Sectors whereby total area covered is 20.6Ha including, 2Ha planted, 7.34Ha under

second plowing and 11.26Ha firstly plowed.

Increase coffee on-Farm Productivity

Another important pre-requisite to achieving, increase in export of coffee is the transformation of a

significant number of coffee farms into profitable coffee farming enterprises. This was achieved in

a number of ways, like achieving high productivity or high yield through application of appropriate

inputs such as mineral and organic fertilizers, mulching and pruning etc.

Mineral fertilizer distribution and application (NAEB 3,393 CEPAR 3,500)

In fiscal year 2018-2019, the plan was to purchase and distribute a total of 7,500 MT of fertilizer to

coffee farmers. Both NAEB and CEPAR contributing to 4,000MT and 3,500MT respectively as per

the purchasing and distribution plan.

During the 2019A season, a total of 6,891,584 tons were applied from October 2018 to February

2019, representing 99.76% of the total quantity of 6,892,100kg mineral fertilizer delivered i.e.. This

represents a total achievement of 91.9% compared to the annual target of 7,500 tons. However, the

distributed quantity responds only to 64.5% of the total needs to apply fertilizer. The application was

done using group farmers in support of the Reserve force technicians, local authorities (Districts)

and Coffee washing stations operating in their respective zones. The current number coffee trees

was estimated at 106,842,108 in season 2019A

Figure 5: Coffee seedlings distribution season 2019A

21

Table 3: Fertilizer distributed and applied

Table 4: Needed fertilizer vis-a-vis applied ones

Province Coffee

Trees 2015

Coffee Trees

Updated 2018

Fertilizer

Needed/KG

Distributed Season

2019A/KG

Percentage

Distributed (%)

East 19,953,250 29,307,036 2,930,706 1,670,550 57

North 7,696,578 10,165,857 1,016,585 604,050 59

West 28,300,802 34,655,495 3,465,549 2,416,400 69

South 25,941,200 31,939,789 3,193,978 2,148,500 67

Kigali

City 677,427 773,931 77,342 52,700 68

TOTAL 82,569,257 106,842,108 10,684,210 6,893,000 64.5

Province Name Fertilizer Distributed

(Kg)

Fertilizer Applied

(Kg)

% of Fertilizer

Application

Eastern 1,670,550 1,670,550 100%

Kigali City 52,700 52,084 98.8%

Northern 604,050 604,050 100%

Southern 2,148,500 2,148,500 100%

Western 2,416,400 2,416,400 100%

GRAND TOTAL 6,892,100 6,891,584 99.76%

Figure 6: Fertilizer distribution and application in season 2019A

22

Source: Coffee Census 2015

Pests and Disease Management

To ensure quality and quantity of produced coffee produced 8,500L of pesticides were purchased

for pests and disease management. more effort were put in most prevalent area at high risqué to be

affected by coffee berry bora such as Nyamasheke, Nyamagabe, Ngoma, Huye, Rulindo and

Gakenke. This was done essentially through a regular monitoring of the appearance of different

coffee diseased like leaf rust but also monitoring of the infestation of insect pests such as antestia

bug and coffee berry borer.

In collaboration with CEPAR, a total of 16,740L of pesticide was distributed and 99.67% equivalent

to 16,607L was applied. The pesticide for Antestia Bug Control was 16,595L/16,730L representing

99.2%, CYPRO applied was IOOL/IOO/L representing 100% and Fungicide (CABRIO) applied

was 760L/760L representing 100%.

Figure 8: Farmers taught how to identify coffee leaf rust

Figure 7: Farmers learning how to prepare & apply fertilizer

23

In 2018/2019, the incidence and severity of coffee stem borer decreased compared to last fiscal year.

In the previous assessments and field studies done, coffee stem borer wasn’t severe in identified

districts before of: Kirehe, Ngoma, Kayonza, Rwamagana, Ruhango, Nyanza, Huye, Nyaruguru,

Rusizi, Nyamasheke, Ngororero e.t.c.

Table 5: Pesticides distributed & applied in each province( liters)

PROVINCE Pesticide Distributed Pesticide Applied % of Pesticide application

EST 2,145 2,145 100%

KIGALI CITY 60 60 100%

NORTH 3,300 3,300 100%

SOUTH 3,105 3,105 100%

WEST 8,130 7,997 98.36%

GRAND TOTAL 16,740 16,607 99.67%

Fully Washed coffee production from 54% to 70% of the total production.

Over the past few years, coffee has been recognized as a specialty coffee to importers, roasters, and

consumers of specialty and premium grade coffees. This was done through improvement of coffee

processing practices using coffee washing stations and discourage the ordinary coffee through

enforcement of zoning.

It’s based on the above, that from July 2018 to June 2019, new 6 coffee washing stations were

constructed with the total capacity of 4,250 tons’ cherries which contributed to increased number of

CWS to 307 in 2019 from 301 in 2018. During the FY 2018-2019, the quantity of cherries received

and processed were 80,607 tons of cherries from 285 Coffee washing stations that operated at a

capacity of 62%

Table 6: CWS situation

30th June 2019 30th June 2018

Province Number

of CWS

Capacity

cherries

(MT)

Processed

cherries

(MT)

Number of

CWS that

are not

working

Num

ber of

CWS

Capacity

cherries

(MT)

Processed

cherries

(MT)

Number of

CWS that

are not

working

Western 128 60,750 35,599 5 129 60,500 40,496 7

Southern 87 36,550 18,603 4 84 34,550 28,250 6

Eastern 64 30,250 21,608 13 60 28,250 35,226 3

Northern 27 13,800 4,587 - 27 13,800 8,086

Kigali 1 1,000 211 - 1 1,000 579

Total 307 142,350 80,608 22 301 138,100 112,637 16

24

Farmer Field School Implementation Practices To ensure continuous increase in coffee production, productivity and export, NAEB through

financial support from MINECOFIN and FONERWA partnered with the Reserve Force to carry out

farmer’s trainings through the Farmer Field School (FFS) activities. The RF subcontracted RYAF

to implement the program which started in December, 2018.

The one-year program had a target of training a total of 24,000 farmers till December 2019 with an

objective of supporting them in sustaining and profitably boost coffee farm productivity.

Having a target to 15,000 Farmers, a total of 19,187 managed to register into the Farmer Field School

program and 77.3% of them attended the first training which was on “Coffee Quality and

Harvesting” i.e. 11,588 Farmers. The 2nd month of training which was on “Weeding and

Mulching” 284 FFS groups out of 389 with attendance of 7,695 Farmers were trained. hereas under

the Fonerwa program, out of a target of training 9,000 Farmers in areas of Kirehe, Nyamagabe,

Gakenke and Rulindo Districts and ensure its completion by December. 27 FFS facilitators and 2

Master trainers were recruited to carryout the task

Table 7: Distribution of FFS groups with respect to District and Sectors

No District Sector # FFS Facilitators Targeted FFS Groups Formed FFS Groups

1 Rwamagana Karenge 3 30 30

2 Nyakariro 1 10 10

3 Rutsiro Boneza 7 70 70

4 Kigeyo 7 70 70

5 Mushonyi 6 60 60

6 Kamonyi Mugina 2 20 22

7 Nyamiyaga 2 20 22

8 Nyarubaka 1 10 11

9 Karongi Bwishyura 1 10 10

10 Gishyita 2 20 20

11 Mubuga 1 10 10

12 Ruhango Kinazi 1 10 11

13 Mbuye 2 20 22

14 Ntongwe 1 10 10

15 Ruhango 1 10 11

TOTAL 5 15 38 380 389

N.B. Each group is made up of 35-40Farmers

25

Figure 9: Famers trained through FFS

Implementation of the turnaround program The turnaround program was designed to help cooperatives increase their revenues through

improving the management practices of their coffee washing stations (CWS), seek to provide

management, operational and governance support to cooperatives owning CWS and building

technical and management capacities of newly created cooperatives.

NAEB/PRICE through Rwanda Coffee Cooperative Federation hired a professional consultant firm

known as KNJ Services to implement the turnaround program for coffee cooperatives. During this

fiscal year three main activities have been completed so far namely; The capacity needs assessment

conducted on 25 cooperatives that did not benefit for 2016/2017 turnaround program, identification

of 45 cooperatives that are meant to participate in the refresher program and lastly training 70

cooperatives in various domain, where a total of 494 staff and elected leaders from all the 70

cooperatives were trained during the period between November 2018 and January 2019.

Regarding access to finance and market, out of 10 cooperatives with urgent needs identified, 8 of

them have been support for funding. These include; IKAWA Yacu Coop, KOGIMUAKA,

KawaNyarubaka, KOTEMUKAMA, COACAM, KOBAKANYA, Turengerikawa and

Aburwagasabo. 69 cooperatives were visited to monitor their activities in 21 districts with a total

member of 11,948 members whereby 64% were male and 36% female. The topic of training has

been covered, where a total of 487 persons were trained against 508 anticipated to participate.

Coffee Production FY 2018-2019

The coffee production is largely driven by smallholder farmers holding small plots that are less than

a hectare. The average coffee trees per farmer ranges between 150-300 trees and the least ranges

between 50 to 100 coffee trees. During the FY 2018-2019, the coffee production increased by 1.94%

from 21,959,880MT in 2017-2018 to 22,385,838 in 2018-2019. The increase was mainly due to

good agricultural practices applied by farmers including; fertilizer and pesticide application, GAP

filling practices, strengthening of the zoning policy among others.

26

Table 8: Showing coffee production vis-à-vis 2017-2018

Coffee production

Month(s) (kg) July 2018-June 2019 (kg) July 2017-June 2018 % change

July 1,544,544 2,087,720 (26.02)

August 2,561,608 2,433,110 5.28

September 2,606,352 2,263,664 15.14

October 2,110,503 2,959,134 (28.68)

November 2,308,984 2,256,199 2.34

December 2,964,813 2,508,666 18.18

January 1,096,970 1,473,445 (25.55)

February 1,661,379 1,591,256 4.41

March 1,369,387 944,135 45.04

April 927264 753755 23.02

May 1,456,054 914,272 59.26

June 1,777,980 1,774,524 0.19

Total 22,385,838 21,959,880 1.94

Production of Fully Washed Coffee 2018-2019

In fiscal year 2017/2018, the target was to achieve 70% of FWC from 54% in the previous year. Several

strategies were put in place including working with our stakeholders in strengthening the zoning policy,

imposition of a fee of 3% on SWC among others. This target was achieved at 60% in 2018-2019.

It’s important to note that much FWC has been increasing annually, the Semi washed/ordinally coffee and

triage still remain a challenge where in this fiscal year they recorded 24.4% and 14.3% respectively.

Coffee Type Exports (kg) Revenues ($) % of each type

FWC 12,938,603 52,645,124 60

SW/ORD 5,300,285 11,249,909 24.4

ROASTED 55,470 165,449 0.3

ROB 250,545 430,094 1.2

TRIAGE 3,109,186 4,263,347 14.3

TOTAL 21,654,088 68,753,924 Coffee quality 2018-2019

The Quality Assurance Unit consists of three main sections, i.e. the coffee laboratory and the tea

laboratory and soil laboratory. It is devoted to ensure the availability of safe and quality products

that are complying to market requirements through a number of activities including sensory analysis,

quality and conformity assessment, capacity building on and dissemination on quality standards and

27

safety measures as well as market requirements. Thus, throughout the fiscal year it supported the

enforcement activities for market requirements and quality assurance and implement quality

development programs.

In the past year 2018-2019, the QARU continued to conduct different quality development

programs including conformity to market requirements for different commodities prior to exports

and to support stakeholders in improving the quality of their products through capacity building.

Samples of coffee collected from all exporters in NAEB export warehouses over the months from

July 2018 to June 2019, 4 main types of defects were detected. These were the potato taste, ferment,

Oldish and Dust. The occurrence of defects was as follows:

In the FW coffee defects found include Potato Taste (PTD) which was kept below an average of 6%

throughout and ferment (FTD) which was detected on 5.5% of exported coffee. The Oldish was the

defect that occurred at the highest level in 6.6 of exported FW coffee.

In the semi-washed coffee there has been a high occurrence of different defects which were

detected in coffees totaling 15.5% for potato taste, the ferment appeared on 36% of the total

exported semi washed coffee while the oldish was detected at around 40% for the exported coffee

These Annual finding on Quality and Regulation provide impartial, timely, accurate, and cost-

effective analytical and guidance services to agriculture export stakeholders.

5.2% 5.5% 6.6%

2.4%

15.5%

36.8%39.9%

23.0%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

Potato Ferment Oldish Dust

Defect occurence in exported coffee

FW SW

28

Training of Quality controllers from CWS

In regard to enhancement of coffee Quality and promoting sustainable and increased returns to

small coffee farmers from key export driven agricultural value chain through increased volume and

Quality of production, improved marketing and effective farmer organization. In conjunction with

price project, 30 Quality controllers from different of different Coffee washing stations were

given advanced training on coffee cupping and Roasting in Karongi.

Installation and operationalization of the color sorter machine

During the FY 2018-2019, several activities regarding the installation and operationalization of the

color sorter machine was completed. This included; site clearance, recieval of accessories,

installation, testing, training of operators among others.

A total of 23 contracts from various stakeholders willing to use the acquired color sorter were

signed. Its commissioning and accessories was done in March 2019, where we were monitoring its

working condition and their initial settings. Through meetings between NAEB and Exporters about

the use of color sorting machine, the agreement between both parties was 35Rwf per Kilo which

are going to be proceed in color sorter machine.

Out of 50 exporters expected, a total of 20 exporters have signed the contract on the use of color

sorting machine in expectation of 50 exporters.

Certification process of different coffee washing stations

Seven (7) Coffee washing stations i.e. KOAKAKA, ABAKUNDAKAWA, COCAGI

KOPAKAMA among others have already been certified. Coaching, Documentation Services and

certification have been carried out. Four (4) Coffee washing stations were assisted and facilitated

to acquire 3rd party certification program including; DUKUNDEKAWA-Gakenke district,

ABATERANKUNGA BA SHOLI- Muhanga district, COCAHU-Gatsibo district,

ABAKANGUKIYE KAWA-Ngoma district.

Four (4) out of 7 coffee cooperatives i.e. COCAGI, KOTUKANYA, ABANGAKURUSHWA,

KOPAKANYA were inspected and monitored for 3rd party standards implementation progress in

addition to 5 coffee companies/cooperatives of RWAMATAMU, TWUMBA, SAKE Farms,

29

BAHO and NOVA that were sensitized for certification. An internal audit inspection was

conducted to both KOBAKANYA and ABANGAKURUSHWA in Nyamasheke and a follow up

on organic certification audit for abaterankunga ba sholi in Muhanga was completed.

Coffee Export and Revenues

Coffee has been one of the two Agricultural commodity that generates a lot for the country from

exports. Although we indicated an increase in Quantity of coffee exported from 20,353MT in 2017-

2018 to 21,654MT in 2018-2019, the exported coffee generated less revenue of $ 68,763,924

compared to $ 69,359,159 of previous year mainly caused by fall in global prices by 3.5% as

indicated in the table below

Table 9: Coffee export revenue vis-à-vis 2017-2018

Coffee exports

Coffee 2018-2019 Coffee 2017-2018 Change

(kg) ($) Av.price (kg) ($) Av.price % Values

July 1,586,464 5,330,033 3.36 2,026,780 7,877,967 3.89 (32.34)

August 2,525,028 9,725,930 3.85 1,923,290 7,819,116 4.07 24.39

September 2,264,670 9,323,186 4.12 2,461,184 9,737,525 3.96 (4.26)

October 2,892,083 11,152,446 3.86 2,208,834 9,048,985 4.10 23.25

November 2,257,564 6,499,162 2.88 2,294,809 8,487,279 3.70 (23.42)

December 2,152,425 6,500,937 3.02 1,803,419 5,283,124 2.93 23.05

January 1,096,070 2,835,991 2.59 1,175,845 3,289,370 2.80 (13.78)

February 1,439,859 3,899,343 2.71 1,392,181 3,682,364 2.65 5.89

March 1,281,957 3,397,184 2.65 1,744,291 4,371,784 2.51 (22.29)

April 1,167,266 3,330,873 2.85 1,139,595 3,378,210 2.96 (1.40)

May 1,368,812 3,080,437 2.25 716,637 1,703,521 2.38 80.83

June 1,621,890 3,688,402 2.27 1,466,558 4679914 3.19 (21.19)

Total 21,654,088 68,763,924 3.18 20,353,423 69,359,159 3.41 (0.86)

30

Figure 10: Coffee Export Destination

Coffee average price July 2018-June 2019/July 2017-June 2018

Figure 11: Coffee average price 2017

UNITED KINGDOM30.32 %

SWITZERLAND29.88 %

UGANDA9.16 %

SINGAPORE9.03 %

BELGIUM7.67 %

USA4.93 %

NEWZEALAND1.52 %

SOUTH KOREA1.28 %

JAPAN0.80 %

UAE0.64 %

GERMANY, 0.581332658, 1%

MEXICO0.31 %

Destination of coffee in 2018-2019

3.36

3.85

4.12

3.86

2.88

3.02

2.59

2.71 2.65 2.85

2.25 2.27

3.89 4.07

3.96

4.10

3.70

2.93 2.80

2.65 2.51

2.96

2.38

3.19

-

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

4.00

4.50

Coffee average price USD/kg July 2018-June 2019

Coffee average price USD/kg July 2017-June 2018

31

Coffee Marketing

During the year 2018-2020, various coffee exhibitions, conferences among others were carried out

with main aim of penetrating different markets through marketing Rwanda coffee both on a National

and international level. Among them includes; the 17th African fine coffee conference and exhibition

, Cup of excellence, training of BARISTA among others.

Training of BARISTA

In this fiscal year, a training of Barista was carried out between in December 2018. It was organised

by Rwanda Farmers Coffee Company Ltd in partnership with the National Agriculture Export

Development Board. It was aimed at improving Barista knowledge on coffee making & serving,

organizing a coffee cupping session with Baristas and marketing Rwandan coffee. Among the

trainees included baristas in different hotels, restaurants and coffee shops in Kigali. Five training

topics on basic theoratical knowledge on coffee, use of different coffee making devices, recipe

creation, hygiene and equipment cleaning were carried out. A total of 36 Baristas were trained.

African Fine Coffee Conference and Exhibition

The 17th African fine coffee conference and exhibition was hosted in Rwanda at KCC where a total

of 1,000 participants both National and international with speciality coffees from the heart of

Africa attended. The event took place for 3days from 13th to 15th/02/2019.

During the event there were 57 AFCA Exhibition with 146 exhibitors. Several coffee field trips

were carried out on 10th /02/2019 including a one day huye mountain coffee trip and a two days

Kivu belt coffee field trip. A minimal branding was also done including a large back wall with

2LED screens built, a speakers’ banner, barrister championship banner, signage and vehicle

branding. Its important to note that through all the activities of the event Rwanda got a chance to

market its coffee worldwide, presenting different investment opportunities to participants among

other.

Figure 12: Shows Baristas being trained

32

Figure 13: AFCA Exhibition

Cup of Excellence The cup of excellence is an annual competition held in several countries to identify the highest

quality coffees produced. The competition was organized in collaboration with Alliance for coffee

excellence . It was carried out in 12 stages including; sensitization, sample collection, cupper

calibration training, preselection of samples, national jury cupping among others.

During calibration training that took place, 19 cuppers attended the session whereby 12 of them

joined the national jury. 374 coffee samples were taken from all provinces with the western province

leading with high representation. During the pre-selecion those with 86% were allowed to continue

the competition whereas those below were eliminanted

Out of 372 sample received, a total of 150 coffee lots qualified for entry into the main competition

receiving scores of 86. A total of 40 samples passed to the international jury. In order to promote

and market the winning coffee lots, NAEB and the farmers organization provided technical

information about the lot and farm before National jury week. Other activities such as online auction,

warehousing/milling/packing for export, sending/preparing samples to buyers, shipments of lots

among others were carried out.

Figure 14: Cup showing of Excellency

33

Specialty coffee Association of Japan

NEAB together with its stakeholders attended the Specialty coffee Association of Japan’s annual

conference and exhibition that took place from the 26th to the 28th September 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.

The event hosted more than 2,500 visitors from various corners of the world within the specialty

coffee section and the theme of the conference and exhibition summit was ‘The Sustainable Future

of Coffee’. The conference brought together a total of 126 specialty coffee companies, organizations

and other groups from many countries including coffee producing countries. The SCAJ conference

generated business discussions and negotiations which will help stakeholders to further advance the

Rwanda coffee industry.

During the exhibition 13 major coffee importers i.e. MARUBENI, UCC, MC Agri- alliance,

MITSUI&CO.LTD, VOLCAFE, MARUYAMA, KEY COFFEE, ISHIMITSU&CO. LTD,

WATARU, ATAKA COFFEE, SAZA COFFEE CO., Ltd, ZENSHO, FUKUEI COFFEE met with

Rwandan coffee exporters and the main outcomes were;

Large Coffee importer, WATARU committed to increase specialty coffee purchases and also to

buy commercial grade.

Three of Rwandan coffee exporters had a meeting with two other Japanese coffee importers of

Rwandan coffee, ATTAKA Coffee and SAZA Coffee Co. Ltd. They agreed on maintaining the

relationship, increase volume and explore opportunities for commercial grade.

The buyer of Tumba coffee that won the Cup of Excellence, MARUYAMA Coffee and current

President of SCAJ agreed to attend the African Fine Coffees Association Conference due to take

place in February 2019 in Rwanda.

Zensho committed to buy from MICOF four containers of coffee with a potential increase to

five.

Later a Rwandan coffee seminar was prepared and carried out which attracted more than 100

Japanese coffee buyers to the seminar room where a presentation on Rwanda coffee sector was made

and the coffee cupping session specifically for the Japanese coffee buyers was made

Figure 15: Exhibitors at SCAJ

34

TEA SECTOR PERFORMANCE 2018-2019

The tea sector is one of the largest employer in Rwanda, employing over 145,374 people (EU

employment survey, 2015). Tea production in Rwanda is organized around 16 estates all privately

owned. There are more than 27,000 independent smallholder growers who own about 70% of the

total area under tea cultivation (27,218Ha).

The tea sector is viewed as central to the country’s economic development. It has huge potential to

raise smallholder farmer incomes, provide investment opportunities for private investors, and high

contribution to the country foreign exchange earnings. Since 2009, NAEB is coordinating tea

expansion project through which 5 new tea factories have been constructed and are operational,

contributing to increase in revenue from $56 Million in 2010 to $91 million in 2018. (NAEB: 2018

Report)

There are three others under construction in the final stages. The projection is to have a total of

eighteen (18) functioning tea factories by the end of 2020. Since 2011 the country Tea production

and revenues has kept on increasing mainly attributed to an efficient and integrated agricultural

practices adopted by stakeholders as well as expanded area under tea production. However, due to

volatility and continuous fluctuations of prices on international markets, tea sector has been affected

leading to depressed earnings from tea exports. With a target of 31,515MT that would have generated

$92.3M we managed to achieve 30,573MT that generated $83.5M by 2018-2019.

The set production targets of green leaves was achieved at 96.6% while the revenues was achieved, at 90%

while tea expansion was done on 669.73Ha. out of 500Ha planned.

Green leaf production

In Rwanda, tea is planted on a total surface area of 23,276.42 ha [Tea census, July 2017). This has

been increased due to the expansion that was made in 2017-2018 of 159.75Ha and 669.73Ha of

2018-2019 of which a total of 20,466.47Ha is reported to be productive.

From the reported productive tea plantations area, in this fiscal year 2018-2019 compared to 2017-

2018 green leaf production decreased by 2% which led to attainment of 127,004,363Kg as for

productivity was at 6,206kg/ha. This was as a result of a 13% decrease in production of Mulindi and

Sorwathe located in Nothern province compared to last fiscal year. Its however important to note

that factories in west and southern provinces their production increased by 3% and 1% respectively

Among the reasons behind a production decrease in North was changes in climate. The table below

shows Green leaf production per factory and yield.

35

Table 10: Green Leaf production per factory and yield

Province District Tea estates 2017-2018

(kg)

2018-2019

(kg) %

Productiv

e area

(ha)

Yield

2017-

2018

Yield

2018-2019

Contribution to

total production

2017-2018

Contribution to

total production

2018-2019

Northern

Gicumbi MULINDI 17,424,296 14,434,323 -17% 1,716 10,156 8,412 13% 11%

Rulindo Sorwathé 15,095,363 13,711,287 -9% 1,151 13,110 11,912 12% 11%

sub total 32,519,659 28,145,610 -13% 2,867 11,342 9,817 25% 22%

Western

Nyabihu NYABIHU 6,221,809 6,041,531 -3% 885 7,029 6,827 5% 5%

Ngororero RUBAYA 10,682,727 10,944,841 2% 1,181 9,048 9,267 8% 9%

Rubavu PFUNDA 11,102,915 10,615,577 -4% 1,198 9,268 8,861 9% 8%

Rutsiro Rutsiro 2,110,840 2,459,722 17% 1,058 1,995 2,325 2% 2%

Karongi Karongi 3,085,254 2,846,736 -8% 1,246 2,476 2,285 2% 2%

GISOVU 10,768,800 8,681,479 -19% 1,252 8,603 6,934 8% 7%

Nyamasheke GISAKURA 8,155,704 8,708,416 7% 1,447 5,635 6,018 6% 7%

Gatare 2,207,427 5,356,750 143% 1,755 1,258 3,052 2% 4%

Rusizi SHAGASHA 10,333,457 10,786,910 4% 1,271 8,133 8,487 8% 8%

sub total 64,668,933 66,441,962 3% 11,293 5,727 5,883 50% 52%

Southern

Nyamagabe Mushubi 3,521,699 4,060,110 15% 1,127 3,126 3,603 3% 3%

KITABI 10,241,067 10,471,601 2% 1,409 7,268 7,432 8% 8%

Nyaruguru

MATA 9,745,894 9,086,004 -7% 1,079 9,036 8,421 8% 7%

NSHILI 6,132,048 6,401,137 4% 1,511 4,060 4,236 5% 5%

Muganza-

Kivu 2,435,991 2,397,939 -2% 1,182 2,061 2,029 2% 2%

sub total 32,076,699 32,416,791 1% 6,307 5,086 5,140 25% 26%

Old tea estates 115,904,080 109,883,106 -5% 14,099 8,221 7,794 90% 87%

Young tea estates 13,361,211 17,121,257 28% 6,368 2,098 2,689 10% 13%

Total 129,265,291 127,004,363 -2% 20,466 6,316 6,206 100% 100%

Fertilizer Purchase

Normally to boost Tea production there is an importance of training farmers in use of GAP among

those including the use of fertilizers. Its based on this, that apart from the tea fertilizer fund which is

an organ that purchases fertilizer in bulk at lower cost for stakeholders who deposit their money on

its account. NAEB purchased 548 MT through NAEB procurement office in season B while the Tea

Fertilizer fund purchased 9,596.85 MT in both Seasons A & B which makes a total number of

10,144.85Tons of fertilizer that were purchased in 2018-2019. The tables below shows both fertilizer

purchased, distributed by tea industries and NAEB

36

Table 11: Fertilizers purchased, distributed and applied in Kg

Destination Season A 2019 Season B 2020 Total year 2019-2020

Rugaya 372,900 398,900 771,800

Kitabi 383,200 411,450 794,650

Nyabihu 336,250 350,100 686,350

Rutsiro 130,550 158,900 289,450

Mata 297,700 360,000 657,700

Gisakura 282,000 338,000 620,000

Gatare 66,850 79,500 146,350

COTHEGA 260,000 260,000 520,000

Nshili Kivu 300,000 240,000 540,000

PFUNDA 293,300 287,700 581,000

Gisovu 416,000 365,000 781,000

Mushubi + COTHEGAB 272,000 167,000 439,000

Muganza Kivu + Karongi 300,000 370,000 670,000

ASSOPTHE 296,000 260,000 556,000

KATECOGRO 50,000 45,000 95,000

Rugabano Tc 7,700 16,850 24,550

Mulindi & Shagasha 800,000 600,000 1,400,000

SCON - 24,000 24,000

NAEB (support to young

coops) - 548,000 548,000

Total 4,864,450 5,280,400 10,144,850

The National Agriculture Export Development Board (NAEB) managed to support 6 young tea

cooperatives including COTHEGAB, RUTEGROC, COTHEGA, and COOTHEMUKI,

KATECOGRO and COOTHECYAKA with extra 548 tons of NPK 25-5-5 + 4S. However,

487.2Tons were applied while 65.58 Tons remained in the store early dry season that stopped the

fertilizer . The support distribution was done as follow:

Table 12: Fertilizer supplied by NAEB

COOPS DISTRIBUTED APPLICATION REMAINING

COOTHEGAB 77,500 77,500 0

RUTEGROC 75,000 38,000 37,000

COTHEGA 129,540 129,540 0

COOTHEMUKI 123,700 123,700 0

KATECOGRO 132,300 118,058 19,019

COOTHECYAKA 10,000 439 9,561

Total 548,000 487,197 65,580

37

Plucking standard and efficient green leaves analysis.

Tea Plucking requires a defined bud leaf configuration called a plucking standard. The first step in

making a quality tea requires adherence to the plucking standard and most of tea quality and

quantities suffered for this step. With a target of training 5,000 tea pluckers in 16 tea factories and

Rugabano sites. NAEB through respective districts and Tea Factories organized the training of

professional tea pluckers from all operating tea factories and Rugabano site where a total of 4,985

attended and acquired tea plucking skills as illustrated in the table below

Table 13: Number of plucker trained

FACTORY DISTRICT DAYS NUMBER OF TRAINEES TRAINING MATERIALS /

MULINDI GICUMBI 2 500 500

SORWATHE RULINDO 2 250 250

RUBAYA NGORORERO 2 250 250

NYABIHU NYABIHU 2 250 250

KITABI NYAMAGABE 2 250 250

MUSHUBI NYAMAGABE 2 250 250

GISAKURA NYAMASHEKE 2 500 500

GATARE NYAMASHEKE 2 500 500

KARONGI KARONGI 2 200 200

GISOVU KARONGI 2 200 200

RUGABANO KARONGI 2 100 100

RUTSIRO RUTSIRO 2 250 250

SHAGASHA RUSIZI 2 500 500

PFUNDA RUBAVU 2 250 250

MATA NYARUGURU 2 235

MUGANZA KIVU NYARUGURU 2 250

NSHILI KIVU NYARUGURU 2 250

Total 4,985 4,250

Figure 16: Tea pluckers trained in Shagasha, Mata & Muganza Kivu

38

During the activity a few challenges were faced including; Pluckers not provided with principal

materials used in plucking including basket, protecting clothes and boots. This has a negative effect

on pluckers’ output/productivity and although tea pluckers are old and willing to work and perform

well as far as there is an improvement of plantation and supply of quality leaf is concerned.

FONERWA Funded Project

The project entitled “MINAGRI Climate mainstreaming pilot for the coffee and tea sectors”

was approved and funded by FONERWA in the fiscal year 2017-2018. This project pilots the

mainstreaming of climate change into the agriculture sector development investment plan of

MINAGRI. It focuses on the tea and coffee sub-programmes. Among activities conducted includes;

training that was organised and conducted by NAEB in collaboration with MINAGRI to cover

training on FFS principles and approaches, GAP in tea, environmental change and understanding tea

as business.

Secondly, are nurseries for tree belts and planting. A contract was signed with the Reserve Force to

establish agro forestry trees (620,000) nurseries in May 2018 and plant them in September 2018 in

tea plantations. Although there was a delay in planting those trees as they were planted in

December 2018 up to April 2019.

Figure 17: Training through FFS in tea

Figure 18: Agro forestry nurseries planted

39

Table 14: Indicates work done under FONERWA

ACTIVITY/

Cooperative

COOTHEMUK

I (Nyaruguru)

COTHEGAB

(Nyamagabe)

COTHEGA

(Nyamasheke)

KATECOGR

O (Karongi)

RUTEGROC

(Rutsiro)

Land location 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Terracing 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Nurseries construction 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Potting 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Plot bands 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Repiquage 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Transportation 102,272 /102,272 72,032 / 72,032 297,152/297,152 54,761/53,952 86,615/94,592

Planting 100% *Only 40,000

planted.

100% 100.50% 91%

Maintenance Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing

Mapping Pending Pending Pending Pending Pending

* Others have been damaged during transport

As indicated in the table above, there various challenges that were encountered among them

including delays caused by Reserve Force that’s now just starting development of nurseries in five

cooperatives.

Implementation of NAEB-UNICEF Agreement

It is through an advocacy conducted together with UNICEF that led to commitment by all the 16

Tea industries to have at least one ECD facility in their tea plantation sites. By end of June 2019, a

total of eight crèche /ECD were functional including; Two in Mata, Sorwathe,and unilever tea

company, and One at Kitabi , Rutsiro , Rubaya and Nyabihu Tea estates.

In addition, through AVSI in partnership with UNICEF, nine creches/ECD were constructed in 5

districts of Nyaruguru, Nyamagabe, Nyamasheke, Rusizi and Karongi. These were done purposely

to benefit tea farmers and workers (pluckers) in COTHENK, COTHENYA, KOBACYAMU,

COTHEGAB, COOPTHE Mwanga (Gisakura), CooptheShagasha, COTHENYA, KATECOGRO

and COTHEGIM. Their construction activities were at 90% except in COTHENYA where

construction activities are still at 50% due to change of site. They are expected to be completed Its

expected by end July,2019 to have completed construction.

It’s also through the AVSI that capacity building on ECD related subjects were conducted in 4

districts of Rulindo, Rutsiro, Nyabihu and Ngororero. Eleven training sessions were carried out

where 501 parents attended (28% Male and 72% Female) with children aged between 0-6 years. The

community mobilization sessions realized 1,027 number of tea pluckers in tea factories and

cooperatives.

40

Figure 19: ECD/Creche

Made Tea production

Made tea produced in the fiscal year 2018-2019 was 30,443,865 kg against the target of 31,515,000

which is 96.6%. This was mainly due low level of rainfall recorded mainly from January 2019.

Compared to last fiscal year of 20117-2018, production of made tea slightly reduced by 0.19%.

Table 15: Made tea production and transformation ratio comparison with last year

Tea estates

Green leaf

2017-2018

(kg)

Made Tea 2017-

2018 (kg)

Transform

ation ratio

Green leaf

2018-2019 (kg)

Made Tea

2018-2019 (kg)

Transformati

on ratio

% increase

or decrease

MULINDI 17,424,296 3,909,565 4.46 14,434,323 3,369,036 4.28 -13.80%

Sorwathé 15,095,363 3,570,943 4.23 13,711,287 3,317,639 4.13 -7.10%

Sub-Total 32,519,659 7,480,508 4.35 28,145,610 6,686,675 4.21 -10.60%

NYABIHU 6,221,809 1,522,677 4.09 6,041,531 1,497,744 4.03 -1.60%

RUBAYA 10,682,727 2,614,247 4.09 10,944,841 2,654,058 4.12 1.50%

PFUNDA 11,102,915 2,589,397 4.29 10,615,577 2,545,522 4.17 -1.70%

Rutsiro 2,110,840 502,881 4.2 2,459,722 624,439 3.94 24.20%

Karongi 3,085,254 719,001 4.29 2,846,736 664,022 4.29 -7.60%

GISOVU 10,768,800 2,584,512 4.17 8,681,479 2,079,432 4.17 -19.50%

GISAKURA 8,155,704 1,882,534 4.33 8,708,416 2,006,606 4.34 6.60%

Gatare 2,207,427 515,707 4.28 5,356,750 1,305,025 4.1 153.10%

SHAGASHA 10,333,457 2,242,626 4.61 10,786,910 2,353,098 4.58 4.90%

Sub-Total 64,668,933 15,173,582 4.26 66,441,962 15,729,946 4.22 3.70%

Mushubi 3,521,699 901,010 3.91 4,060,110 1,022,557 3.97 13.50%

KITABI 10,241,067 2,474,199 4.14 10,471,601 2,562,983 4.09 3.60%

MATA 9,745,894 2,397,508 4.07 9,086,004 2,259,316 4.02 -5.80%

NSHILI 6,132,048 1,529,109 4.01 6,401,137 1,601,784 4 4.80%

Muganza-Kivu 2,435,991 604,648 4.03 2,397,939 580,604 4.13 -4.00%

Sub-Total 32,076,699 7,906,474 4.06 32,416,791 8,027,244 4.04 1.50%

Old tea estates 115,904,080 27,317,317 4.24 109,883,106 26,247,218 4.19 -3.90%

Young tea

estates 13,361,211 3,243,247 4.12 17,121,257 4,196,647 4.08 29.40%

Total 129,265,291 30,560,564 4.23 127,004,363 30,443,865 4.17 -0.40%

41

Tea Factories capacities

Among the current operating 16 tea factories, it is observed that all factories are operating under

their installed capacities except Nshili. At national level factories operate only at 69% as indicates

the table below.

Table 16: Tea factory capacities

Tea factory

Name

Theoretical Capacity

(made tea tones/year)

Achieved capacity in 2017-

2018 (made tea tones/year)

Achievements against capacity

Gisovu 3,000 2,585 86%

Pfunda 3,000 2,589 86%

Nyabihu 1,600 1,523 95%

Rubaya 3,500 2,614 75%

Gisakura 3,000 1,883 63%

Shagasha 3,200 2,243 70%

Karongi 1,200 719 60%

Rutsiro 2,000 503 25%

Gatare 1,600 516 32%

Kitabi 3,700 2,474 67%

Nshili 1,500 1,529 102%

Mata 4,000 2,398 60%

Muganza-Kivu 1,200 605 50%

Mushubi 2,400 901 38%

SORWATHE 4,400 3,571 81%

Mulindi 5,000 3,910 78%

Total 44,300 30,561 69%

Main challenges identified in tea processing included; Inadequate supplies of green leaf to

factories, low product diversification and high manufacturing and operational cost.

Value Addition

During fiscal year 2018-2019, value addition in tea was done by six companies namely;

SORWATHE, Pfunda Tea Company, Gisovu Tea Company, Rwanda Tea Packers, Damarara Tea

Company and Karibu Tea. Rwanda value added teas are mainly locally sold including; green tea (in

tea bags and loose packs), black tea (in tea bags and loose packs) and spiced tea (ginger tea).

During fiscal year 2018-2019, it was observed that at National level, value added teas is still low at

1.09. The recorded figure is slightly higher compared to last fiscal year with 1.01. It based on this

42

that more efforts are needed to increase tea value addition in local sales as well as exports. Below

are 2018-2019, quantities of value added teas per entity

Table 17: Showing value added teas per company

Company Local sales (kg) Export sales

SORWATHE 255,378 59

Rwanda Tea Packers 68,114 675 Gisovu TC 690 25

Pfunda TC 691 0

Karibu Tea 1,870 0

Damarara TC (Jan-June 19 estimated) 6,624 0

Total Value added teas 332,011 759

Total Made tea produced (kg) 30,443,865

Percentage of value added teas 1.10%

Tea quality

During the fiscal year 2018-19, more than 9,751 tea samples were received from 16 Tea Factories

and Parameters such as grain size, taste including the overall appearance for leaf and liquor, color

and liquor taste used in tea quality control are checked through sensorial analytical control of the

made tea. The chart below show the number of samples tasted per factory

As it can be extracted from the above chart, the primary grades made 79% of the total exported

volumes, 16.6% were the secondary grade and only 1.7% was orthodox while the share of other

specialty teas has reached1.9 % .

CALLIBRATION TRAINING

Rwanda tea is known for its quality and ranks among the best available teas to the international

markets. To maintain this high quality tea in 2018-19 tea makers were trained. The training was

79.76%

16.61%1.74% 1.90%

0.00%

20.00%

40.00%

60.00%

80.00%

100.00%

Primary grades Secondary grades Orthodox Other specialities(org, green)

Share In total tea export vol.

43

conducted for 2 days at NAEB Tea tasting laboratory which was followed by one-day visit to recent

most improved MATA Tea factory for trials demonstration purposes, cupping sessions and review

the impact of the last conducted training including tea makers’ calibration and professional tea

pluckers.

Supporting The Certification Processes (Coaching On Certification)

In line with stakeholders support to certification process, mentorship towards NAEB QMS ISO

9001-2008 upgrade to ISO 9001-2015 and HACCP for NAEB Pack house under FQA

International guidance ‘Consultancy service for supporting the certification processes (coaching

on certification) for agri-export products and systems. 2 training sessions was conduct from 6th

May 2019, one of 22 NAEB staff for QMS and another one for HACCP in pack house for 15

participants including 9 representing exporters while we managed to respond to stakeholders

request including support in Organic, Rainforest, UtZ, MPS for SAKE Coffe,Nova Coffee, Baho

Coffee ;Gatsibo site, Nyaruguru site, Rutsiro site and Ruhango site, Coothemuki

Cooperative,Cothegab Cooperative,Rwamatamu Coffee,Sopyrwa Coffee and Bloom Hills.

Tea Exports and Marketing

1. Market trends and Promotional Activities

Tea export sales for the year 2018-2019 were $83.5M, compared to $88m that were recorded in

last fiscal year 2017-2018. The recorded decline in revenues by almost $4.5M was mainly caused

by excessive supply where the world wide tea supplied was too high in relation to demand which

led to fall in prices (e.g. Average price in 2017-2018 was $3.17/kg compared to this fiscal year

with $2.73/kg) hence attaining less revenues. Secondly, is a slight fall in production as seen that

was due to reduction in rainfall amount along the year. Other minor causes were; Political

instabilities in some consuming countries like Sudan, economic embargo imposed to Iran by USA

which attributed to insufficient of Dollar currency by Iranian buyers among a few.

44

It is through promotional activities that NAEB in collaboration with Rwanda Tea Association carried

out Rwanda tea brand communication and awareness in a series of concurrent activities. Under “Tour

du Rwanda Feb 2019” together with brand promotional campaigns has been aired on Rwanda broad

casting channels in a period of six months.

Rwanda Tea Export Destination

In fiscal year 2018-2019, a total of 96% of the Rwanda tea was exported in 13 countries. Pakistan,

UK and Kazakhstan with the highest percentange of tea export of 49%, 15% and 7% respectively.

Among other potential buyers included Sudan, Egypt and Ireland which accounted for 5% and 4%

respectively. Rwanda tea was shipped to forty-two countries, with new export destinations such as

France, South Africa and Singapore.

Figure 21: Tea destination by countries

Pakistan49%

UK15%

Kazakhstan7%

Sudan5%

Egypt4%

Ireland4%

Russia3%

United Arab Emirates3%

Germany2%

Myanmar1%

USA1%

Afghanistan1%

Iran1%

Tea destination in % by countries July 2018-June 2019

Figure 20: Rwanda tea brand marketed in tour de Rwanda

45

Tea expansion and Expropriation, resettlement and livelihood restoration To increase production, production and revenues from the tea sector. The Government came up with

a project of Tea expansion through encouraging and facilitating investor interested in tea production.

It is in this line, that in fiscal year 2018-2019 the total area of tea planted in both new tea projects of

Nyaruguru and Rugabano was 531.15Ha where also total of 14.2M seedlings were produced to be

planted.

By end june, 300.5Ha we noted and monitored to have been planted in Nyaruguru tea project. Here

SCON managed to plant 150.5Ha and also produced 4.2m seedlings whereas Unilever planted also

a total of 150Ha of Industrial Bloc with a production of 3m seedlings.

It’s also important to note that 230.65Ha in Rugabano Tea project was planted whereby ROS planted

130.65Ha and also produced 4.5m seedlings while Luxmi aslo planted 100Ha of Industrial Bloc with

a production of 2.5M seedlings. Tea expansion was also done in Assopthe Tea Cooperative where

farmers planted 105.98Ha and also in Gisakura Tea Factory and COOPTHEVIGI where they planted

14Ha and 18.6Ha respectively of the new tea plantations which totaled to 32.6Ha

Tea expansion project to be a success the element

of Expropriation is so crucial. This involves the process of merging expropriated land which is one

of the step that is ongoing in Rwanda Land Management and Use Authority that has led delay in

issuing land titles.

Regarding resettlement, the 2nd Phase construction of 10houses (4 in 1) was completed and 40

families have already been resettled whereas in Phase 3 the construction of 8houses (8 in 1) has been

completed and 64 families have already been resettled.

In Rugabano, on element of livelihood restoration out of 140 cows, 100 of them were bought and

distributed whereas 20 are remaining. Plantation of fodder was completed too. In Nyaraguru, 10

cows which died in phase I were compensated whereas the distribution of 128 cows for the 2nd phase

was completed (i.e. 64 for both Kibeho and Munini)

Figure 22: Planted area in new identified tea

areas

46

Agricultural Material Purchased

To stimulate Production of seedling and tea expansion through gap infilling, NAEB in years back

till now has been supporting its stakeholders with agricultural nursery materials including tubing

and sheeting. It therefor in fiscal year 2018-2019, a total of 40,490Kg of tubing and 24,554kg of

sheeting were distributed among cooperatives with watering cans, fertilizer for tea seedlings,

fungicides and insecticides.

A total of 23,500Kg of tubing and 29,375kg of sheeting was bought and distributes to support

cooperatives as indicated below;

Table 18: Seedlings preparations materials received by cooperatives

Cooperative

Number of

Seedlings

prepared

Tubing/KGS Sheeting/KGS Watering

Cans/PCES SSP/KGS

COOPTHEGA 550,000 2,000 - 30 0

COOTP 620,000 1,500 2,000 22 50

COOTHEGIM 750,000 2,500 1,010 20 50

ASSOPTHE 1,000,000 2,000 1,150 25 0

COTHECYAKA 1,050,000 3,600 3,000 90 0

RUTEGROC 420,000 2,800 1,150 25 300

COTHENK 1,000,000 2,800 1,144 100 50

SORWATHE 1,000,000 3,225 2,100 25 0

COPTEVIGI 600,000 1,000 1,200 20 0

COTHENYA 300,000 715 1,200 0 0

KOBACYAMU 1,000,000 1,350 3,600 50 0

Total 8,290,000 23,490 17,554 407 450

Table 19: Seedlings preparations materials received by cooperatives (PRICE)

COOPERATIVE

NAME

Number of

seedlings to

produce

Sheeting

(kg)

Tubing

(kg)

Fungicide

(kg)

Insecticide

(L)

Liquid

fertilizer(L)

COTHENK 1,000,000 1,167 2,833 100 10 25

COTHEMUKI 1,000,000 1,167 2,833 100 10 25

RUTEGROC 1,000,000 1,167 2,833 100 10 25

KATECOGRO 1,000,000 1,167 2,833 100 10 25

COTHAGAB 1,000,000 1,167 2,833 100 10 25

COTHEGA 1,000,000 1,167 2,833 100 10 25

TOTAL 6,000,000 7,000 17,000 600 60 150

47

DIVERSIFICATION & PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT SECTOR PERFORMANCE

In its previous strategy, due to declines and volatility in world commodity prices of traditional

products, The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) emphasized the need of

Agricultural Export Diversification Program through introducing the new emerging agricultural

products as one of the ways to contribute to the increase of the country's export growth rate and

reduce its volatility. From there new agricultural value chains with high export potential were

developed.

This not only intended to reduce the country excessive dependence on traditional crops, but also

aimed at diversifying and expanding private agricultural exports with a view to support the

government’s export-led growth strategy, through (i) export market development activities for non-

traditional agricultural products, (ii) support to producers and exporters’ organizations and (iii)

upgrading of export facilities.

Its through strengthening the emerging new commodities that helped NAEB in delivering to the

EDPRII and PSTAIV through streamlining the export growth and improving the Baance of Payment

of the country hence reducing on the dependency of volstile commodity products. The information

below summarises the achievements realized during the period of July 2018 to June 2019 where its

comprised of two components mainly support to production and postharvest. Among the value chain

entained are livestock, new non-traditional agricultural crops, essential oils, pyrethrum and stevia

crops

Annual Achievements

During fiscal year 2018-2019, several activities were intended to attain and exceed targeted revenues

and production, secondly support production and post-harvest infrastructures, ensuring consistency

in supply of quality exported products. Among the activities suggested included; Facilitation of

certification and promotional activities, supporting the preparation of 120Ha of pyrethrum nursery,

exploring new markets, maintaing new and existing mulbery plantations, producing parental

Cacoons among others.

The following include actions/ set of activities were done

Pyrethrum Seedlings production

With a target of supporting in preparation of 120Ha of Pyrethrum nursery, Cumulatively, 89.3Ha of

pyrethrum seedlings’ nurseries were established including 19.8 Ha supported by NAEB and 69.5 Ha

of individual nurseries at household level in four districts as summarized in the table below;

48

Table 20: Pyrethrum seedlings multiplication status

Source of fund/nursery category District Target (Ha) Achievement (Ha)

Earmarked budget/ contracted

Burera 5 4.3

Musanze 5 4.5

Nyabihu 6 6

Rubavu 5 5

Own home/individual nurseries

Musanze 31

Burera 6.5

Nyabihu 22.4

Rubavu 9.6

General performance 89.3

Produced seedlings target under NAEB support was not achieved, due to the increased cost of

multiplying 1Ha of seedlings (unity price), which in turn reduced the total targeted nursery area.

Figure 23: Shows prepared and maintained pyrethrum nurseries

Pyrethrum was planted on 3,085.8 Ha in regards with the target of 3,200Ha

Compared to the annual target of planting 3,200 Ha of pyrethrum (2,920Ha in rotation with food

crops and 280 Ha in new areas), in total 3,085.8 Ha including 2,886 Ha on rotation and 199.8 Ha in

new areas, was planted with pyrethrum in four pyrethrum grower districts of Musanze, Burera,

Nyabihu and Rubavu

49

Table 21: Showing pyrethrum plantation status

Pyrethrum plantation status in rotation with food crops

Province District Target in Ha Total area planted with young

slits, seedlings & old splits (Ha) %

North Musanze 1,300 1,333 103

Burera 100 73.5 73.5

West Nyabihu 1,150 1,110 96.5

Rubavu 370 369 99.7

Grand Total 2,920 2,886 98.8

Pyrethrum plantation performance in new areas

North Musanze 50 49 98

Burera 50 41.5 83

West Nyabihu 150 87.3 58

Rubavu 30 22 73

Grand Total 280 199.8 71

From the table above, pyrethrum rotation with food crops in the existing pyrethrum production areas

was achieved at 98.8%. Reason for not attaining the target was as a result resistance of few farmers

in planting pyrethrum crop. Whereas, plantation in new areas was achieved at 71% of the targeted

area of different new areas suitable to pyrethrum crop as shown. The poor performance was as a

result of few planting materials like in paysanat Zones, mind set of few farmers towards pyrethrum

crop among a few

Figure 24: Pyrethrum farms established with splits and seedlings

50

Figure 25: Pyretrhum farms established with seedlings and splits in Rubavu District

Construction of Pyrethrum dryers in Rubavu district

In fiscal year 2018-2019, we had a target of establishing Two Pyrethrum dryers in sectors Bugeshi

and Busasamana of Rubavu district which would support in drying fresh pyrethrum flowers and

increasing the quality of pyrethrum production. However, the construction works were delayed due to tender process at district side. Considering

the current status, construction works are expected to be completed in the next fiscal year of 2019-

2020.

Dry flowers production and pyrethrum extract export

1. Dried flowers production

The fiscal year 2018-2019, we had an annual production target of 1,700 MT whereby we achieved

it at a rate of 90.8% with 1,544.1 MT of dried pyrethrum flowers supplied to the factory. The table

below describes dry flowers production achieved per district.

Figure 26: Dryer at foundation construction stage in Bugeshi

51

Table 22: Pyrethrum dry flowers production per district

N0 District Target (MT) Achieved production (MT) ( %) of achievement

1 Burera 125

90.8

2 Musanze 770.3

3 Nyabihu 468.4

4 Rubavu 180.4

Total 1,700 1,544.10

From the above table, the dryed flowers production performance was at 90.8% in comparison with

the annual target. This was mainly caused priority given to Seeds production where 27 MT of dry

flowers was used in producing seedlings.

2. Refined pyrethrum extracts exported

Reference made from statistical exports data, pyrethrum extract exports reached at 34.2 MT (with

growth of 47%) and generated USD 5,860,109 with the increase of 55% in terms of the exports

revenue growth.

Table 23: Showing refined pyrethrum exports

Specifications July 2018- June 2019 July 2017-June 2018 % change

Export Volume (Kg) 34,267 23,262 47

Value of Exports (USD) 5,860,109 3,774,824 55

In comparison with previous fiscal year, the export and revenues for refined pyrethrum increased by

47% and 55% respectively. This was as a result of new market exploration mainly in USA, Italy,

South Korea, Spain, Belgium, South Africa, Germany, China, France and UAE.

Sericulture performance 2018-2019

Sericulture is one of the value chains with export potential also contributing to local textiles

development of Made in Rwanda program through producing the silk fabrics and products for

export. It involves rearing of silkworms for production of raw silk, which is the yarn obtained out of

cocoons spun by certain species of insects. During fiscal year July 2018 to June 2019, NAEB had a

target to execute targets of Producing parental cacoons, training farmers, carrying out an impact

assessment survey, planting 500Ha and maintaining new and existing mulberry plantations among

other. Among the key outputs include;

Mulberry plantation expanded by 550Ha

In financial year 2018/19, it was planned to plant new 500 Ha of mulberry countrywide.However

new 550 Ha were planted in 27 districts which made us exceed the target. The main activity was to support

farmers with 6.5 M of mulberry saplings that were distributed in two seasons (2019A). Using the

survived saplings of 3,779,413 in season 2019A, a total of 249Ha were planted with seedlings

52

countrywide. While in season 2019B, a total of 3,142,606 mulberry saplings were prepared both by

NAEB/PRICE and HEworks Rwanda Silk Ltd and supported in planting 301Ha country wide

Table 24: New mulberry planted area by zones

No Production

Zone

Season

2019 A (Ha)

Season

2019 A (Ha)

No Production

Zone

Season 2019

A (Ha)

Season

2019 A

(Ha)

1 Gatsibo A 21 7.4 18 Rubavu 0 4.9

2 Gatsibo B 27 9.7 19 Rusizi 10 6.1

3 Gatsibo C 8 41.4 20 Nyamasheke 23 18.8

4 Rwamagana 7 15.5 21 Burera 0 0

5 Kayonza 16 5.1 22 Musanze 0 1.0

6 Kirehe 5 16.2 23 Gakenke 9 13.8

7 Ngoma A 9 9.8 24 Rulindo 6 9.4

8 Ngoma B 2 3.1 25 Gicumbi 16 18.6

9 Bugesera 2 3.5 26 Kamonyi 5 5.0

10 Nyagatare 0 6.6 27 Muhanga 8 14.4

11 Gasabo 6 3.7 28 Ruhango 3 9.6

12 Nyarugenge 0 1.2 29 Huye 3 4.2

13 Kicukiro 0 1.2 30 Nyanza 4 10.3

14 Rutsiro 5 8.9 31 Nyamagabe 6 2.1

15 Ngororero 13 7 32 Nyaruguru 3 0

16 Karongi A 9 8.2 33 Gisagara 6 4.6

17 Karongi B 17 29.8

Total per season (Ha) 147 178.3 102 122.8

Annual planted area

(Ha

550

Nursery bed prepare Saplings ready to be transplanted

Figure 27: Showing nursery beds for mulberry prepared

53

Prepared mulberry nursery in Nyagatare

Production of cocoons

Compared to previous fiscal year of 2017-2018 where the quantity of produced cocoon was 13.9MT,

in fiscal year 2018-2019 it increased by 21% to generate total production of 21.5MT. The production

was mainly boosted by; supply of young silkworms to farmers that shortned the rearing cycle,

increase in number of farmers in rearing activities and and increased price of cocoons where

HEworks Rwanda Silk Ltd increased the price from 2,950Frw to 3,250 Frw /Kg of fresh cocoons.

Among other factors is improved extension services, mobilization of farmers, improved rearing

techniques among others.

Figure 28: Shows cocoons supplied to Karongi

54

Table 25: Shows cocoon production (2018-19)

Trained 520 Farmers under Sericulture Value chain

With an annual target of ensuring 200 farmers are trained under sericulture value chain. The National

Sericulture Centre was upgraded with the area of training where HEworks Rwanda Silk Ltd equipped

the centre with dormitories, training equipment and a Hall. A total of 520 Farmers were

accommodated and trained for three consecutive days in batches of 30 trainees each. The following

picture indicate training carried out;

Figure 29: Sericulture farmers the GAP Figure 30: Transplanting saplings in pmt.plantation

Figure 32: Trained on feeding grown

silkworms

Month Monthly Fresh Cocoons Production ( Kg)

July 700.9

August 355

September 1,829.30

October 2154

November 1,262.30

December 1,661.20

January 1,958.10

February 994.8

March 3,156.73

April 3,931.90

May 2,080.60

June 1,429.70

TOTAL (Kg) 21,514.53

Figure 31: Trained on chopping mulberry leaves

55

Silk Factory Construction Completion in SEZ

In this fiscal year, the construction of silk factory was

completed and equipped with the required machines

mainly, reeling and re-reeling machines, weaving

machine, silk sheet machines and packing machines. As of

current, the factory started production of silk yarn and silk

sheet.

The Factory has the capacity to process 70-100MT of

fresh silk cocoon per year and it is managed by HEworks

Rwanda Silk Ltd with currently 34 employees that’s

likely to increase. Up to end June 2019, the silk yarn

production was 671.4Kg while the silk sheet was at

3,165.2Kg

Figure 33: Farmers trained how cocoons are processed to produce raw silk

Figure 34: Silk factory at KSEZ & a reeling machine

56

40 ends reeling machine

It is in this fiscal year, that the first export of 553 Kg of silk yarn was exported to South Korea, with value of

USD 28,150. The shipment was aimed at testing the market and register Rwanda as the exporting country of

silk products Figure 35: Shows launch of 1st export of silk yarn

Silkworms Production

Twenty-two (22) boxes of pure parental silkworms were reared up to the production of moths that

undergone for breeding to produce F1 silkworm eggs. In total, 2,285 F1 silkworm egg boxes were

produced, from which, 1,365 silkworm egg boxes were distributed to farmers while 920 silkworm

egg boxes are stored at Nyanza Silkworm Eggs Production Centre to be distributed from September

2019. Additionally, two (2) boxes of hybrids from South Korea have been reared for cocoon

production. The table below summarizes the monthly production of silkworms

57

June 2019 at Kigali Silk Factory

Table 26: Silkworm production

Figure 36: Honorable Minister at Nyanza silkworm

Refering from the table above, In March 2019, from

229.5 boxes distributed, 100 F1 silkworm egg boxes

were sent to South Korea for research. 920 F1

Silkworm egg boxes are stored at Nyanza Silkworm Eggs Production Centre and will be

distributed to farmers from September 2019. In total, 2,285 F1 Silkworm Egg boxes were

produced while 4 boxes of parental lines are under rearing to produce the additional 310 F1

Silkworm Egg boxes.

STEVIA and SPICES

Expansion and maintenance of Stevia plantations was Monitored

In the framework of expanding Stevia plantations, with the collaboration of Stevia life Sweeteners

Ltd and other investors, seven sites are growing stevia crop namely Yanze (Rulindo), Nyamugali

(Kirehe), Rurambi (Bugesera), Bweramvura (Gasabo), Bumbogo (Gasabo), Gikumba (Ruhango)

and Cyahinda (Nyaruguru).

Month Number of boxes

July 8.5

August 496

September 121

October 87.5

November 29

December 81

January 98.5

February 200

March 229.5

April 103.5

May 213.5

June 66

TOTAL 1,365

Figure 37: Showing stevia plantation & seedling

prepared

58

Plantation of Ngarambe Vincent in Nyaruguru District and, Seedlings prepared for the gap filing

The current total area under Stevia after the removal of Rwabicuma site (abandonned by ANASS

and removed from the area under Stevia last year) is 117.1ha including 12ha rehabilitated at Rurambi

site/Bugesera District.

Table 27: Shows total area under stevia crop

District Sector Site name Total area (ha)

Kirehe Nyamugali Nyamugali 14

Ruhango Ruhango Gikumba 1.4

Nyaruguru Cyahinda Cyahinda 8

Rulindo Ngoma Yanze 80.3

Gasabo Jabana Bweramvura 0.4

Gasabo Bumbogo Bumbogo 1

Bugesera Mwogo Rurambi 12

Total 117.1

Expansion, Gap Filling and Rehabilitation of the Plantation

For the expansion and gap filling, seedlings preparation at all sites were prepared, ongoing and

healthly produced. The seedling multiplication was mainly undertaken at Rurambi site (Bugesera),

Cyahinda site (Nyaruguru), Gikumba site (Ruhango) and Yanze site (Rulindo). Due to floods that

occurred in April 2018, the AIDC started the rehabilitation of stevia plantation at Rurambi marshland

and currently, 12ha of Stevia are planted and rapid seedling multiplication are ongoing to speed up

the expansion of the site as illustrated by photos below.

59

Figure 39: Healthy stevia plantations of AIDC

Using the multiplied stevia seedlings, the Agricultural Innovation Development Company resumed

growing Stevia at Rurambi marshland, in Bugesera District where the company targets to grow

Stevia on 200 Ha of land allocated to Stevia. Only 12 Ha are planted and seedlings multiplication

continued with 126 nursery beds in place.

Figure 40: Shows expansion of stevia plantation

Monitor the Production and Export of Stevia dry leaves

The cumulative export quantity of Stevia was 84,088Kg which generated 184,934 USD. The total

production of 39,500Kgs of dried Stevia leaves were still in store by June 2019. The total annual

production was 123,588 Kg of dried stevia leaves out of 120,000 Kgs targeted (103%).

Figure 38: Multiplication of stevia seedlings

60

Table 28: Showing production & export of stevia leaves

Stevia Value Chain July-Sept

2018 (Q1)

Oct-Dec

2018 (Q2)

Jan-March

2019(Q3)

April-June

2019(Q4) Total

Annual

targets

Annual

performance

(%)

Produced quantity (Kgs) 22,766 41,176 30,900 28,746 123,588 120,000 103

Exported Quantity (Kgs) 22,766 20,676 20,724 19,922 84,088 100,000 84.1

Value (USD) 50,085 45,488 45,548 43,813 184,934 220,000 84.1

The annual production of this ending fiscal year 2018/2019 is higher than the production of the last

Fiscal year 2017/2018 with the increase of 16.3%. This increase is due to new planted areas which

started to produce this year. This increase is also evident for the exported Stevia in this ending Fiscal

year 2018/2019 compared to the last Fiscal year 2017/2018 as well as for the revenue generated. The

exported quantity and the export revenues generated by Stevia crop increased at the rate of 25.9%

as indicated in the table below;

Table 29: Showing stevia export in comparison to 2017/18

Stevia Value Chain Fiscal year 2017/2018 Fiscal year 2018/2019 Growth (%)

Produced quantity (Kg) 106,287 123,588 16.3

Exported Quantity (Kg) 66,787 84,088 25.9

Value (USD) 146,931 184,934 25.9

Production of Stevia dry leaves in stores at different production sites

Due to the recent import regulations of Republic of China which requires export authorization for

non- processed Agri-products, 39.5 MT were held in Rwanda. This stock is distributed as following:

Table 30: Production of stevia dry leaves in stores

District Site name Owner Production in Stores (Kg)

Rulindo Yanze Stevialife Sweeteners ltd 35,000

Kirehe Nyamugali Stevialife sweeteners ltd 0

Ruhango Kikumba MANIMPAYE Eric 0

Nyaruguru Cyahinda Ngarambe Vincent 1,800

Bugesera Rurambi Agricultural Innovation

Development Company (AIDC) 2,700

Total 39,500

Stores at different production sites

61

Figure 41: Stevia dry leaves in stock

Rurambi site/Bugesera District

Essential Oils

The main activities in essential oils consisted of supporting farmers with geranium plantlets and

market access for the processors.

Seedlings production

In fiscal year 2018-2019, among the supported community included Kihene Community in Ruhango

district to produce and plant 269,941 geranium seedlings under PRICE project. These farmers are

partnering with Jimy Hope Ltd that is buying their production for distillation. The company managed

to produce 19.5 Kg of geranium oil that was sold to ESS Oil Ltd at USD 100/Kg.

Figure 42: Showing produced geranium seedlings

Kihene site/Ruhango district

Promotion and product development

To enhance the promotion and product development, a two-day workshop on the importance of

enhancing the quality of essential oils was organized and hosted by Rwanda where it brought

together more than 70 essential oil experts from Rwanda, USA, UK, France, South Africa and

Zambia.

This workshop was organized through partnership among the National Agricultural Export Development

Board (NAEB), Ikirezi Natural Products, a Rwandan essential oils producing company and Rutgers

University (New Jersey, USA), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, The Rwanda

Partnership (UK) and Clive Teubes Ltd (South Africa). The workshop, improved the quality of essential oils’

62

produce, established the regional, intra-regional and continental cooperation developed the essential oils

industry in Africa at large.

Livestock value chains During this fiscal year, NAEB intended to monitor livestock activities, participating in ApiExpo

Africa 2018 and organizing exporters in commodity based organizations/umbrella.

Participation in ApiExpo Africa 2018

NAEB facilitated three honey business companies from Rwanda i.e. The Apiary, ABDC and Voice

of Calling in participating in 6th edition of ApiExpo Africa 2018 that was help in Abuja

International Conference Centre/Nigeria on 25th -29th September 2018. The event had an aim at

looking on the untapped potential inherent in the beekeeping subsector known to have generated

income and improved the livelihood of small holder farmers in these parts of the world.

In total, 35 countries from all over the world were represented in the exhibition including; Farmers,

Processors and exporters, equipment suppliers, Universities, Researchers and finally the local and

international NGOs. “The Apiary, a Rwandan company, was awarded as First run up exhibitor

in Processors/exporters category”

Organize exporters in commodity based organizations/umbrella

In line of strengthening the umbrella already in place and help them to be operational, NAEB

supported the umbrella/cooperatives/exporters to host their regular General Assemblies and

technical meetings with aim of strengthening their value chains organization and ensuring favorable

working environment, good management, accountability and profit. The meetings were held with

Rwanda Live animals and Meat Exporters Organization RAMEO, Rwanda Apiculture Multi-

Stakeholders Platform (RAMP) and Féderation Rwandaise des Apiculteurs (FERWACAPI).

Members discussed on how to sustain and boost their business while NAEB informed them on how

to access markets and meet market requirements and quality standards of their products.

Figure 43: Shows new products developed by ESS OIL Ltd

63

HORTICULTURE PERFORMANCE 2018-2019

Horticulture, especially floriculture, has shown the potential to provide Rwanda with a unique

opportunity to increase Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). With a favorable climate, fertile soils and

an abundant, hardworking labor force, there is high potential to develop a vibrant horticulture

industry in Rwanda. The country has the potential to produce many exotic fruits and vegetables that

are currently on high demand on the international market.

Horticulture exports increased from $5M in 2005 to $27.1M in 2018-19 with a target of reaching

$130M by 2024. Vegetables generated $15.6M in foreign exchange revenues while fruits generated

$8.3M and flowers $3.1M which reflects a significant rise compared to the previous fiscal year’s

exports of $23.4M. Among the horticulture exports included; Onions, Fresh beans, Fresh Peas,

tomato, Cabbage, Carrots, Cucumber, Eggplants, French bean, Pepper and Mushrooms. Others

mainly exported abroad included Chili, Snow peas, Flowers, broccoli, Macadamia, Avocado and

Passion fruits.

Vegetable production

NAEB continued to support the production of vegetables through mobilizing smallholder farmers,

supporting them in get proper technical knowhow, healthy planting materials (vegetable seeds)

access and getting information of where they can get a start-up kit for seeds in different vegetable

crops. Among the achieved set targets are as follows;

Vegetables growing activities

During the year, follow up and technical advice were given to farmers who grew vegetables on

495.45Ha with 1,011Kgs of vegetable seeds distributed in season C 2018. The extension services

and monitoring of cooperatives done contributed on the exported vegetables.

Mobilization of farmers in growing of vegetables

Across the fiscal year Farmers were mobilized in growing vegetables. This was done in various

districts of Nyagatare, Gatsibo, Kayonza, Rwamagana, Kirehe, Bugesera, Gasabo, Kicukiro,

Ngororero, Rusizi and Nyanza districts where a total of 246.5Ha was finally used to grow vegetables.

To continue initiating the GAP among vegetable farmers, most of Kigali Vegetable farms were

visited where 741 were trained and encouraged the relevancy of GAP. Among the six firms are;

Abadasiganwa of Kinyinya with 86 farmers, Abashirikabute of Gasabo with 80 farmers, Company

Agri vision with 12 farmers, Inkwakuzi of Rusenyi with 56 farmers, Kami with 50 farmers and 457

farmers in Kajevuba marshland

Elaboration of training manuals

Training materials on ten vegetable crops (i.e. Tomato, hot pepper, onion, carrots, cabbage, broccoli,

African eggplant, French beans, snow peas and cucumber) were elaborated, validated and produced.

These were given to farmers in partnership with Strengthening Education for Agricultural

Development (SEAD) project. It was generally found out that smallholder farmers’ produced

vegetables are grown seasonally which make them to supply more during some periods and others’

they tend to lack production and what to export. It’s based on that , continuous trainings of farmers

will be organized.

64

Production of Hybrid Chili under SITA project In season of 2019, a total of four Indian Companies were interested in partnering with Rwandan

farmers under out grower’s model. Those Indian Companies included Akay Flavors & Aromatics

Pvt Ltd; Synthite Industries; Kancor Mane and Griffith Food.

Seedlings were produced at all sites and planted by farmers at different sites in six Districts

(Bugesera, Ngoma, Rwamagana, Kirehe Nyagatare and Gisagara). In total, 82.7ha were planted

out of 99ha planned. The planted area per site and per Exporter is detailed in the table below:

Table 31: List of Exporters growing Hybrid Chilli & area planted

Company (Buyer)

for x Farmers District Sector Site name

Planned

area (ha)

Planted

area (Ha)

%

Planted

Akay Bugesera Gashora Gaharwa 5 5 100

Akay Bugesera Ngeruka Shami 1 1 100

Akay Bugesera Gashora Mugina 2 2 100


Akay Bugesera Gashora Karizinge 5 0

Akay Gisagara Gikonko Mbogo 2 2 100

Akay Gisagara Musha Rwatano 1.5 1.5 100

Akay Gisagara Mukindo Mukindo 1 1 100

Akay Nyagaratare Matimba Kagitumba 2 2 100

Akay Kirehe Mpanga Mpanga 2 2 100

Akay Ngoma Rukumberi Nyagakizi 2 2 100


TOTAL 25.5 20.5 80.4

Kancor Bugesera Ngeruka Kagenge 3 3.1 103.25

Kancor Bugesera Ngeruka Shami 5 4 80

Kancor Bugesera Kamabuye Biraro 1 7 5.3 76.2

Kancor Bugesera Ruhuha Nyabaranga 6 2.7 44.9

Kancor Bugesera Ngeruka Rusibya 4 3 74.9

Kancor Bugesera Ruhuha Kibaza 5 3.6 71.7

TOTAL 30 21.7 72.4

Synthite Bugesera Ntarama Kayenzi 3.5 3.5 100

Synthite Bugesera Gashora Gachora 28 25 89.3

Synthite Rwamagana Muhazi Akarwiru 8 8 100

TOTAL 39.5 36.5 92.4

Griffith Bugesera Rilima Tabarari 2 2 100

Griffith Bugesera Rilima Kidogo 2 2 100

4 4 100

TOTAL 99 82.7 83.5

65

From the table above, Bugesera was the most favorable District for the Hybrid expansion from the

trial conducted. At the beginning it was mainly conducted in Gashora Sector of Bugesera District

and produced good results. For this current season 2019, Bugesera has 80.4% of the total area of

Hybrid Chilli planted. Synthite Industries was the first Indian Company which planned to work with

farmers this season at big area on 39.5ha in Bugesera and Rwamagana District. The farmers working

with this company managed to grow chilli at 36.5ha out of 39.5ha planned.

Sunfresh ltd at Gashora site/Bgesera District planted on 25ha

Munyampundu Sylvere working with Synthite Industries

Horticulture Diseases and Pests Control Services

One of the key element in boosting horticulture production in fiscal year 2018-2019 was to initiate

strategies of controlling Pests and Diseases. In recent years back, the production of horticultural

crops is constrained by various factors mainly poor cultural practices, limited clean planting

materials, lack of enough certified seeds, numerous insect pests, fungal and bacterial diseases as well

as drought stress and low skills of producers. This has led to the need of improving skills in domain

on crops management through different ways mainly using IPM packages by value chain actors

Figure 44: Hybrid chilli plantation

Figure 45: Chilli plantation in Bugesera

66

aiming at preventing and/or controlling where necessary pests and diseases. Those options have

contributed to an increase in quality and quantity of horticultural crops as well as an increase in

farmers’ income. The main performed activities in this year included;

Awareness on usage of pests and diseases management

Preparation of extension materials During, the fiscal 2018-2019 there was development of extension materials (books and factsheets)

on production techniques, pests and diseases management for mango, avocado and citrus fruit trees.

A total of 300 books and 600 factsheets were produced and distributed to extension agents and fruit

trees farmers.

Supporting horticultural farmers with pesticides

To support horticultural beneficiaries, support in form of pesticides including insecticides,

fungicides and onfarm tools required for pests and diseases management in fruit trees plantations

included; 282Litres of Lambda, 153Litres of imidachloprid, 55Litres of NPK, 225Kg of Copper,

247Litres of chlorothalonil, 172kg of sulfur, 295Pcs of flycatchers, 3568Pcs of pheromones. This

support was very important in reduction of quarantine pests like fruit flies in mango as well as

incidence decrease of fungal diseases and other insect pests in horticultural crops.

Assessment on impact of provided pesticides in fruit trees plantations

The assessment was mainly focused on finding out safe use of pests and diseases control in planted

fruit trees by assessing the way provided inputs have been used for pests and diseases control and

evaluating the impact of provided inputs on fruit trees health and coaching producers on how to

use the additional provided inputs for pests and diseases control. Among the impacted found

results include

The provision of fruit fly traps and lures have been very effective in controlling fruit fly pest of

Bactrocera sp in mango, citrus and avocado fruits trees approximately at 100% if well used and

managed at right time. Sulfur(miovit)fungicide was also effective on control of powdery mildew at

early attack approximately at 80% if plant is well maintained. The Copper hydroxide was effective

as preventive fungicide for fungal diseases attack and effective in control of scab disease and rough

Figure 46: Printed out book & fact sheet

67

spots and chlorothalonil also effective in control of spots diseases and anthracnose disease on

different parts of plants. Imidachloprid and lambdacyhalothrin insecticides were shown

effectiveness in control of insect pests as including white flies, aphids, thrips, caterpillars and aphids.

Assessment on severity extends of mango diseases and insect pests in Rwanda.

The surveillance of Mango diseases and insect pests was conducted by RAB and NAEB team

in May 2019 within the country. After the assessment an analysis was made in relation with the

collected data, among the field results on incidence for Mango diseases attack are as follows

Figure 48: Shows mango disease severity incidences

Key: No infection (0%), Mild infection (1-5%), Moderate (6-10%), moderately high (11-20%), Higher

(21-30%), Very high or severe infection (31% and above).

0

22

5

1 1 10

13

7

1 1 10 0 1 0 0 0

0 % ( 1 - 5 % ) ( 6 - 1 0 % ) ( 1 1 - 2 0 % ) ( 2 1 - 3 0 % ) ( 3 1 % A N D A B O V E )

NO

_ O

F FI

ELD

INFE

STED

LEVELS OF DISEASE SEVERITY

MANGO DISEASE SEVERITY INCIDENCES

Powdery mildew Anthracnose cankers

Figure 47: Assessment on Avocado trees & trapped fruit

flies

68

Figure 49: Incidence for Mango insect pests attack

During the finding, it was found out that no farm was observed totally free from any of the suspected

diseases. Powderly mildew Anthracnose was observed in almost all fruit trees at different level of

infection from mild to severe.

Affected by anthracnose & Mealbugs (Gashora, Mayange/Bugesera District

Capacity building for farmers on GAP

Onsite training on Integrated pest management and good agricultural practices have been conducted

in Nyanza/rwabicuma where 31 mango and chilli producers participated.

For planted fruit trees: Team from NAEB trained producers to identify grafted and non-grafted

mango fruit trees, suckers and pruning techniques; explaining to farmers, disadvantages of weeds,

nutrients deficiency and intercropping with crop absorbing more nutrients to fruit trees growth;

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1211

9

10 0

3

8

0

5

2

5

10 0 0 0

3

0

32

3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2

0 0 0 0 0 0 01

0 0

7

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Mealybugs

Fruit fly Aphids Whiteflies

Blackants

SeedWeevil

Thrips Scaleinsects

Hoppers Spidermite

Leve

l of

Infe

ste

d F

ield

s

Key pests surveyed

SEVERITY SCORE OF KEY MANGO PESTS

0% (1-5%) (6-10%) (11-20%) (21-30%) (31% and above)

Figure 50: Affect mango trees

69

assisting farmers in identification of powdery mildew symptoms, how it damages crop mainly on

flowers, leaves and shoots and then way of prevention and controlling it.

For planted chilli plants: Trainings chilli producers on good agricultural practices was

conducted; coaching farmers on how to use pests and diseases scouting in chilli pepper plants and

produce where black thrips insect pests at low incidence, anthracnose, cercospora and mosaic

diseases at medium incidence found and providing technical measures for prevention and control

them

On farm training of Mango fruit trees growers at NYANZA/Rwabicuma

On farm training of chilli pepper growers in NYANZA/Rwabicuma on GAP and IPM

Surveillance activity for horticultural crops under production for export was performed by

considering the quality and plant health status (presence or absence of pests and diseases), pests

and diseases control plans applied by the producers, types of pesticides applied in their farms and

how they are applied; and then provide technical advices on management according to the

findings. It performed twice a year for 47sites/farms including 109.7ha of vegetables, 7.8ha of

passion fruits, 5456 avocado fruit trees and 20ha of flowers in SA 2019. In the season B 33farms

under horticultural crops for export on 98.1ha of vegetables, 29.5ha of passion fruits; 4,214

avocado fruit trees, 20ha of flowers, 33mango farms were covered.

Figure 51: On farm trainings on GAP & IPM

70

Pests and disease scouting in French beans Pests and diseases scouting in French beans at Jacques farm (rust) October 2018. at Garden fresh farm October 2018.

Horticulture farmers capacity building on gap , pest and diseases control

Plant doctors training

sessions at Rwamagana

This training was helping cash

crop officers to diagnosis

majors cause of diseases

which damaging Horticulture

crops especially fruits and

vegetables. Farmers resident

in LWH Project grouped into

their respective cooperative

were also trained site by site

on GAP, pest and diseases

control and market standards

of horticulture cooperatives.

Farmers trained came from Gicumbi, Rulindo, Rwamagana, Karongi and Rutsiro Districts. In total,

300 farmers were trained. Another group of 319 producers including 33FFS Facilitators for passion

fruits, 90 bird eyes chilli producers and 196 producers of different horticultural crops were also

trained in horticulture crops production on pests and diseases management, and safe use of pesticides

for within irrigated schemes.

Extension services on pests and diseases Management.

A great number of avocado and Mango seedlings have been distributed to farmers. To assisting

them, the field visit in Eastern and Southern Provinces for 39 producers planted fruit seedlings in

Nyanza, Ruhango, Ngoma, Nyagatare and Kayonza Districts in addition to 15 producers of passion

Figure 52: Pest & disease scouting in vegetables

71

fruits, have been conducted for follow up and advices for improving fruit trees maintenance.

Support to cooperatives/groups/farmers on control of pests and diseases

Horticultural beneficiaries have got support of pesticides including insecticides and fungicides and

onfarm tools required for pests and /or diseases management in fruit trees plantations as follow:

325kg of Copper hydroxide, 311Lts of Chlorothalonil , 94kg of Sulfur, 195Lts of Imidachloprid,

258Lts of Lambdacyhalothrin, 30Lts of deltamethrin and 400Pcs of flycatchers with 1540pcs of

lures for control of fruit flies, 100 Delta traps and 300pheromones for false codling Moth on hot

pepper, have been provided. This support was very important in reduction of quarantine pests like

fruit flies in mango, false codling moth in hot pepper as well as incidence decrease of fungal diseases

and other insect pests in horticultural crops.

Development of extension materials on pests and diseases management for six crops including

avocado, mango, citrus, hotpepper, French beans and eggplants incorporated in Agenda Agricole

and participating in development of other 11vegetables extension Materials in collaboration with

MINAGRI/CICA and its stakeholders.

Floriculture Development

In fiscal year 2018-2019 under floriculture development, NAEB and its stakeholders had a target of

delivering to 24,357,143 stems of flowers produced and exported, constructing Gishali Greenhouse

phase II at Gishali Flower Park, mobilization of more summer flower farmers among others. These

activities were in preparation for the anticipated high level implementation of the various

recommendations drawn from various reports and reorganization of the Horticulture national

planning in terms of executions, achievable targets and expected results in which floriculture is a

key component.

Exported Summer Flowers

In this fiscal year, we anticipated a target of flower production export to be 24.4millios Stems

however we managed to exceed the target where a total of 27 million stems where 21.5 million

exported. This was mainly caused by effort made in mobilizing flower growers of which they

responded as indicated in the figure below;

Figure 53: Number of exported stems

72

N.B. Regarding the Data collected on export of flowers, a total of 21,510,888 stems of flower were

collected and exported which generated $3,379,702.

Mobilization & Summer Flower production

Among the key activities to increase area of production was to continue mobilize new growers.

Among, incuded three potential exporters who got interest in growing and exporting flowers.

These farmers were determined to grow flowers and the only constraint was to get good planting

material with good characteristics such as yield, disease free and adaptable to local conditions.

They were advised to collaborate with exporters in order to get high yielding planting materials from

them based on market requirements.

The blue color Gentian produced by Bloom hills were highly appreciated on the market hence the

price has been steadily higher compared to other production site such as Japan and Netherland. This

success gave Blooms Hills a hope to develop new variety such as pink and white color Gentian to

expand further demand and their buyers ensured market as high as 2,000,000 stems per season from

Rwanda, which could be the value of over 1 million USD.

-

500,000.00

1,000,000.00

1,500,000.00

2,000,000.00

2,500,000.00

3,000,000.00

Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19

NUMBER OF STEMS EXPORTED: 21,510,888

BELLA FLOWER UWIMANA JEANNETTE

BLOOM HILLS BRIGHT HARVEST

FLORMATT LTD ACC EXPORT

OCTOBER MACRO KIGALI TRADING COMPANY LTD AFRICAN VISION CONTRIBUTORS

FLOWER ASSOCIATION

-

5,000,000.00

SUMMERFLOWER

ROSES

FLOWER EXPORT VALUE: 110,138 $ FOR SM &

3,269,564$ FOR ROSE

0

5,000,000

10,000,000

15,000,000

20,000,000

SUMMERFLOWER

ROSES

NUMBER OF FLOWER STEMS EXPORTED (1,847,403 SM & 19,663,485 ROSES)

Figure 54: Shows summer flowers exported by bloom hills

73

Destination Netherland

Constraints in summer flower production

Lack of inputs like fertilizers, pesticide and certified or credible planting materials.

Lack of irrigation infrastructure and affordable facilities.

Lack of professional knowledge to produce flowers for export.

Mostly production targets the local market with the lowest quality code that cannot be

exported

Proposed Solutions

The above constraints can be faced with sustainable solutions and turn over the local flowers

production into a vibrant flower export business.

Support the development of flower extensions in all areas particularly where the farmers

have shown initiative and willingness to produce flowers.

Finance irrigation systems, new planting materials, fertilizers, pesticides and packaging

materials to improve production to its optimum.

Training the flower producers on good GAP of flower production through extension

programs, field visits, training sessions and consultative meetings of the stakeholders.

Induction training is required to impact the flower production knowledge to the producers to

come up with exportable quality products.

Construction in Gishali Greenhouse II phase at Gishali Flower Park

Bella Flowers Ltd was incorporated in 2014 as private limited company owned 100% by the

Government of Rwanda with the aim of producing the highest quality cut roses, and selling them

to both local and international markets. The expansion program for increasing area under

74

production was undertaken on 20 Ha of the land adjacent to the existing flower plantation in order

to increase flower production for export.

Regarding the Lots and progress on each;

On site leveling, 100 % of the site is completely levelled. Foundation and frame installation on

going.

On Greenhouse foundation, 18ha out of 20ha foundation has been done and internal columns

completed. 15ha are fully completed in terms structure among them 14 ha roofing with plastic.

If consider the work schedule, the builder is within the schedule where Bella flower started

production activities on 12ha. 2ha for propagation activities and 10ha planted with Roses. The

total work to be done in term of installation of greenhouse they are at 80 percent of the work to

be done

On Supply and installation of irrigation systems and post-harvest systems for 20Ha. Irrigation

materials were supplied to site. Installation of irrigation systems started and is about to be

completed for 12Ha to allow the propagation and plantation of Roses

Figure 55: Shows site leveling & greenhouse construction

Figure 56: Showing materials for installation of irrigation system

75

NAEB PACKHOUSE SITUATION

The NAEB Packhouse was established to facilitate horticulture exporters in having a facility where

they can process their produce and have the best quality to be exported. It started to be operational

in February 2017 with 4 exporting companies reaching now 11 exporting companies in 2019.

The Packhouse has 3 cold rooms that have the capacity to keep up to 35 tons (depending on product

types) on temperature down up to 00C. It has also 60 tables that can host a minimum of 275 workers

at the same time.

Most of exports done by companies using the packhouse are done through airfreight. This means

that the exporters plan according to the freight timetable. This makes the packhouse a facility open

24 hours in 7 days.

Table 32: Horticulture companies using packhouse

EXPORTING COMPANY PRODUCTS

ESLINE (former Z&E) Avocado, Passion fruit, Banana, Hot pepper, Bird eye chilli, Eggplant, French beans

GARDEN FRESH Avocado, Passion fruits, French beans, Broccoli, Baby corn, Hot pepper, Bullet chilli

NATURE FRESH FOODS Cooking, Banana, Passion, fruit, Lavaya, Hot pepper, Sweet potato, French beans, Bird eye

chilli, Green chilli

PROXIFRESH Passion fruits, French beans, Hot pepper, Bird eye chilli, Sugar snaps, Snow peas, Spring Onion

VIRUNGA BIOTECH Banana, Daemon chilli, Bullet chilli, Hot pepper, Eggplant, Passion fruits

CRINNOD Avocado, Passion fruit, Bird eye chili, Hot pepper

EXCELLA PRODUCE Avocado, French beans, Hot pepper, Bird eye chili, Sweet potato

OASIS GROWERS French beans, Passion fruit

GASHORA FARM French beans, Hot pepper , Bird eye chili

SUNFRESH French beans, Hot pepper

FRESHPACK Avocado, Hot pepper, Bird eye chili, Apple Banana, Cooking Banana, Passion fruit

Concerning the export percentage of received products, it varied all months. Sometimes it increases

because of good harvesting on time and handling, or increase of orders from clients. And it decreases

because of bad time of harvest or seasonal pests and diseases, of decrease of orders from clients. The

highest percentage was recorded in Feb 2019 (81.3%) and the lowest in August 2018 (46.6%).

Figure 57: Percentage of export from packhouse

76

Implemented HCCP operational standards, procedures and guidelines for NAEB pack-

house services

NAEB designed compliance program for HACCP in the packhouse and developed HACCP procedures

and SOP’s implemented. The Documents developed had HACCP manual, SOP’s, Policy, Objectives, Risk

assessment, OPRP and work instruction.

Several trainings on Risk analysis, Plan development, Personnel Hygiene and sanitation training, Food

safety Training, HACCP Internal Audit training, Training on Approved HACCP Manual, Training on

Approved HACCP, SOP’s, Policy and Objectives. The traceability system was designed and records

keeping (Temperature, intake, online quality checks and dispatch, crates movement, pests sighting,

cleaning, water and electricity) were carried out

NAEB also conducted HACCP meeting every month, internal audit and management review every 6

months; we passed first stage audit and second stage audit without non conformity. The pack house has

been certified against RS 184 2017 Food Safety system based on HACCP valid for three years.

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Jul-

17

Au

g-1

7

Sep

-17

Oct

-17

No

v-1

7

Dec

-17

Jan

-18

Feb

-18

Mar

-18

Ap

r-1

8

May

-18

Jun

-18

Jul-

18

Au

g-1

8

Sep

-18

Oct

-18

No

v-1

8

Dec

-18

Jan

-19

Feb

-19

Mar

-19

Ap

r-1

9

May

-19

Jun

-19

PERCENTAGE OF EXPORT

% OF EXPORT

77

Pack houses, collection centers and cold rooms equipment calibrated and maintained

A total of 3 cold rooms, 2 cooling units at NAEB, 1 floor cooling unit and 1 forced air cooler at

airport was maintained. Cold rooms in 4 collection centers and Nyacyonga flower park, 3 NAEB

cold room maintained (refrigerant gas, fan and lubricant oil filled). All 11 cold rooms calibrated

(NAEB pack house, Airport, Collection centers) cold truck maintained. Nyacyonga 2 cold rooms

installed and maintained, 3 fingerprint locks, 1 water pump, 2 generators at NAEB maintained

Export support laboratory performance

The laboratory action plan for the year 2018 – 2019 was articulated to 2 main activities as described

in the laboratory staff performance contracts. i.e. Conducting physical-chemical properties of export

commodities in order to facilitate exporters, facilitating exporters to certification in order to meet

international market requirements.

78

In FY 2018/2019, 82 tea samples (green and made tea) were collected in 16 Tea Factories and

analyzed for different parameters, respectively according to RS 118 and RS 31 specifications. In

addition, water activity and heavy metals analysis were performed for Stevia, Coffee and Tea

samples. A total of 134 soil and 59 water samples were analyzed for site characterization in different

sites and 39 mineral fertilizer, 30 lime and 224 compost samples were analyzed for different

parameters

Correlation between number of samples and types of samples.

Laboratory services to NAEB Stakeholders and income generation.

Laboratory services were provided to potential agricultural exporters including SORWATHE,

Rwanda Mountain Tea (RMT), Nshili-Kivu Tea Factory, Rugabano Tea Company, ETG Rwanda

Ltd, YARA Rwanda Ltd, Stevialife Sweeterners Ltd, Sustainable Harvest, LWH/RSSP, World

Bank, Howard G. Buffet Foundation, SMEC, Cup Rwanda Project, NAEB Divisions and twelve

farmers were supported. This generated total income of 17,987,000 RWF

Compost Soil Tea Water Mineralfertilizer

Lime Soybeans

Coffee Stevia Mango

224

134

82

5939

30 283 2 1

79

Correlation between potential stakeholders and the value of provided services (RWF)

Comparatively to the previous fiscal year (2017-2018), there is an increase in number of customers

as the Laboratory received new potential stakeholders as YARA Rwanda Ltd, ETG Rwanda Ltd,

Stevialife Sweeteners Ltd and World Bank and many individual farmers. This report also shows that

there is a significant difference of the received samples by quarters. This segregation was caused by

the fact that some samples are seasonally received (i.e. compost samples, lime and mineral fertilizer

samples).

Support to NAEB Divisions:

The laboratory conducts support services to NAEB Divisions by enabling them to fulfill their duties

and responsibilities. During this fiscal year 2018-2019, all NAEB internal services accounted for

154 samples including 124 samples for Quality Assurance and Regulatory Division, 24 samples for

Horticulture Division, 4 samples for Tea Division and 2 samples for Coffee Division (Figure 4).

6,294,500

1,992,000

279,000

1,162,000 100,000 168,000

376,000

115,000

1,566,000 6,000

1,056,000

1,674,500

2,311,500

360,000 67,000

117,000 627,000 275,500 SPIU - RSSP

RMT

Cup Rwanda Project

SORWATHE

Nshili-Kivu Tea Factory

ETG Rwanda Ltd

YARA Rwanda Ltd

ABAKUNDAKAWA

Stevialife Sweetners Ltd

RUGABANO

Buffet Foundation

World Bank

Sustainable Harvest

SMEC

KivuBelt Coffee

Universal Manufacturer

Sake Farm Ltd

Individual Farmers

80

Laboratory services to NAEB Divisions

COPERATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

The NAEB’s CSR focused on ethical labour practices which involve treating employees fairly and

ethically, donating to National and Local charities, and attending volunteer events such as

UMUGANDA program, and crop season preparation with farmers.

In terms of employees’ social activities, the NAEB social fund supported 30 Staffs who had

different functions ranging from marriage ceremonies, those who lost their relatives, those that

gave birth among others. They were all considered as far as NAEB value are concerned.

It’s during the fiscal year 2018-2019, that NAEB also supported the Genocide survivors through

developing kitchen garden in IDP model house of Ngororero. This was done through donating

Forty-three million one hundred twenty-four thousand nine hundred fifty (43,124,950Frw).

124

24

4

2

Number of samples

Quality Assurance & Regulatory

Horticulture

Tea

Coffee

81

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE ACTIVITIES 2018-2019

Staff Management

During the course of FY 2018-2019, several activities related to employee management, budget

management and procurement with the main aim of attaining the institutions objectives and

employee expectations and satsifaction were conducted. Under human resource management it

facilitated staff in their daily work activities that involved transportation services, Payroll, Retention,

highering and retraching.

Staff capacity building

In fiscal year 2018/2019, the National Agriculture Export Development Board offered relevant

trainings and seminars to its staffs both inside and outside the country. These trainings were

mainly of the focus to attain workers with skill and knowledge that would improve on their

efficiency and effectiveness.

Details Training Country Days

Tea Division Manager

Seminar on China-Africa Agricultural

Cooperation Development China 5

Tea Marketing Officer

Training on Market Access upgrade

program-Markup Moshi, Tanzania 5

Horticulture Export Logistics

Officer

Training on client needs diagnosis using

export readiness assessment Arusha/TZ 4

Tea Regulations Officer

Training on client needs diagnosis using

export readiness assessment under markup Moshi, Tanzania 5

Coffee Production Support

Officer

Offered support in going for Masters in

Rural Development Agriculture &

Development economics Belgium 2

Planning Division Manager

International forum of capacity

development agricultural innovation

systems Gembloux-Belgium 4

Tea Export logistics support

Officer

Attending International conference

Agribusiness for change

Addis Ababa,

Ethiopia 5

Resource Mobilization

Officer

Advanced international training program

on intellectual property

Sweden &

Switzerland 20

Diversification & Products

Development Division

Manager

Assess the technologies supply chains &

equipment, visit factories Shangai China 8

Legal Advisor

Project Contracts & Consortium

Management Mbabane/Swaziland 22

Director of ICT Attended the new Economy workshop Shangai China 7

Coffee value chain Specialist E-marking Auctioning Training Swaziland 20

82

From the table above, it indicates that a total of 12 workers were offered trainings and facilitated to

attend educative conferences in different fields. However, it’s important to note that also a number

of training on the National level were carried out of which most of the staff attended them which

has helped NAEB in attaining its objectives.

By 2018-2019, NAEB started it operations as a public private entity under MINAGRI with

additional roles and responsibilties and new structure in place where currently is governed by law

N°13/2017 of 14/04/2017. On 24th January 2019, the management embarked on the staff placement

plan after restructuring following the NAEBs Internal rules and regulations 2018 which provides a

framework for the organization to put corporate governance at the Centre of its operations.

Compared to last fiscal year where a total of 137 workers were employed made up of permanent

employees, contractual employees and recruited employees. It’s important to note that, in fiscal year

2018-2019, following the new structure in place made up of 71 positions a full review was

undertaken on the entire staff complement, a review of the positions, job titles, and job holder’s

qualifications and merging the approved job profiles by the board. Below is the employment status

for NAEB

Staff Placement Number Actual number recruited

Direct Presidential Appointees 3

All executive positions not yet filled. However, we

have acting member in all positions

Direct Placement 11

A total of 11 staff were directly placed in positions

due to their qualification and no change of position

Internal Recruitment 42

All the 42 staff were employed following results and

recruitment procedures

External Recruitment 15

Sofar 12 staff have been recruited whereas the three

remaining positions have been re-advertised

Temporary suspended workers 20

A total of 17 used to be workers were suspended and

sent to MIFOTRA

Contractual 60

The contractual workers are 60 in total as of now

Procurement implementation 2017-2018.

During the FY 2017-2018, we had planned for a total of 33 tenders. Out of the planned tenders, 14 were fully implemented, while 13

are framework contract under execution (multi-year contract). It is reported that only two (2) are under contract signing as they are

services contract to start in august after expiration of existing contracts whereas other 4 are under advertisment as previous contract will

end with august.

Table 33: Procurement implementation progress (2017-2018)

N Title of the tender/Contract Type of the

tender

Estimated

budget in

Rwf

Procur

ement

method

used

Source of

funding

Actual date

for starting

contract

execution

Contract amount

(Rwf)

Contract

period

Execution

progress

1 Contract for supply of 3,393tons

of mineral fertilizer NPK 22-6-3S

for coffee trees

Goods 1,750,000,0

00

IOCB Ordinary

budget

30/10/2018 1,749,688,668 6months Fully

implemented

2 Contract for supply of 8,500

Litres of pyrethrin EWC Plus

(Pesticide)

Goods 170,000,000 NOCB Ordinary

budget

16/10/2018 136,000,000 30Days Fully

implemented

3 Tender for Producing parental

cocoons for F1 eggs production,

rearing young silkworms and

their distribution to farmers


budget

4/12/2018 Unit prices One year Under

implementation

4 Contract for supply of laboratory

consumables

Goods 2,000,000 RFQ Ordinary

budget

12/10/2018 1,920,000 One month Fully

implemented

5 Tender for Hiring a consultancy

firm for supporting the

certification processes (coaching

on certification ) for agri-export

products and systems

Consultancy

services

25,000,000 SINGL

E

SOURC

E

Ordinary

budget


implementation

6 Tender for upgrading of coffee

bonded warehouse

Works 650,000,00 NOCB Ordinary

budget

15/05/2019 577,604,100 8months Under

implementation

7 Tender for supply of agricultural

materials including tubings,

sheetings, insecticide,fungicide

and liquid fertiliser


budget

21/11/21019 149,998,000 2months Fully

implemented

2

8 Contract for 4548 tons of NPK

245-5-54S tea fertilizer


budget

31/12/2018 234,544,000 2 months Fully

implemented

9 Tender for hiring a supervision

company for Construction works

of houses for Resettled families in

Rugabano site in Karongi District

and for upgrading of coffee

bonded warehouse

Consultancy

services

15,000,000 NOCB Ordinary

budget

15/05/2019 3,150,000 for

supervision of

bonded warehouse

rehabilitation (Lot

2) 5718375 For

construction works

of in Rugabano

(Lot 1)

7months Under

implementation

10 Hiring maintenance and repair

services of NAEB ’s IT

equipments

Consultancy

services


budget

1/3/2019 746,940 per month One year Under

implementation

11 Tender for hiring Hotel services No consultancy

services


budget


implementation

12 Tender for supply and

installation of weighbridge

weighing management software

and camera CCTV


budget

7/5/2019 Lot2: 13,806,000

supply and

installation of

CCTV Camera

Lot 1: 17,770,000

supply and

installation of

weighbridge

management

system

One month Fully

implemented &

Lot 1 Under

implementation

13 Tender for annual frame work

contract for repair and

maintenance of laboratory and

cold room materials, weighbridge

maintenance and calibration

Consultancy

services


budget

25/01/2019 53,107,375 One year Under

implementation

14 Tender for insurance company

for providing comprehensive

insurance coverage for NAEB

buildings, vehicles and other

assets

No consultancy

services


budget

22/5/2019 7,116,577 for

NAEB buildings

and other assets

insurance

One year Under

implementation

27/03/2019 22,093,690 for

NAEB vehicles

insurance

One year

3

15 Tender for conducting feasibility

study for perennial crops

plantations (tea, coffee and

macadamia) along Kivu belt

Consultancy

services


budget

14/01/2019 71,920,000 Two months Fully

implemented

16 Tender for conducting feasibility

study on Green houses for

vegetables production (Individual

Consultant)

Consultancy

services

45148126 NOCB Ordinary

budget

No qualified consultant the activity was implemented by NAEB staff

themselves.

17 Tender for refilling of fire

extinguishers

Goods 2,000,000 RFQ Ordinary

budget

3/7/2019 1,160,000 15 Days Fully

implemented

18 Tender for supply of sorting and

grading tables


budget

7/5/2019 9,240,000 One month Fully

implemented

19 Tender for hiring loading and off

loading services

No consultancy

services


budget

Under contract

signing

Unit price One year Not yet

20 Tender for hiring a consultancy

firm for framework services for

assets valuation

Consultancy

services


budget

3/7/2019 Unit price One year Under

implementation

21 Tender for post paid

communication services for

NAEB staff

No consultancy

services


budget

28/01/2019 1,803,000 per

month

One year Under

implementation

22 Tender for framework contract

for supply of event management

equipment and providing related

services


budget

Not yet Not yet Not yet Under

advertisement


for supply of safety equipment,

spare parts and maintenance tools

for color sorter machine and

accessories


budget


advertisement


for supply of tyres for NAEB

Vehicles


budget

Contract under

signing

Not yet Not yet Under contract

signing

25 Tender for hiring for tents, chairs,

flowers, sound system and

decoration services for NAEB

different events

No consultancy

services


budget

Not yet Not yet Not yet Under contract

signing

4

26 Tender for hiring a consultancy

service for insurance risk analysis

of NAEB

Consultancy

services


budget


advertisement

27 Contract for the establishment of

FFS to train 9,000 coffee farmers

in agricultural practices

Nyamagabe, Kirehe, Rulindo and

Gakenke Districts

Non Consultant

Services

193,500,000 FORCE

ACCO

UNT

FONERWA

PROJECT

8/10/2018 192,310,000 12months Partially

implemented at

60%

28 Contract for distribution of 128

cows and veterinary package for

IDP Model Village Gorwe&Ngeri

In Nyaruguru District Phase II

Goods 102,557,412 FORCE

ACCO

UNT

Ordinary

Budget

20/11/2018 90,337,647 5months Fully

implemented

29 Contract for beautification and

greening works of Kibeho –

Munini tea expansion

resettlement sites in Nyaruguru

District

Non Consultant

Services

69,741,515

(NAEB) &

200,000,000

(Nyaruguru

District)

FORCE

ACCO

UNT

Ordinary

Budget and

Nyaruguru

Budget

2/7/2018 269,741,515 6months Fully

implemented

30 Contract for construction of 8 in 1

residential houses, 2 bed rooms, 2

combined blocks make 16 units x

14 = 224 units in Rugabano

resettment site- Karongi District

phase III

Works 967,752,776 FORCE

ACCO

UNT

Ordinary

Budget

31/12/2018 1753121324 For

Lot 1

1year Partially

implemented at

60%

31 Contract related to the

establishment of farmer field

schools to train 15,000 coffee

farmers in good agricultural

practices

Non Consultant

Services

380,493,000 FORCE

ACCO

UNT

Ordinary

Budget

12/9/2018 350,142,237 12 months Partially

implemented at

60%

33 Contract for the follow up of

distribution and application of

6,893Tons of fert3lizer and

14,610 litres of pesticides in

coffee plantations (Fiscal year

2018-2019)

Non Consultant

Services

59,418,664 FORCE

ACCOUNT

Ordinary

Budget

31/10/2018 131,301,176 3 months

5

Table 34: Budget execusion (2018-2019)

Projects

Revised

Budget 18 -

19 FY

Commitment

18 - 19 FY

Budget

balance

18 - 19

FY

Percentage

realized

IMPROVING COFFEE PRODUCTION,PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY 2,487,388,737 2,486,977,405 411,332 99.98

TEA EXPANSION PROJECT 2,652,264,344 2,642,062,814 10,201,530 99.62

COMMODITY CHAIN PROGRAMME/HORTICULTURE INTENSIFICATION 301,860,752 272,390,348 29,470,404 90.24

DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AGRICULTURE EXPORT VALUE CHAIN 32,565,750 31,568,562 997,188 96.94

SERICULTURE DEVELOPMENT 73,088,089 72,948,029 140,060 99.81

FLOWER PARK CONSTRUCTION 2,430,629,026 2,430,629,026 0 100

KIGALI WHOLE SALE MARKET 951,728,607 951,719,000 9,607 100

EXPORT COMMODITIES PROFILING 7,663,786 7,663,786 0 100

EXPORT LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT 367,693,020 338,280,375 29,412,645 92

GREEN HOUSE FOR VEGETABLES PRODUCTION 5,000,000 4,359,000 641,000 87.18

DEVELOPMENT OF PERENNIAL CASH CROPS ON KIVU BELT 73,920,000 73,840,876 79,124 99.89

INTRA TRANSFERS TO GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (

COUNTERPART) 80,000,000 80,000,000 0 100

TOTAL DEVELOPMENT BUDGET 2018 - 2019 FY 9,463,802,111 9,392,439,221 71,362,890 99.25

WAGES AND SALARIES 949,685,475 949,685,475 0 100

RECURRENT NON WAGES 231,058,382 231,058,382 0 100

6

TOTAL RECURRENT BUDGET BUDGET 2018 - 2019 FY 1,180,743,857 1,180,743,857 0 100

TOTAL BUDGET BUDGET 2018 - 2019 FY( Government allocation ) 10,644,545,968 10,573,183,078 71,362,890 99.33