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  • Food Processing Firms Cautioned on Standards

    Food processing firms have been cautioned on improving packaging, processing and storage in order to keep their products fresh and appropriate for consumption.

    Rwanda Bureau of Standards (RBS) says the prevailing inefficiencies in food processing, packaging and storage are bound to increase chances of mycotoxin contamination— chemical poisonous compounds produced by certain fungi that are capable of causing disease and death in humans and animals.

    Dr.Mark Cyubahiro, the Director General of RBS, told Business Times that there is a high risk of contamination during processing, especially in small and medium food processors whose whole process chain is not automated.

    According to scientists, there are many such compounds, but only a few of them are regularly found in food and animal feedstuffs such as grains and seeds.

    In Rwanda the most affected crops include, maize, groundnuts, cassava, sorghum and millet Cyubahoiro says that total mitigation of mycotoxins will be viable if control measures are stretched throughout the value chain.

    Dr Hilda Vasanthakaalam, the Head of Food Science and Technology department at Kigali Institute of Science and Technology, encouraged food processors to apply for quality, marks from RBS increase customer confidence.

  • Food Processing Firms Cautioned on Standards

    Food processing firms have been cautioned on improving packaging, processing and storage in order to keep their products fresh and appropriate for consumption.

    Rwanda Bureau of Standards (RBS) says the prevailing inefficiencies in food processing, packaging and storage are bound to increase chances of mycotoxin contamination— chemical poisonous compounds produced by certain fungi that are capable of causing disease and death in humans and animals.

    Dr.Mark Cyubahiro, the Director General of RBS, told Business Times that there is a high risk of contamination during processing, especially in small and medium food processors whose whole process chain is not automated.

    According to scientists, there are many such compounds, but only a few of them are regularly found in food and animal feedstuffs such as grains and seeds.

    In Rwanda the most affected crops include, maize, groundnuts, cassava, sorghum and millet Cyubahoiro says that total mitigation of mycotoxins will be viable if control measures are stretched throughout the value chain.

    Dr Hilda Vasanthakaalam, the Head of Food Science and Technology department at Kigali Institute of Science and Technology, encouraged food processors to apply for quality, marks from RBS increase customer confidence.

  • Promoting Youth Employment in Africa

    France is hosting the 12th International Economic Forum on Africa being held today at the Conference Centre of the OECD in Paris.

    The Forum is deliberating on “Management of human and natural resources: what policies to promote youth employment in Africa? ”

    It is organized by the Development Centre of the OECD in partnership with the African Development Bank, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the French government.

    The Forum will brings together several African ministers, policy makers and representatives of the private sector and international organizations to discuss strategies for growth and job creation, needs in terms of training and skills, and the use of natural resources to expand and create jobs in Africa.

    With the youngest population in the world – 200 million young people aged between 15 and 24 years – and improving education levels, Africa is facing a youth bulge in search of decent jobs.

  • Promoting Youth Employment in Africa

    France is hosting the 12th International Economic Forum on Africa being held today at the Conference Centre of the OECD in Paris.

    The Forum is deliberating on “Management of human and natural resources: what policies to promote youth employment in Africa? ”

    It is organized by the Development Centre of the OECD in partnership with the African Development Bank, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the French government.

    The Forum will brings together several African ministers, policy makers and representatives of the private sector and international organizations to discuss strategies for growth and job creation, needs in terms of training and skills, and the use of natural resources to expand and create jobs in Africa.

    With the youngest population in the world – 200 million young people aged between 15 and 24 years – and improving education levels, Africa is facing a youth bulge in search of decent jobs.

  • Airtel to Introduce Mobile Money Transfer Service

    Airtel Rwanda is set to introduce an electronic money transfer package to its clients stepping up efforts to increase its market share.

    The product dubbed AirtelMoney will be implemented by the end of 2012.

    Country Manager Marcellin Paluku said the platform will provide innovative mobile financial services to both the financially excluded and the banked population and is likely to boost initiatives to promote a cashless economy.

    Paluku said subscribers will be able to send and receive money, pay their bills, and access their bank accounts.

    AirtelMoney faces competition from the MTN and Tigo mobile money platforms, which have been growing rapidly. Both telecom operators have partnerships with banks.

    Recent data shows MTN’s mobile money service has transacted over Frw70 billion since it was launched.

  • Airtel to Introduce Mobile Money Transfer Service

    Airtel Rwanda is set to introduce an electronic money transfer package to its clients stepping up efforts to increase its market share.

    The product dubbed AirtelMoney will be implemented by the end of 2012.

    Country Manager Marcellin Paluku said the platform will provide innovative mobile financial services to both the financially excluded and the banked population and is likely to boost initiatives to promote a cashless economy.

    Paluku said subscribers will be able to send and receive money, pay their bills, and access their bank accounts.

    AirtelMoney faces competition from the MTN and Tigo mobile money platforms, which have been growing rapidly. Both telecom operators have partnerships with banks.

    Recent data shows MTN’s mobile money service has transacted over Frw70 billion since it was launched.

  • Kabuye Sugar Works Resorts to Upland Sugarcane

    Kabuye Sugar Works has moved into upland sugarcane growing, aimed at boosting sugar output through cutting losses resulting from floods.

    The country’s sole sugar maker has for a couple of years appealed to government for more land on which to grow sugarcane, arguing that their current plantations lie on swamps, which prone to flood during heavy rains.

    Kabuye says it incurs a loss of between 3000 and 4000 tones of sugar annually leading to supply shortages, which drives sugar prices higher.

    The company is targeting to cultivate 3000-3500 hectares in the next five year.

    This is expected to boost sugar output by between 27,000 and 315,000 tonnes every year.

    Currently Kabuye Sugar Works produces 10,000 tonnes of sugar each year, a decline from 15,000 tonnes that were being produced in 2007 and 2008.

    With national demand for sugar at 50,000 tonnes, the country has had to bridge shortfall in supply through importation.

  • Kabuye Sugar Works Resorts to Upland Sugarcane

    Kabuye Sugar Works has moved into upland sugarcane growing, aimed at boosting sugar output through cutting losses resulting from floods.

    The country’s sole sugar maker has for a couple of years appealed to government for more land on which to grow sugarcane, arguing that their current plantations lie on swamps, which prone to flood during heavy rains.

    Kabuye says it incurs a loss of between 3000 and 4000 tones of sugar annually leading to supply shortages, which drives sugar prices higher.

    The company is targeting to cultivate 3000-3500 hectares in the next five year.

    This is expected to boost sugar output by between 27,000 and 315,000 tonnes every year.

    Currently Kabuye Sugar Works produces 10,000 tonnes of sugar each year, a decline from 15,000 tonnes that were being produced in 2007 and 2008.

    With national demand for sugar at 50,000 tonnes, the country has had to bridge shortfall in supply through importation.

  • Rwanda Signs Deal With Karnataka State Electronics

    The Rwandan government has signed an agreement with Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation (KEONICS) to develop the ICT sector.

    The agreement emphasizes the common desire to promote bilateral trade and an industrial relationship between the state of Karnataka and Rwanda.

    Williams Nkurunziza, Rwanda’s High Commissioner to India, said the pact will strengthen the cooperation of the ICT sectors of the state of Karnataka and Rwanda.

    KEONICS will soon expand its operations to Rwanda to provide expertise in ICT and electronics on mutually acceptable terms.

    Telecompaper.com reported that Karnataka State Electronics will provide advice and capacity building in the fields of IT education, consultancy, infrastructure, engineering and e-governance, among others.

    KEONICS is regarded as a pioneer of the IT revolution that has made Bangalore a global household name in ICT development.

  • Rwanda Signs Deal With Karnataka State Electronics

    The Rwandan government has signed an agreement with Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation (KEONICS) to develop the ICT sector.

    The agreement emphasizes the common desire to promote bilateral trade and an industrial relationship between the state of Karnataka and Rwanda.

    Williams Nkurunziza, Rwanda’s High Commissioner to India, said the pact will strengthen the cooperation of the ICT sectors of the state of Karnataka and Rwanda.

    KEONICS will soon expand its operations to Rwanda to provide expertise in ICT and electronics on mutually acceptable terms.

    Telecompaper.com reported that Karnataka State Electronics will provide advice and capacity building in the fields of IT education, consultancy, infrastructure, engineering and e-governance, among others.

    KEONICS is regarded as a pioneer of the IT revolution that has made Bangalore a global household name in ICT development.