By Alon Haberfeld | Project Leader
The annual exhibition is Rwanda’s most important event focused on agriculture, where private companies, government bodies, and civil society organizations involved in agriculture showcase their achievements from the past year. Fair Planet set up a booth at the exhibition, where we presented our accomplishments in Rwanda. Given the exhibition’s proximity to our project site, we also organized daily tours to our research field.
At our booth, we displayed tomato and pepper seedlings produced in our nursery, potato tubers from our trial in Kinigi (northern Rwanda), and specially developed vegetable cultivation and plant protection guides tailored for Rwandan farmers. Throughout the week, hundreds of farmers visited our booth each day, asking questions, showing interest in the results, and even taking home cultivation guides. Additionally, agricultural students, farmers from distant regions, and representatives from various input supply companies visited the booth, exploring potential collaborations with our project.
Dozens of farmers participated in our daily field tours, where they received detailed explanations from our local team about the activities and results of the demonstration plots.
On August 7, 2024, we hosted an open day for our partners, attended by representatives from Rwanda’s Ministry of Agriculture, the International Seed Federation (ISF), seed companies' professionals and local distributors, university representatives, and farmer organizations. During the event, we presented the outcomes of the past year's activities, held discussions on future initiatives, and visited the project’s demonstration plots. The event was highly successful and greatly contributed to raising awareness of the critical role of seeds in ensuring food security in the developing world.
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