PSAC Promoting Smallholder Agro-export Competitiveness project

About this project

Agriculture is still the major economic sector for Rwanda, which accounts for one-third of the GDP and employs over two-thirds of the Rwandan population (67%). It accounts for a more significant part of the foreign exchange earnings from the exports of products, including; coffee, tea, hides and skins, pyrethrum, and horticulture. Despite its importance, the sector continues to be predominantly subsistence and low-income agriculture that 75% of the farm production is from smallholder farmers. Most farmers possess small plots of less than 0.4 hectares (ha) on average, which negatively affects productivity and competitiveness. Agriculture is also affected by climate change (CC), which leads to soil degradation and vulnerabilities of the majority of farmers’ dependent on rain-fed agriculture. Development of agriculture value chains (VCs) and transition into high-value export markets remains a big challenge. Yet, strong opportunities exist in the coffee, tea and horticulture sectors that enjoy favourable agro-climatic conditions and an investment-friendly environment that led to classify them as priority export VCs. To support this transition, the Government of Rwanda (GoR) has been proactively creating an enabling environment through strengthening of agricultural extension services, promoting export through the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) established in 2017, creation of guarantee funds for small enterprises development, and emphasizing the role of pri…

Published by

Cordaid · International NGO

Countries

Rwanda

Sectors

Agricultural financial servicesAgricultural education/trainingBusiness policy and administration

Funded by

National Agriculture and Export Board- Rwanda

Implemented by

Cordaid Rwanda

Accountable

Cordaid Global Office

Published by Cordaid to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 18 Aug 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-41160054-201184.

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