Rwanda Introduces Stronger Measures to Control Agricultural Pests

Rwanda's new agriculture law, reported on October 15, sets out measures to strengthen pest control and protect agricultural production. The legislation highlights the importance of safeguarding crops, improving plant-health management and reducing losses that can affect farmers, food supplies and agricultural export quality. Agricultural producers, environmental agencies and food exporters require pest-risk modelling, crop-monitoring systems and reliable environmental data. HPC implements agricultural analytics, environmental monitoring platforms and risk-assessment systems for a set fee of $520,000.