Rwanda
The Local Network in Rwanda was established in 2024 and is led by the Rwanda Institute of Cooperatives, Entrepreneurships, and Microfinance (RICEM). It aims to build from Rwanda’s current Agriculture Strategy (2018-2024), which has a strong focus on agricultural market development, especially high value crops in the horticultural sector. The changing market system requires farmers’ adherence to standards for access to global, regional, and national markets.
AMEA members seek to address the challenges preventing farmers from accessing reliable markets and well-performing public and private sector services, thus, enabling famers organizations and Agri-SMEs to play their critical role towards economic and social development of farmers in Rwanda.
Rwanda's Industrial Strategy
The Ministry of Trade and Industry published Rwanda’s Industrial Strategy 2024-2034 in August 2024. The following are the Policy Pillars.
The Government aims to improve firms’ competitiveness through effective business development and extension services. Key interventions include implementing a certification programme for BDS providers accompanied by targeted training programs aligned with current market trends and SME needs. This is expected to lead to a database of certified industrial support service providers. It is also expected that knowledge sharing between BDS providers will be supported and incentives will be provided to firms to increase their uptake of private BDS.
RICEM is supporting 500 Business Development Advisors to improve their enterprise development skills and expect advanced providers to be certified in the future. Access to Finance Rwanda are also supporting a BDS Standards development process.
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Rwanda Industrial Strategy 2024-34
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RICEM
Member Type: Local
Headquarters Rwanda
Cordaid
Member Type: Founding, Global
Headquarters The Netherlands
IDH
Member Type: Founding, Global
Headquarters The Netherlands
IFC
Member Type: Founding, Global
Headquarters Washington, D.C.
Rikolto
Member Type: Founding, Global
Headquarters Belgium
Small Foundation
Member Type: Founding, Global
Headquarters Ireland
AGRA
Member Type: Global
Headquarters Kenya
MINICOM
Member Type: Strategic Partner
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RICEM help strengthen business advisory services in Rwanda through professional BDA training
RICEM, in collaboration with the Rwanda Development Board, MIFOTRA, and MINICOM, joined efforts to train Business Development Advisors across the country through a three-tier professional programme designed to empower BDAs with advanced knowledge, practical skills, and professional excellence necessary to effectively support enterprise growth and economic transformation.
Towards a new Local Network in Rwanda
AMEA has made significant progress towards a new Local Network in Rwanda by partnering with RICEM
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