We often say agriculture is the backbone of our country, but how many of us truly understand where the sector stands today and where it is heading?
The 19th #RwandaAgriShow is the perfect opportunity to move beyond assumptions and experience the reality of Rwanda’s agriculture firsthand discovering the innovations, technologies, and opportunities shaping its future.
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@p_dusabimana@EmmyGisa3
📍Mulindi-Gasabo district
🗓️ 22-31 July 2026
Why Rwanda should establish an Electric Vehicle Sector Working Group
By @Ihinda_
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“The conversation around electric vehicles (EVs) in Rwanda has matured significantly over the last few years. We are no longer debating whether electric mobility is viable.”
Electric motorcycles are already transporting passengers across Kigali. Charging stations are becoming increasingly visible. Investors have entered the market. Policymakers have introduced incentives. Consumers are beginning to embrace the technology.
The question facing Rwanda today is no longer whether electric mobility will happen. The question is whether the sector can grow in a coordinated and sustainable manner.
As more players enter the ecosystem, one challenge is becoming increasingly apparent: there is no formal platform where the various stakeholders shaping the EV industry can regularly meet, identify challenges, align priorities, and collectively drive the sector forward.
This is why Rwanda should establish an Electric Vehicle Sector Working Group. The success of any emerging industry depends not only on investment and innovation but also on coordination.
Electric mobility touches multiple sectors simultaneously. It involves transport regulators, energy providers, environmental agencies, city planners, financial institutions, technology companies, vehicle assemblers, charging infrastructure operators, universities, and development partners.
Each actor plays an important role, but without a structured mechanism for collaboration, opportunities can easily be missed and challenges can take longer to resolve.
Consider a simple example. An EV operator may identify the need for additional charging infrastructure in a particular area.
Addressing that issue may require engagement with local authorities, the national utility company, regulators, investors, and landowners.
Without a platform that brings these actors together, solutions often depend on lengthy bilateral engagements rather than collective action.
The result is not necessarily failure. It is inefficient. A sector working group would provide a dedicated forum where stakeholders can openly discuss operational bottlenecks, emerging opportunities, policy priorities, and investment needs. More importantly, it would create a mechanism through which issues can be identified early and addressed before they become barriers to growth.
The proposed platform should not be viewed as another bureaucratic structure. Rather, it should function as a practical problem-solving mechanism. Similar sector working groups have played an important role in accelerating growth in industries such as agriculture, tourism, ICT, and manufacturing by strengthening dialogue between the public and private sectors.
For the EV industry, such a platform could support several critical objectives. First, it would improve information sharing. Today, data on EV adoption, charging infrastructure utilization, battery performance, financing trends, and consumer preferences remains fragmented. A working group could facilitate the collection and exchange of sector intelligence, enabling more informed decision-making.
Second, it would support policy implementation. Rwanda has already introduced progressive incentives for electric mobility. However, implementation challenges inevitably emerge as industries evolve. A structured dialogue mechanism would allow stakeholders to provide feedback and recommend practical improvements based on real market experiences.
Third, it would help attract investment. Investors are often drawn to sectors where institutions facilitate coordination and provide clarity on priorities. A well-functioning working group would signal that Rwanda is committed not only to promoting electric mobility but also to managing its growth strategically.
Read more: https://t.co/jUTRMV1YUy
Ihinda Innocent Ninsiima is a government relations strategist
WHY EVERY YOUNG AGRIPRENEUR SHOULD ATTEND #RwandaAgriShow2026
The Agri Show brings together knowledge, innovation, markets, and opportunities in one place.
Here is why you should pay attention:
1. A chance to gain practical insights into the current state of Rwanda's agriculture sector, understand existing opportunities, and identify areas that still need innovation and improvement.
2. A better understanding of market demand so you can make informed production decisions, grow crops with higher demand, and identify where and how to invest profitably (helping you avoid producing without accurate market information.)
3. A valuable networking platform to connect with agribusiness companies, investors, fellow young entrepreneurs, and development partners, building collaborations while exchanging practical knowledge and experiences.
3. Exposure to modern agricultural technologies and innovations that can improve productivity, reduce production costs, and make farming more efficient; transforming what many still see as "dirty work" into a profitable business for yourself and a stronger contributor to Rwanda's economy.
4. An opportunity to learn from successful farmers and agribusiness professionals through demonstrations and discussions that offer practical, real-world lessons from experienced people in our agriculture sector.
5. A platform to discover new business opportunities across the agricultural value chain; from production and processing to value addition, marketing, and agritech services.
6. An opportunity to become part of the next generation of young agripreneurs driving food security and economic growth in Rwanda
This could be your opportunity to kill two birds with one stone: learn from the best while building the connections and knowledge that can take your agribusiness journey to the next level.
Your opportunity awaits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Abanyamakuru ba @rbarwanda bampaye rendezvous ngo tuganire ku mitangire ya serivise mu mwanya ushize 12:00. Bari bavuye Sonatube kuganiriza @JosephRyarasa ku buryo Gisementi, aho nanjye nari ndi, ari ho hari hatworoheye guhurira twembi.
Kwa Lando abasekiririte banze ko tuyikorera muri parking, ngo ntibyemewe. Bagize bati na @CityofKigali twabangiye gukata ibi bihuru/ibiti byacu byakururumbye, kuko uruhushya rutangwa n’ undi muntu ubifitiye ububasha!
Twahise twerekeza iya Kacyiru interview y’ iminota itanu (5) gusa tuyikorera muri garden yabo.
Ngiyo serivise twahawe. Ibaze ko mu nkuru nari buvuge ko Chez Lando bagira isuku!
Reka mbahe gahunda y’umugoroba mu #UbumuntuArtsFestival 👇🏽
Saa 18:00 duhurire ku Rwibutso rwa Gisozi mu ihema rinini dukomeza turyoherwe na Performances zidasanzwe z’aba Artists babahanga.
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