Challenges Faced by Farmers
Project Goals
Rwanda | Empowering Rogatini
Farmers Through Biofortified Beans
In Rwanda, delegates launched an initiative aimed at increasing incomes and
nutrition by promoting biofortified beans among Rogatini farmers. This initiative
addressed challenges such as limited export competitiveness and malnutrition by
positioning biofortified beans as both a health solution and a premium market
opportunity.
The project focused on increasing the value of Rwanda’s bean exports while
improving the livelihoods of local farmers. By promoting biofortified beans, the
team sought to align national nutrition objectives with income generation
strategies, linking smallholder production directly to structured markets.
Rogatini farmers, like many others across Rwanda, encountered barriers such as
inconsistent quality, fragmented aggregation systems, and limited access to
premium markets. Despite Rwanda's ambition to scale up bean exports, farmers
struggled to meet export standards or capture higher-value opportunities,
especially with biofortified varieties that combated micronutrient deficiencies.