Nyabugogo Market
Wholesale · Kigali, Rwanda · also called Nyabugogo
The market at Kigali's main bus terminus, which is what shapes it: loads arrive from farms across the country every morning on the same transport the traders travel on. Bananas, avocado, sweet potato, passion fruit and leafy greens are the bulk of it.
What trades at Nyabugogo Market
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
| bunch | — | |
| basin | January to February, June to July | |
| sack | January to February, June to July | |
| basin | — | |
| sack | — | |
| sack | January to February, June to July | |
| sack | January to February, July |
Selling by the bucket or the bag? The farming glossary turns those measures into kilograms — what a 20 litre bucket of each crop really weighs, level and heaped. Open the glossary →
Selling here
- Trading days
- Every day
- Currency
- RWF
Trade is in Rwandan francs, cash or mobile money. Produce goes by the sack or the basin rather than by weight.
Growers sell in bulk to traders who break the load down and resell. The best price for a full load, and the longest trip.
At the Nyabugogo bus terminus, north-west of central Kigali.
Places that could sell into Nyabugogo Market
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Gasabo · 5 km
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Nyarugenge · 10 km
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Kicukiro · 18 km
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Kamonyi · 27 km
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Bugesera · 30 km
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Rulindo · 33 km
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Muhanga · 38 km
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Gicumbi · 42 km
Nyabugogo Market prices, and what to grow for it
Prices here move hour to hour, so they belong in the app rather than on a web page — a printed number would be wrong before you read it, and a live one from the traders standing in this market will not be.
Market prices are coming to the Divisi app — reported by the farmers and traders who are actually on the floor. Divisi also plans the season on your own field: what to plant, when to plant it, and what to do each week. Free for farmers, works offline.
Or see what grows on your farm — free, no signupFrequently asked questions
What is sold at Nyabugogo Market?
Nyabugogo Market trades banana & plantain, avocado, sweet potato, passion fruit, cassava, common bean, maize. The market at Kigali's main bus terminus, which is what shapes it: loads arrive from farms across the country every morning on the same transport the traders travel on. Bananas, avocado, sweet potato, passion fruit and leafy greens are the bulk of it.
When is avocado cheapest at Nyabugogo Market?
Supply of avocado into Nyabugogo Market peaks January to February, June to July, and that is when prices are usually at their lowest. Selling just before the peak, rather than in the middle of it, is where the money is.
What currency is used at Nyabugogo Market?
RWF. Trade is in Rwandan francs, cash or mobile money. Produce goes by the sack or the basin rather than by weight.
What are today's prices at Nyabugogo Market?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Nyabugogo Market — they move hour to hour, and a number printed on a web page would be wrong before you read it. Market prices are coming to the Divisi app, reported by the farmers and traders who are actually there. Install it and you will have them the day they land.