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Twigire Muhinzi

Extension & training · Rwanda

Rwanda's homegrown, decentralised, farmer-to-farmer agricultural extension system, combining trained Farmer Promoters who run demonstration plots with Farmer Field Schools where farmers themselves facilitate the training.

What to know

Administered byRwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB)
Who qualifiesOpen to smallholder farmers in any village in Rwanda; the system has reached every village in the country.
What you getFree hands-on training in good agricultural practices — field selection and preparation, correct fertiliser use, planting spacing, pest and disease control, and post-harvest handling — at neighbourhood demonstration plots and Farmer Field School experimental plots.

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Last checked August 2026. Programmes change — if something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us.

Sources

  1. RAB Through Twigire Muhinzi Trains 14000 Farmer Promoters on agricultural practices
  2. The power of farmer-to-farmer learning in Rwanda – FAO

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