Feed the Future Rwanda Kungahara Wagura Amasoko FY 2023 Quarter 1 Performance Report

The project supports the Government of Rwanda, the local private sector, and civil society to promote investment and create an inclusive and resilient environment for high-value agricultural export businesses to thrive. Focusing on 13 districts, the project has two strategic objectives: facilitating an inclusive and resilient policy and regulatory environment, and supporting local actors to attract investment. The project advanced implementation on various fronts regarding Government of Rwanda partnerships. Following the agri-public-private dialogue (PPD) held in Eastern Province, Kungahara Wagura Amasoko signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM). This MOU paves the way for finalization and sharing of the Agri-PPD resolutions implementation plan with all relevant ministries. In the coming quarter, MINICOM will work with the project to develop and test the resolution-tracking framework. The project also held a consultative session with the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) to align and prioritize work plan activities. NAEB highlighted key partnership interventions, including a horticulture profitability analysis for chili, french beans, avocados, and passion fruits; a national coffee strategy; a technology-oriented intervention to be agreed upon in the coming quarter; and Coffee Week (World Coffee Producer Forum and African Fine Coffee Association) events to be held in Rwanda. In the next quarter, the profitability analysis and coffee strategy request for proposals (RFP) will be released for bidding, and discussions on support for Coffee Week will be finalized. For the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), the project continued to build an accelerator pipeline of potential high-value agricultural export businesses. The project also supported the RDB in developing a business plan for the Gabiro Agribusiness Hub, which aims to provide a platform for high-value agricultural export businesses to access markets, finance, and technology. The project's activities in the first quarter of FY 2023 focused on facilitating an inclusive and resilient policy and regulatory environment, and supporting local actors to attract investment. The project advanced implementation on various fronts, including partnerships with the Government of Rwanda, NAEB, and RDB. The project also supported the development of a business plan for the Gabiro Agribusiness Hub and continued to build an accelerator pipeline of potential high-value agricultural export businesses. The project's progress in the first quarter of FY 2023 demonstrates its commitment to supporting the development of Rwanda's high-value agricultural export sector. The project's activities are expected to continue in the coming quarter, with a focus on developing and testing the resolution-tracking framework, releasing the profitability analysis and coffee strategy RFP, and finalizing discussions on support for Coffee Week. The project's success will depend on its ability to facilitate an inclusive and resilient policy and regulatory environment, and to support local actors to attract investment. The project's progress in the first quarter of FY 2023 is a positive step towards achieving its strategic objectives and supporting the development of Rwanda's high-value agricultural export sector. The project's activities in the first quarter of FY 2023 also focused on supporting local actors to attract investment. The project continued to build an accelerator pipeline of potential high-value agricultural export businesses, and supported the RDB in developing a business plan for the Gabiro Agribusiness Hub. The project also supported the development of a horticulture profitability analysis for chili, french beans, avocados, and passion fruits, and a national coffee strategy.