GMO: One of the pillars of food security

BY NIKUZE NKUSI Diane   Many of us have heard the term “GMOs,” but how many of us know what they are as well as their benefits to the food supply and the environment? GMO (genetically modified organism) technology uses specific scientific innovation to genetically alter plants and promote desired characteristics. For example, these characteristics can help fruits and vegetables grow better under environmental stresses like drought, ward off crop diseases and pests and even forgo browning in fruits once they are sliced. This technology also decreases food waste, gives…

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Afurika: Ishyingirwa ry’abangavu rikomeje gufata indi ntera

Urwego Rushinzwe gukurikirana ibijyanye n’Uburenganzira bwa muntu mu Muryango wa Afurika Yunze Ubumwe, rwagaragaje ko ikibazo cyo gushyingira abana kimaze gufata intera muri Afurika y’Epfo, aho abagera kuri 207 bashyingiwe mu mwaka umwe wa 2021. Muri abo bana bashyingiwe imburagihe, 188 ni abangavu naho 19 bakaba ingimbi nk’uko byatangajwe n’umuyobozi ushinzwe ibikorwa by’ibarurishamibare muri iki gihugu. Nibura abana bagera kuri miliyoni 2,6 bakomoka mu miryango y’abakene muri Afurika y’Epfo bikaba bishobora kuba bifite uruhare mu gushyirwa kwabo imburagihe. Ikindi ni uko umubare w’abana babana n’umubyeyi umwe w’umugore ukomeje kwiyongera. Mu…

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Rwanda: Icyizere ku igabanuka ry’ibiciro by’ibiribwa

Banki Nkuru y’u Rwanda yatangaje ko hari icyizere cy’uko uko iminsi igenda ishira, ikigero cy’izamuka ry’ibiciro ku masoko kizagenda kigabanuka ku buryo uyu mwaka wa 2023 uzarangira kiri kuri 7.6%, ndetse mu utaha wa 2024 bikazagera kuri 5%. Muri Nzeri nibwo Ikigo cy’Igihugu gishinzwe Ibarurishamibare mu Rwanda, cyatangaje ko ibiciro mu mijyi byiyongereyeho 12,3% muri Kanama 2023. Ni izamuka rya 0,9% ugereranyije n’ukwezi kwari kwabanje [Nyakanga] kuko byari byiyongereyeho 11,9%. Hari hashize amezi hari agahenge ndetse n’imibare igaragaza ko ibiciro biri kugabanuka. Urugero nko muri Mutarama, byari byazamutse ku kigero…

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Barasaba ubufasha mu kwirinda malariya

Ubushakashatsi bwa gatandatu ku buzima n’imibereho bwagaragaje ko 34% by’ingo mu Rwanda zidatunze inzitiramibu, ariko kandi ngo n’ingo nyinshi zizifite ziri mu mijyi kuko zihariye 76%, mu gihe ingo zo mu cyaro zifite inzitiramibu ziteye umuti ari 64% by’umubare w’abazifite. Nubwo ubushakashatsi bwerekanye ibi, Ikigo cy’Igihugu cy’Ubuzima “RBC”, mu biganiro binyuranye cyagiye kigirana n’itangazamakuru rinyuranye cyemeje ko nta mpungenge abantu bakwiriye kugira ku kuba indwara ya malaria ishobora kwiyongera, kuko ubushakashatsi bwakozwe abaturage batarahabwa inzitiramibu, nubwo bwagiye gushyirwa ahagaragara inzitiramibu zaramaze gutangwa. Abaturage bati: “Nta nzitiramubu duheruka” Abaturage banyuranye bo…

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Hashyizweho uburyo butanga icyizere cyo kugabanya ubucucike mu magereza

Inzego zishinzwe ubutabera mu Rwanda zishyize ingufu mu kugabanya ibirarane by’imanza ziri mu nkiko no kugabanya ubucucike mu magereza ndetse kuri ubu Perezida w’Urukiko rw’Ikirenga Dr Ntezilyayo Faustin yashyizeho amabwiriza agenga ubwumvikane bushingiye ku kwemera icyaha aho uregwa ashobora guhita asabirwa gufungurwa. Umwaka w’Ubucamanza wa 2022/2023 warangiye inkiko zifite imanza 56,379 zabaye ibirarane muri 91,050 zari mu nkiko, zigize 62%. Mu bisubizo Minisiteri y’Ubutabera yakunze gutangaza harimo gushyira imbaraga mu buhuza, n’ubwumvikane bushingiye ku kwemera icyaha, aho uregwa yemera kwemera icyaha nk’ingurane yo kugabanyirizwa umubare w’ibyaha akurikiranyweho cyangwa isezerano ahabwa…

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Maroc: Baracyashakisha abaheze munsi y’ibyasenyutse kubera umutingito

Maroc irimo gusiganwa n’igihe ngo irokore abaheze munsi y’ibisigazwa by’ibyabasenyukiyeho kubera umutingito w’isi wo ku wa gatanu, mu gihe abashinzwe ubutabazi bwihuse barimo kugorwa no kugeza ubutabazi mu duce twa kure. Mu byaro bakomeje gucukura bakoresheje amaboko hamwe n’ibitiyo mu gushakisha abarokotse, mu gihe amatsinda y’ubutabazi arimo kugorwa no kuhageza imashini zabugenewe. Ibyo bikoresho ubu bishobora kuba byanacyenerwa mu gutegura imva za bamwe mu babarirwa mu bihumbi bishwe n’uwo mutingito. Umwe mu batuye mu cyaro yabwiye BBC ko abantu “nta kintu na kimwe basigaranye”. Ati: “Abantu barashonje. Abana barashaka amazi.…

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Kwambara ibirenge ku bakuru b’ibihugu bigize G20 kwavugishije benshi, dore ikibyihishe inyuma

Amafoto y’abakuru b’ibihugu bitabiriye inama y’Ihuriro ry’ibihugu 20 bikize ku Isi, “G20” bambaye ibirenge yatangiye gucicikana ku Cyumweru, yafashwe ubwo bakirwaga na Minisitiri w’Intebe w’u Buhinde, Narendra Modi mu gace ka Rajghat karimo Urwibutso rwagenewe Mahatma Gandhi wafashije u Buhinde kugera ku bwigenge yavugishije benshi ari nako hanibazwa ikibyihishe inyuma. Nk’uko bisanzwe ku bandi bose basura aka gace, abarimo Minisitiri w’Intebe w’u Bwongereza, Rishi Sunak; Perezida w’u Bufaransa, Emmanuel Macron; Perezida wa Argentine, Alberto Fernandez; uwa Indonesie, Joko Widodo na Chancelier w’u Budage, Olaf Scholz basabwe gukuramo inkweto. Icyakora iri…

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Perezida Andry Rajoelina yeguye

Perezida wa Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, yeguye ku nshingano ze, nyuma y’uko yemejwe ku mugaragaro nk’umukandida mu matora y’Umukuru w’Igihugu, ateganyijwe tariki 9 Ugushyingo 2023. Ibiro ntaramakuru by’Abongereza Reuters, byatangaje ko mu bakandida bahatanira kuyobora iki gihugu harimo na Andry Rajoelina. Itegeko Nshinga rya Madagascar risaba Umukuru w’igihugu ushaka kwiyamamariza kongera gutorwa, kubanza kwegura ku buyobozi mbere yo kwinjira mu matora. Urukiko rushinzwe kurinda ubusugire bw’Itegeko Nshinga muri Madagascar, rwatangaje ko Andry Rajoelina, yarushyikirije ibaruwa yo kwegura ku mwanya wa Perezida ku wa Gatandatu tariki ya 9 Nzeri 2023, nyuma yo…

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Tanzania: Utavuga rumwe n’ubutegetsi yatawe muri yombi, dore icyo yazize

Igipolisi muri Tanzania cyataye muri yombi Tundu Lissu umukuru mu batavuga rumwe n’ubutegetsi hamwe n’abandi batatu bashinjwa gukora ikoraniro ry’abantu benshi nta burenganzira bafite hamwe no kubuza abapolisi gukora inshingano zabo. Nyuma yo gufungwa ku cyumweru baje kurekurwa batanze ingwate. Inshuro nyinshi ku butegetsi bwabanjirije ubwa Samia yagiye afungwa aregwa ibyaha bitandukanye, birimo nko kwangisha rubanda ubutegetsi buriho cyangwa guteza imyivumbagatanyo. Lissu, wiyamamarije gutegeka Tanzania mu 2020, yafatiwe mu mujyi wo mu majyaruguru wa Karatu, amasaha macye mbere yo kujya mu ikoraniro hafi y’icyanya cy’ibidukikije cya Ngorongoro. Kuwa gatandatu, abashyigikiye…

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USA: Ababyeyi babangamira abana mu kwihinduza igitsina baraburirwa

Umushinga w’Itegeko waturutse mu Inteko Ishinga Amategeko, Umutwe wa Sena wohererejwe Guverineri wa California, Gavin Newsom utegeka ko ababyeyi batandukanye ariko barabyaranye, mu kugena uko umwana azajya asurwa n’ubundi burenganzira umubyeyi agira ku mwana we hazajya hashingirwa n’uko yitwara, aho rishimangira ko abana bataruzuza imyaka y’ubukure kwihinduza igitsinda rinashimangira ko umubyeyi uzajya abitambika azajya abamburwaho uburenganzira burundu. Kugeza ubu iri tegeko ntirigaragaza ibisabwa ngo umwana ajye kwibagisha, cyane ko muri California umwana atemerewe kubyikorera ababyeyi be batabigizemo uruhare. Umuvugizi w’Ikigo cy’Abatinganyi cya Sacramento, Agace ko muri Leta ya California, Alexis…

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