Category: Ibidukikije

GMO: One of the pillars of food security

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BY Diane NIKUZE NKUSI   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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Ibyo wamenya kuri parike y’Akagera

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Akagera ni imwe muri Parike nkuru z’igihugu cy’u Rwanda, ikaba iri ku buso bwa kilometero kare 1222, ikaba ikora ku turere twa Kayonza, Nyagatare na Gatsibo, mu ntara y’Iburasirazuba. Inyamaswa ziba muri parike y’Akagera ziba ahantu bitewe n’impamvu eshatu harimo aho inyamaswa ibonera umutekano, aho ikura ibyo kurya n’aho yabonera ubuhehere ndetse n’amazi. Abasura parike y’Akagera bavuga ko banezezwa n’ubwoko bw’inyamaswa buyibarizwamo by’umwihariko inyamaswa eshanu  nini z’inkazi  harimo Inkura, Intare, Imbogo, Inzovu n’Ingwe. Uretse buriya bwoko butanu bw’inyamaswa  z’inkazi muri parike y’Akagera hagaragaramo amoko y’inyoni agera kuri 490, ibiti by’iminyinya ndetse…

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Urutonde rw’inyamaswa zanga urunuka abantu n’uko wakwirwanaho uhuye nazo

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Hirya no hino ku isi uhasanga inyamaswa bivugwa ko zikaze cyane ndetse akenshi zitabasha kwihanganira kubona umuntu azica mu maso akaba yazicika zitamwivuganye, ariko nubwo bimeze gutyo usanga zimwe muri zo pariki zirimo isurwa n’abatari bake bagamije kwimara amatsiko bareba izo nyamaswa zitinyitse ku isi. 1.Ingona Ingona niyo nyamaswa ya mbere y’inkazi itihanganira kubona umuntu akaba yayicika itamwishe Ingona ni yo nyamaswa iza ku mwanya wa mbere mu zikaze cyane. Iyi nyamaswa iba mu mazi nubwo rimwe na rimwe iza ku nkombe kota izuba ndetse ikaba iboneka no mu Rwanda;…

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Un satellite européen s’envole pour étudier les effets des nuages sur le climat

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Le satellite EarthCARE de l’Agence spatiale européenne a pris son envol mardi depuis la base de Vandenberg en Californie, à bord d’une fusée Falcon 9 de SpaceX. Sa mission : explorer en détail les effets des nuages sur le climat, un phénomène encore mal compris. Que cachent les nuages ? Le satellite EarthCARE de l’Agence spatiale européenne (ESA) a décollé mardi 28 mai de Californie pour aller explorer en détail les effets des nuages sur le climat, encore mal compris malgré leur rôle clé. Le lancement a eu lieu depuis la base…

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They laud the benefits attributed to the conservation of Birunga Park 

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By Diane NKUSI NIKUZE Rwandan Government established policies and measures meant to protectand conserve and countering the decrease in biodiversity, as a result, its enshrined in the Vision 2050, where its anticipated that Rwanda will be driven by an economy which will be environment friendly, and resilient to climate change.  Its in that context that the residents of Nyange and Kinigi Sectors in Musanze District formed different Cooperatives, and among them include the ex-poachers, and today they are proud of the benefits they attribute to the protection the biodiversity in…

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Inyungu z’ikoreshwa ry’bihingwa byahinduriwe uturemangingo ku muhinzi n’umuguzi

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Ibihingwa bihindurirwa uturemangingo (DNA) hagamijwe inyungu runaka zose ziganisha mu korohereza no guteza imbere abahinzi ndetse no korohereza ababikoresha aho bigera ku isoko bifite ubuziranenge kandi ku giciro cyiza. Inyungu ziba zigamijwe mu guhindura uturemangingo z’ibihingwa harimo kubyongerera umusaruro, intungamubiri kidasanganywe, ubudahangarwa ku izuba, kwihanganira indwara n’imvura nyinshi,  kuba igihingwa kidakenera guterwa imiti cyangwa iyakoreshwaga ikagabanuka cyane,  kwera mu gihe gito n’izindi. Uyu mwihariko w’ibiribwa byahinduriwe uturemangingo utanga umusaruro ufatika mu bihugu byatangiye gukoresha ikoranabuhanga mu buhinzi aho bigira uruhare mu kurwanya inzara cyane ko bitanga umusaruro utubutse, kandi no…

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Amakuru kuri Parike y’Ibirunga, uko yabayeho n’inyamaswa zibonekamo

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Parike y’Ibirunga yashinzwe mu mwaka w’i 1925 ikaba iri mu za mbere muri Afurika, Mu mwaka wa 1929 iyo pariki yongerewe ubunini kuko yahise ifata ubutaka bw’ u Rwanda ndetse na Congo Mbiligi ariyo Repuburika Iharanira Demokarasi ya Kongo kuri ubu. Icyo gihe iyi pariki yahise igira ubuso bungana na 8090 km², ibyo byakozwe mu rwego rwo kuyihinduramo ‘Parc Albert’ yacungwaga n’abakoloni b’ababiligi dore ko ari nabo bakoronizaga ibyo bihugu byombi. Nyuma y’uko Congo ibonye ubwingenge mu 1960 ndetse n’u Rwanda mu 1962, Pariki y’Ibirunga yahise icikamo ibice bibiri, buri…

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Au moins neuf morts et 900 blessés dans le plus puissant séisme à Taïwan depuis 25 ans

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Un séisme de magnitude supérieure à 7, le plus puissant qu’ait connu Taïwan depuis 25 ans, s’est produit mercredi près des côtes de l’île, provoquant une alerte au tsunami, finalement levée. Au moins neuf personnes sont mortes et 900 ont été blessées, selon un nouveau bilan des autorités. Soixante-dix mineurs sont hors de portée des secours, coincés dans une carrière à Hualien. Un séisme sous-marin de magnitude supérieure à 7 s’est produit mercredi 3 avril près de Taïwan, le plus puissant à frapper l’île depuis 25 ans, déclenchant dans la région des alertes…

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Abakora ibikorwa byangiza i Kivu baraburirwa kuko ibihano bikomeye birabategereje

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Mu bukangurambaga bwakoze n’ikigo cy’igihugu gishinzwe kubungabunga ibidukikije mu Rwanda “REMA” hagarutswe  ku bihano bitegenyijwe ku bantu bagira uruhare mu bikorwa byo kwangiza ikiyaga cya Kivu ndetse n’ibinyabuzima bikirimo. Ni ubukangurambaga bwahereye mu karere ka Karongi busorezwa mu karere ka Rubavu, uturere twombi dukora ku kiyaga. Haganijwe abantu batandukanye harimo abakora serivisi zo gutwara abantu muri kino kiyaga, abarobyi bakiroberamo, abakora ibikorwa by’ubuhinzi mu nkengero zacyo, ndetse mu karere ka Rubavu ho hanegewe by’umwihariko abanyeshuri bo mu mashuri y’isumbuye. Irasubiza Gerevasi ufite imyaka 21 wiga mu mashuri yisumbuye, nawe yagaragaje…

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Single-use plastics: Environmentalists seek solutions for imported good

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As Rwanda continues with its ambitious efforts to phase out single-use plastics, environmentalists have pointed out some key challenges, one of which is imported goods packaged in single-use plastics. In 2019, the country’s parliament passed a law prohibiting the manufacture, importation, use and sale of single-use plastic items in Rwanda, including plastic bags, cups, straws, coffee stirrers, soda and water bottles, and most food packaging materials. Since then, both the private and public sectors have been working to implement the law through activities including the establishment of companies that manufacture…

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