Des glissements de terrain survenus tôt mardi matin dans l’Etat indien du Kerala (sud) ont fait au moins 36 morts, tandis que des centaines de personnes ont probablement été ensevelies, selon les autorités locales. “Trente-six décès en lien avec le glissement de terrain dans le district de Wayanad ont été confirmés”, a indiqué D.R. Meghasree, un responsable de ce district de l’Etat du Kerala, où l’effondrement d’un pont entrave les opérations de secours, ont rapporté des médias locaux. La ministre de la Santé de cet Etat, Veena George, a indiqué…
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Genetically modified cassava seeds create hope for farmers after devastating diseases
By NIKUZE NKUSI Diane Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) says genetically modified cassava seeds are expected to save farmers from losses incurred due to devastating diseases that have been affecting crop production. Rwandan farmers lack improved cassava varieties resistant to the main cassava diseases; Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) and Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD). The diseases have affected cassava productivity, threatening the income and food security in the country. Kabore, a cassava virus disease which spread in Rwanda, in 2013, causes root rot rendering cassava inedible. The…
SOMA INKURUIbyo wamenya kuri parike y’Akagera
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…
SOMA INKURUUrutonde rw’inyamaswa zanga urunuka abantu n’uko wakwirwanaho uhuye nazo
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;…
SOMA INKURUUn satellite européen s’envole pour étudier les effets des nuages sur le climat
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…
SOMA INKURUThey laud the benefits attributed to the conservation of Birunga Park
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…
SOMA INKURUAu moins neuf morts et 900 blessés dans le plus puissant séisme à Taïwan depuis 25 ans
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…
SOMA INKURUAbakora ibikorwa byangiza i Kivu baraburirwa kuko ibihano bikomeye birabategereje
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…
SOMA INKURUSingle-use plastics: Environmentalists seek solutions for imported good
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…
SOMA INKURURwanda finally passes law on GMO: What next?
Rwanda, on February 21, published in its Official Gazette a law governing biosafety, which seeks to ensure that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are handled, transferred and used safely in the country. According to the purpose of the law, it establishes an adequate level of protection in the field of the safe transfer and use of living modified organisms ((LMOs) – also known as GMOs – resulting from modern biotechnology that may have an adverse effect on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity while taking into consideration the effect of…
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