Markets and Trade
AreaRwanda
Commodity GroupGrains
CommodityWheat
Date01/03/2017
Policy CategoryProduction
Policy InstrumentProduction support
DescriptionAnnounced to allocate more land for wheat production in order to be less dependent on wheat imports for domestic demand. The government is targeting to put 95 000 hectares under wheat farming by 2019, in order to boost local production of the crop.