Linking Farmers to Market - Enhancing poverty reduction (Market Access) in Rwanda through Agroprocessing & Value Addition

Agro processing means transforming products originating from agriculture, forestry and even fisheries. It is a subset of manufacturing that processes raw materials and intermediate products derived from the agricultural sector. A very large part of agricultural production undergoes some degree of
transformation between harvesting and final use. The industries that use agricultural, fishery and forest products as raw materials comprise a very
varied group. They range from simple activities such as preservation (e.g. through sun drying of fish for example) and operations closely related to
harvesting to the manufacturing, by modern, capital-intensive methods, of such items as biscuits, beer, textiles, pulp, paper etc.

The mission of the Imbaraga Farmer Federation; one of the EAFF members is the professionalization of the farming profession to improve the welfare
of farmers in rural areas and to change perceptions of the perception. Founded in 1992 by Rwandan farmers, Imbaraga is a peasant organization
comprising of 94,324 farmer members today and located throughout 5 provinces in Rwanda. It brings farmers together to share best practices and
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