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Rwanda bids to host FIFA council meeting
by Tuyishime Emmanuel
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| FIFA president Gianni Infantino photo from google |
FIFA presidentGianni Infantino has said that the World governing body will asses Rwanda’s bid to host the 2017 Fifa Executive Committee meeting in October. Infantino said this yesterday at Ferwafa House after arriving for a one day visit that also saw him commission a Rwf 3.8 billion Ferwafa hotel.
“ We are here to assess whether Rwanda is capable of hosting the meeting,” the Swiss lawyer said adding that Rwanda has a very good chance of hosting the meeting because of its success in hosting continental football tournaments as well as global meetings.
Infantino arrived in the country yesterday afternoon and immediately went to watch a league match that pit league leaders Rayon Sport against Police. The game ended in a 2-2 draw. The FIFA president then laid a foundation stone for the construction of FERWAFA Village, which was originally FERWAFA Hotel, in Remera.
The FERWAFA Village, whose construction works is expected to take 18 months, is estimated to cost Rwf3.85 billion. The hotel will be built in four phases and the first phase will include construction of 40 rooms.
The hotel is expected to reduce on the expenses that the Ministry of Sports and Culture (MINISPOC) incurs on national teams during residential training or accommodation for visiting national teams.
The FIFA president will visit Gisozi memorial centre today before departure.
Thursday, 23 February 2017
Over 50 to train in post-harvest handling
by Tuyishime Emmanuel
More than 50 local agribusiness dealers and farmers will undergo post-harvest and storage handling and pitching training in Nairobi Kenya.
More than 50 local agribusiness dealers and farmers will undergo post-harvest and storage handling and pitching training in Nairobi Kenya.
Under the theme, Supporting Innovative Technologies for Postharvest Loss Reduction the training programme is expected to attract over 400 participants from across East Africa.
The training which will begin on April 4-5 will focus on how best to reduce post-harvest loss through better storage management practices and technologies, said James Shikwati, the chief executive officer of the Inter-Region Economic Network.
According to Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), about one third of the food produced globally is lost or wasted representing a loss of 1.3 billion tonnes of food per year.
Emmanuel Kayiranga, the chairperson of post-harvest handling and storage taskforce and head of the national strategic reserve at the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, said the ministry is currently training more farmers and agro dealers to address the challenge.
“We are mobilizing farmers and the private sector to engage in post-harvest activities and ensure the problem is addressed,” Kayiranga told The New Times yesterday adding that the idea is not only to train but also equip farmers with modern storage infrastructure that ensure quality along the value chain.
Therefore we are optimistic that the training in Nairobi Kenya will boost what we are already doing at grass roots level, he added.
Overall, the initiative according to experts will help improve production, and ensure food safety and security. “Such innovations will make it easy to improve post-harvest management of perishable foodstuffs, livestock and fish products, as well as non-perishable commodities like grains, and cereals,” said Claudine Musabyimana a maize farmer in Gicumbi District.
Last year, the East Africa Postharvest Technologies Competition 2017 was launched to help address the challenge of post-harvest loses in the region.
Rwanda has already confirmed its participation in the challenge, which will be taking place in Nairobi, Kenya in April this year.
The competition seeks to identify 25 scalable innovations and technologies that address challenges in postharvest management.
Young innovators from Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Burundi can participate in the contest whose three top contestants will pocket $30,000 in seed funding.
The competition will help identify a range of technologies that have the potential to help the continent confront and counter the huge challenges in post-harvest management.
It is also an opportunity for stakeholders in the food supply chain to learn, share information and build strategic partnerships that will help reduce post-harvest losses in the region.
Rwanda step up preps for Amissa Bongo race
by Tuyishime Emmanuel
2017 Stages
Stage 1: Moanda-Akiéni (Feb. 27)
Stage 2: Leconi-Franceville (Feb. 28)
Stage 3: Mounana-Koulamoutou (Mar, 1)
Stage 4: Fougamou-Lambaréné (Mar, 2)
Stage 5: Lambaréné-Kango (Mar, 3)
Stage 6: Akanda (Cap Estérias)-Libreville (Mar, 4)
Stage 7: Owendo-Libreville (Mar, 5)
Six members of Team Rwanda are currently undergoing rigorous final preparations at Africa Rising Cycling Centre in Musanze District ahead of the forthcoming 12th edition of Gabon’s La Tropicale Amissa Bongo.
The 2.1 UCI Africa Tour road race is slated to start on February 27 and will run over seven stages through March 5.
Rwanda is among the 10 African countries that will grace Africa’s arguably most gruesome race that will also attract four UCI continental teams from Europe and one from Asia.
A very youthful team, that includes five riders that will be making their debut appearance, has been training since early January under the close eye of national team assistant coach Felix Sempoma and retired cyclist Nathan Byukusenge.
According to Sempoma, the spirit is high among his riders.
“We are taking a relatively very young and new team but, of course, the objective is to win stages and get the highest possible ranking. The motivation and spirit are high, which is very important, we training extensively and ready for the challenge,” Sempoma told the dailyhood.
Fresh from competing at African Continental Championships, the team will be led by Bonaventure Uwizeyimana, the winner of the competition’s stage five in 2014 (Rwanda’s best performance at the race so far).
Riders who will be making their La Tropicale Amissa Bongo debut include; Rene Ukiniwabo, Alex Nizeyimana, Samuel Hakiruwizeye and Eric Nduwayo and Jeremy Karegeya.
Last year, Team Rwanda finished in eighth place out of 14 participating teams while Patrick Byukusenge finished second in the mountains classification, with Jean Claude Uwizeye finishing third in the junior category.
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