Of the three staple food crops in Rwanda (cassava, maize and potatoes), cassava makes up nearly one-quarter of production. Cassava is an important crop especially in the south of Rwanda. Agriculture is the main economic activity in Rwanda, involving more than 80% of the labour force and contributing 33% of GDP. And of all crops, cassava is ranked third regarding its importance to household income and food security. To reach its vision of becoming a middle-income country by 2020, the government has targeted the transformation of agriculture into a productive, high value, market-oriented sector, and Southern Province progressively became the cassava basket for the country.

It is in this regard that Cassava Trade Fair Rwanda Edition seeks to partner with stakeholder in the following areas of cassava value chain:

• Production
• Postharvest
• Value addition
• Marketing