Agriculture Sector Investment Plan GAFSP 2009 ‐ 2012.

Rwanda’s vision is to achieve food security by 2020. Agricultural transformation has been identified as one of the major pillars for achieving the Vision 2020 goals, by creating a inputs distribution network that will make quality inputs for the production of a wide range of crops, both seeds and fertilizer, available at affordable prices. Furthermore, all Rwandan households will own livestock to increase the consumption of proteins and lipids. In addressing these needs, particular emphasis will be placed upon the cross‐cutting issues as defined in Rwanda’s EDPRS, namely gender, the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the needs of young people. A twin‐track approach to agricultural development will ensure that any direct action to tackle hunger is supported by a medium and long‐term strategy of agricultural transformation. This will transform farming into a business, rather than subsistence, activity, creating a sector that uses its comparative advantage, for example in labour‐intensive, high‐value crops, to compete in open regional and international markets. The focus will also be on developing an agribusiness sector that not only supplies inputs, but also adds value through processing for export as well as domestic consumption.