Marc Reflects

  A personal reflection, tested against the data By Marc Reflects In brief Agriculture and transport deserve attention, but the available data does not establish them as Rwanda’s most promising investment sectors. In fiscal year 2025/26, agriculture grew by 7% and transport activities by 10%. Industry grew by 16%. In 2025, registered investment was led by real estate, manufacturing and mining. Agriculture faces challenges ranging from fluctuating production to post-harvest losses and rising input costs. Some opportunities may lie where agriculture and transport meet, particularly in storage, collection and delivery. This is a possibility worth investigating, not a guaranteed business opportunity.  Agriculture and Transport in Rwanda 1. Why I started asking Lately, I have been reflecting on two sectors that seem important to Rwanda’s economic future: agriculture and transport. My interest comes partly from wh...

  By Marc Reflects In brief •          Three of us started EBM Farm, a pig farm, in June 2022 and closed it in January 2024. •          The herd grew from 2 pigs to 63 at its peak, and we spent about RWF 11 million in total, but the farm never covered its own running costs. •          The six lessons below cover feasibility, cash flow, partners, supervision, location, and facing problems early. •          These are lessons from one experience, not universal rules In January 2024, we closed EBM Farm, our pig farm. Nineteen months earlier, in June 2022, three of us had started it with two adult female pigs, one Duroc and one Pietrain, a bank loan, and an idea we had carried since our university days in 2007. On paper, it made sense. We believed there was demand for pork in Rwanda and neighboring countries, an...