Private extension and Advisory Services
Connecting agricultural knowledge, innovation, and practical solutions to farmers, youth, women, cooperatives, agribusinesses, and other agricultural stakeholders.
Turning Agricultural Knowledge into Action
AGRIRESEARCH UNGUKA provides practical extension and advisory services that strengthen knowledge, skills, and capacity across the agricultural value chain. We combine professional technical guidance, hands-on training, demonstration, and continuous follow-up to support the adoption of improved, sustainable, and market-oriented agricultural practices.
OUR EXTENSION & ADVISORY MODEL
Our Farmer Advisory Hub
Our Farmer Advisory Hub combines physical and virtual training, demonstration farms, technical advisory, and continuous follow-up. Our professional agriculturists and agribusiness coaches work closely with farmers, youth, women, cooperatives, and agricultural partners to strengthen skills and support the adoption of improved practices.
Training → Demonstration → Practice → Follow-up → Adoption
OUR SERVICES
01 Farmer Training & Capacity Building
Practical training on Good Agricultural Practices, farm management, improved production techniques, and agricultural skills.
02 Climate-Smart & Regenerative Agriculture
Advisory on conservation agriculture, regenerative agriculture, soil health, sustainable production, and climate resilience.
03 Post-Harvest Handling & Technologies
Training and advisory on post-harvest management, storage, produce quality, and technologies that help reduce post-harvest losses.
04 Agribusiness & Entrepreneurship Advisory
Supporting farmers, youth, women, and agricultural entrepreneurs to develop practical, viable, and market-oriented agribusiness opportunities.
05 Demonstration & Field Learning
Using demonstration farms, model plots, and hands-on activities to help farmers observe, practice, and adopt improved agricultural technologies.
06 Digital Extension
Using digital tools such as SmartInput to complement physical extension and improve access to agricultural information and advisory support.
Innovation in Post-Harvest Management
Zero Energy Cooling Chamber
The Zero Energy Cooling Chamber provides 3–5 tons of storage capacity and maintains internal temperatures 10–15°C below ambient through natural evaporative cooling. It operates without electricity, refrigerant gases, or mechanical components.
3–5 Tons
Storage Capacity
10–15°C
Below Ambient Temperature
Zero Electricity
Natural Evaporative Cooling
No Refrigerant Gases
Low-Technology Cooling
FIELD EXPERIENCE
From Training to Practice
Our extension approach goes beyond classroom training. Through our Seed Production Hub in Kaniga Sector, Gicumbi District, we work with farmers producing Irish potatoes, wheat, and beans. Farmers receive seed and technical training in Good Agricultural Practices, conservation agriculture, regenerative agriculture, and climate-smart agriculture, supported by practical learning and field-based demonstration.
Farmers apply the knowledge on their own farms while participating in a structured production and market-support model. 
DIGITAL EXTENSION
Digital Extension & Advisory services
We complement field-based extension with digital technology. Through SmartInput, our digital agricultural extension tool, we support improved access to agricultural information and advisory services.
2020
SmartInput featured in the Youth Solutions Report by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network among the top 50 global innovative projects.
2022–2023
AGRIRESEARCH UNGUKA partnered with McGill University through the Mastercard Foundation program to scale SmartInput under the project “Leveraging Digital Technology and Local Knowledge for Agricultural Transformation in Rwanda.
Our Extension & Advisory Services
We combine expert guidance, hands-on training, field demonstration, and continuous follow-up to help farmers adopt sustainable, market-oriented practices. Our services cover farmer training, climate-smart and regenerative agriculture, post-harvest handling, agribusiness advisory, demonstration and field learning, and digital extension. Farmer Training & Capacity Building: Hands-on training in Good Agricultural Practices, farm management, and improved production techniques.
Demonstration Plots & Field Learning
Our extension approach goes beyond the classroom. At our Seed Production Hub in Kaniga Sector, Gicumbi District, farmers growing Irish potatoes, wheat, and beans receive seed and hands-on training in Good Agricultural Practices, conservation agriculture, regenerative agriculture, and climate-smart agriculture.
Demonstration farms and model plots let farmers see improved technologies working before they adopt them. Farmers then apply what they have learned on their own farms, within a structured production and market-support model.
Proven Crop Yield Multipliers
Demonstrated harvest increases achieved on our extension plots across highland zones:
Partnerships That Extend Our Reach
We work hand in hand with government institutions, professional networks, and development partners to bring practical extension to farmers across Rwanda. Our partners include the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI), the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), the Rwanda Organisation of Professionals in Agriculture and Advisory Services (ROPAAS), the Rwanda Youth in Agribusiness Forum (RYAF), and One Acre Fund. In 2022-2023, we also partnered with McGill University through the Mastercard Foundation program to scale SmartInput.
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