NAEB and Partners launch Flower Tissue Culture Laboratory to Boost Rwanda’s floriculture sector
On January 24, 2024, the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB), in collaboration with Rwandan and Japanese government partners, launched a state-of-the-art Flower Tissue Culture Laboratory established at NAEB Headquarters.
This transformative laboratory is part of the SDGs Business Verification Survey with the Private Sector for High-Quality Flower Young Plants Production Utilizing Tissue Culture Technology in Rwanda, a project funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
This project aims to enhance the Gentian-in-Rwanda by utilizing a unique tissue culture technology to realize a value-added and competitive Gentian-in-Rwanda to boost the export. As a result, the first commercial lot to deliver to Europe is planned in 2026. Moreover, this project will enhance the development of the entire flower industry by establishing a technological base in Rwanda.
NAEB COO Sandrine Urujeni emphasized that the newly launched laboratory will address the challenge of accessing quality flower planting materials while also contributing to the mass production of seedlings to boost exports.
"This laboratory will help us secure quality flower seedlings. We previously faced difficulties in obtaining enough planting materials for both existing gentian flower farmers and those interested in joining the sector. With this laboratory, we will now have a reliable source of high-quality seedlings, which will ultimately enhance production and strengthen Rwanda’s flower exports”.
The launch of this game-changing laboratory coincided with the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Gentian in Rwanda Project. Launched in 2015, this project is a cut flower production and export initiative led by the Japanese city of Hachimantai. It utilizes the city's intellectual property rights over plant varieties to license overseas multiplication.
Through close collaboration between the Government of Rwanda, the Government of Japan and Japanese Hachimantai City, the Nyacyonga Flower Park, planned by NAEB and RDB, has completed its Phase I development.
Over the last 5 years, the Gentian In Rwanda Project has exported 2million stems of gentian flowers annually, creating 500 jobs each year and generating $999,618 in total. This has positioned Rwanda as the world’s largest overseas gentian production hub.
NAEB and Partners launch Flower Tissue Culture Laboratory to Boost Rwanda’s floriculture sector
On January 24, 2024, the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB), in collaboration with Rwandan and Japanese government partners, launched a state-of-the-art Flower Tissue Culture Laboratory established at NAEB Headquarters.
This transformative laboratory is part of the SDGs Business Verification Survey with the Private Sector for High-Quality Flower Young Plants Production Utilizing Tissue Culture Technology in Rwanda, a project funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
This project aims to enhance the Gentian-in-Rwanda by utilizing a unique tissue culture technology to realize a value-added and competitive Gentian-in-Rwanda to boost the export. As a result, the first commercial lot to deliver to Europe is planned in 2026. Moreover, this project will enhance the development of the entire flower industry by establishing a technological base in Rwanda.
NAEB COO Sandrine Urujeni emphasized that the newly launched laboratory will address the challenge of accessing quality flower planting materials while also contributing to the mass production of seedlings to boost exports.
"This laboratory will help us secure quality flower seedlings. We previously faced difficulties in obtaining enough planting materials for both existing gentian flower farmers and those interested in joining the sector. With this laboratory, we will now have a reliable source of high-quality seedlings, which will ultimately enhance production and strengthen Rwanda’s flower exports”.
The launch of this game-changing laboratory coincided with the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Gentian in Rwanda Project. Launched in 2015, this project is a cut flower production and export initiative led by the Japanese city of Hachimantai. It utilizes the city's intellectual property rights over plant varieties to license overseas multiplication.
Through close collaboration between the Government of Rwanda, the Government of Japan and Japanese Hachimantai City, the Nyacyonga Flower Park, planned by NAEB and RDB, has completed its Phase I development.
Over the last 5 years, the Gentian In Rwanda Project has exported 2million stems of gentian flowers annually, creating 500 jobs each year and generating $999,618 in total. This has positioned Rwanda as the world’s largest overseas gentian production hub.
