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Innovative tools for data management and data dissemination in Rwanda
Agriculture, Demography, Economy, Education, Environment, Gender, Health, ICT, Infrastructure, Nutrition, Social protection, Tourism

The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda has put in place  a number of innovative tools to significantly revolutionize data management and data dissemination in Rwanda.

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First ever SMS-based application in statistical data collection, dissemination

Agriculture, Demography, Economy, Education, Environment, Gender, Health, ICT, Infrastructure, Nutrition, Social protection, Tourism
The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) has launched a new SMS-based application which will facilitate the task of collecting and disseminating statistics information in real-time.
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Large farming plots protected from soil erosion in Rwanda
Agriculture, Economy

78 percent of the whole cultivated land in Rwanda is protected against soil erosion, although the irrigation still does not appear to be a widespread practice across the country.

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Access to potable water increased over last five years in Rwanda
Agriculture, Demography, Economy, Environment

The proportion of the Rwandan population with access to improved drinking water sources increased from 77 per cent to 87 per cent between 2005 and 2011.

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Food security improves in Rwanda, despite challenges
Agriculture, Economy, Nutrition

Most parts of Rwanda are witnessing improved food security, according to the third Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis and Nutrion Survey (CFSVA) that highlights challenges related to population growth, widespread poverty and high levels of chronic malnutrion.

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Rwanda continues to achieve the MDGs
Agriculture, Demography, Economy, Education, Environment, Gender, Health, ICT, Infrastructure, Nutrition, Social protection

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight goals that in September 2000, all 193 United Nations member states have agreed to achieve by the year 2015 in order to encourage development by improving social and economic conditions in the world's poorest countries. 

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