On October 4, 2024, Bahage Foods Ltd made history as the first Rwandan woman-led business—and the fourth ever in Rwanda—to export a full container of 22 tonnes of Hass avocadoes.

This achievement highlights the immense growth potential of Rwanda’s agricultural exports, especially for horticultural businesses led by young women, who face compounded, gendered barriers in accessing productive resources, packaging, start-up capital, business capacity-building, and financing to scale up and unlock new markets.

With this shipment set to arrive in the United Arab Emirates in the coming weeks, Bahage Foods Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Angel Uwantege’s breakthrough proves that with access to the right resources and opportunities—including market information, market access opportunities through trade fairs and missions, as well as capacity-enhancing training programs on confidence building, communication, negotiation, pitching, and marketing—young Rwandan women entrepreneurs can drive agribusiness exports, an area of high economic growth potential for Rwanda.

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