On Friday, the 23rd of February 2024, Dr. Telesphore Ndabamenye, the Director General of the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), received a courtesy visit from Her Excellency Ambassador Einat Weiss, the Ambassador of Israel in Rwanda. Their discussions focused on strengthening the existing partnership in horticultural modernization and dairy development.

Through the partnership between Rwanda and Israel, the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI), in cooperation with MASHAV - Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation, established an agricultural center dubbed the 'Rwanda-Israel Horticulture Center of Excellence' to streamline Rwanda’s horticulture industry in Mulindi.

The center is based on the Indo-Israel model of “Centers of Excellence in Agriculture,” and includes the transfer of knowledge, capacity building, demonstration, agro-inputs (nurseries for better seedlings and varieties), and fresh produce. It displays a wide range of technologies for horticultural production and is made available for applied research and development, training, and exhibition