Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 64621 / 251,287

Articles

Brazil Sri Lanka United Kingdom Sweden 00. Editorial United States Latin America Egypt Jordan Yemen Thailand

Browse latest releases

2010/11 2010/12 2011/01 2011/02 2011/03 2011/04 2011/05 2011/06 2011/07 2011/08

Browse by creation date

66 72 73 75 79 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Browse by classification

CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN SECRET SECRET//NOFORN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Community resources

Follow us on Twitter Check our Reddit Twitter this Digg this page Contact us on IRC

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 08KIGALI365, RWANDA RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #08KIGALI365.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08KIGALI365 2008-05-23 10:31 2011-08-24 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Kigali 
VZCZCXYZ0012
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHLGB #0365 1441031
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 231031Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY KIGALI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5327
INFO RUEHDS/AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA PRIORITY 0166
RUEHJB/AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA PRIORITY 0312
RUEHDR/AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM PRIORITY 1127
RUEHKM/AMEMBASSY KAMPALA PRIORITY 1895
RUEHKI/AMEMBASSY KINSHASA PRIORITY 0447
RUEHNR/AMEMBASSY NAIROBI PRIORITY 1220
 
UNCLAS KIGALI 000365 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR EEB/TPP/MTA - CVOLTMER 
DEPARTMENT FOR EEB/TPP/ABT - GCLEMENTS 
DEPARTMENT FOR EEB/TPP/ABT - AWINTON 
DEPARTMENT FOR EEB/IFD/ODF - MSIEMER 
DEPARTMENT PASS FOR USDA/FAS - CJACKSON/MHOUSE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO KPAO
SUBJECT: RWANDA RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD 
SECURITY INITIATIVE 
 
REF: A. STATE 52628 
 
     B. STATE 53346 
     C. STATE 52602 
     D. STATE 53353 
     E. KIGALI 0305 
 
 
1. (U) Summary: Rwanda is a net importer of staple foods and supports 
initiatives aimed at improving agricultural productivity, increasing 
access to science and technology and removing barriers to trade in 
staple 
foods.  The government of Rwanda (GOR) does not impose any official 
export 
restrictions on staple foods although some local infrastructure and 
market 
barriers continue to inhibit local and regional food distribution.  The 
GOR is cognizant of the benefits of biotechnology and mindful that 
biotechnology products are becoming a reality in the region. 
Legislation 
governing national biotechnology and biosafety policy for Rwanda is 
currently in Parliament pending approval.  End summary. 
 
2. (U) Emboffs met with Acting Secretary General Ministry of 
Agriculture - 
Pelagie Mukayiranga - and presented talking points of reftels a,b,d. 
The 
Acting Secretary General noted that Rwanda does not currently have 
sufficient domestic production of rice, wheat and maize and imports 
most 
food staples.  Mukayiranga advised she was "not aware of any export 
restrictions" on agricultural staples and said the GOR supports 
measures 
that would improve regional food distribution.  Local barriers to trade 
such as high transportation costs, inefficient market information 
systems 
and inadequate food storage facilities continue to inhibit local food 
distribution (Ref E). 
 
3. (U) Separately, Emboffs spoke with Mark Bagabe - Director of the 
Ministry of Agriculture Research Institute - who advised that a draft 
law 
governing biotechnology and biosafety is currently pending 
parliamentary 
approval.  Bagabe noted that the GOR was "mindful of the realities of 
GM 
(genetically modified crops) and biotechnology" and aware that both 
Kenya 
and Uganda are moving forward with biotechnology programs.  Bagabe 
agreed 
that biotechnology is needed to advance regional food security but was 
not 
able to advise when the new law would be approved or implemented. 
 
 
 
 
ARIETTI