Editor — March 10, 2021 comments off Rwanda and the State of Israel entered into bilateral cooperation for skills upgrading in the agriculture sector in general and in horticultural sector in particular in December 1, 2014. Since then, every year more than 150 students from Rwanda receives scholarship to study in Israel modern/smart Agriculture and are exposed to advanced technologies through a hands-on training in Israel, the Rwanda-Israel Horticulture Center of Excellence based at Murindi was established. From June 2016 to March 2020, the Center of Excellence trained about 1484 beneficiaries have been trained, including agriculturists from Government institutions, Non-Governmental Institutions (NGOs), higher learning institutions, private companies, students and farmers.