AAgWa Crop Production Forecasts Briefs No. 351

T he crop production forecasts brief series by AKADEMIYA2063's Africa Agriculture Watch (AAgWa) aims to provide more accurate and timely data on harvests and yields for 11 major crops across nearly 50African countries.The timeliness, wide availability, and ease of access to this type of data will enable stakeholders across the value chain to plan and execute policy and business actions more efficiently.The data published in the briefs are generated through the Africa Crop Production (AfCP) model, an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based model applied to remotely sensed geo-biophysical data to produce estimates at pixel as well as administrative levels as early as the beginning of each growing season.In Brief 351, we provide forecasts on beans production in Rwanda.In 2026, beans production in Rwanda is projected to reach 483,779 metric tons (MT), indicating a 2% increase over 2025 production levels.The highest beans producers are expected to be Gatsibo (Iburasirazuba), Kayonza (Iburasirazuba), Kirehe (Iburasirazuba), Nyagatare (Iburasirazuba), and Ngoma (Iburasirazuba), with production levels estimated at 43,781 MT, 41,255 MT, 37,551 MT, 35,063 MT, and 25,970 MT.In contrast, lower production values are observed in Nyaruguru (Amajyepfo), Huye (Amajyepfo), Nyabihu (Iburengerazuba), Nyarugenge (Umujyi wa Kigali), and Kicukiro (Umujyi wa Kigali) with production of 8,643 MT, 8,436 MT, 3,984 MT, 2,480 MT, and 1,327 MT, respectively.Compared to 2025, the most significant beans production increases in 2026 are expected in districts such as Nyamagabe (Amajyepfo), Nyaruguru (Amajyepfo), Nyamasheke (Iburengerazuba), Rutsiro (Iburengerazuba), and Rusizi (Iburengerazuba), with differences of 4,266 MT, 4,195 MT, 4,076 MT, 2,596 MT, and 2,387 MT, respectively.These correspond to changes of 48%, 94%, 41%, 30%, and 31%.