RICA ensures the quality of Agriculture inputs (Seeds & Agrochemical) as well as, coordinating Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) activities to ensure market access for Agriculture products and prevention of spread of pest and diseases.

This unit ensure the quality of Agriculture inputs and coordinating Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS). This is done through inspectorate services on the below activities;

Importation of plant products and plants products-

• Requirements for importation of plants in Rwanda

• Application for import permits for plants and plant products

• List of regulated pests

• Protocol for importation seed and planting materials

Export of plants and plants products

• Registration as Agricultural products exporter

• Registration of farms for exports –Application form

• Application for phytosanitary certificate

Seed inspection and certification

• Registration of seed multiplier

• Registration of seed multiplication field

• Seed declaration

Animal products

• Registration of animal products premises (Working licenses for Slaughterhouses, Butcheries, Meat stores, Milk Collection Centers and Milk Aggregation Points, Milk kiosks)

• Importation of animal products

• Export of animal products

• Animal products transportation permits (Meat & Fish and Milk)

Animal feeds

• Importation of animal feeds

• Registration of animal feeds (Selling Points, Stores and Factories)

Agrochemicals and agrochemical premises

• Registration of agro dealers

• Registration of agrochemicals

• Regulation of importation of agrochemicals

Agriculture materials and agriculture machineries

• Registration of agriculture machinery

• Regulation of Importation of agriculture machineries and agriculture materials