Kigali Independent University

Cassava Starch and Tea Extract Edible Coating Delays Postharvest Quality Loss of Tomato Fruit Under Ambient Storage in Rwanda

Abstract Background Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) is highly perishable, and postharvest losses threaten food security and smallholder income in Rwanda, where refrigeration and plastic packaging are largely inaccessible. This study evaluated a low-cost cassava starch–glycerol...

Educational Robotics for Advanced-Level Science Teaching in Rwanda:Learner Perceptions, Implementation Barriers, and Pathways for Sustainable Integration

Educational robotics is increasingly positioned as a practical vehicle for STEM learning, computational thinking, creativity, problem solving, and technology literacy. Yet the effectiveness of robotics depends strongly on context, pedagogy, teacher capacity, infrastructure, and l...