期刊名称：International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Management
电子版ISSN：2395-5252
出版年度：2021
卷号：3
期号：8
页码：1340-1349
DOI：10.35629/5252-030811651172
语种：English
出版社：IJAEM JOURNAL
摘要：Agriculture is currently the backbone of Rwanda’s economy and the main source of employment and economic activity to high number of citizens. The sector is still subsistence regardless of some irrigation initiatives under practice toward improving its production. This research aimed to assess the contribution of Howard Buffet Foundation Nasho Irrigation (HBFNI) Project to farmers’ socio-economic development in Nasho and Mpanga sectors of Kirehe District, Eastern Rwanda from 2013 to 2019. The stratified sampling method selected 400 respondents from 2,099 beneficiaries of (HBFNI) Project. The field visit, structured questionnaire and desk review were employed as data sources. Both Microsoft Excel and Pearson Correlation of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) facilitated data analysis. Regarding the results, 94 percent highlighted Sprinkler as the major irrigation system under practice under influence of rainfall, soil types highlighted by 56 and 28 percent, respectively. The beans, soybeans and maize are the major grown crops. The Beans’ production increased from 400 to 1,500 Kg/Ha before and after, respectively. Similarly, Maize production increased from 1,000 to 5,500 Kg/Ha. In addition, domestic animals rose from 1,520 to 3,867, before and after, respectively. Monthly income of 300,001- 500,000 Rwfs was recorded by 28 people who increased up to 285 people.Finally, the Pearson’s correlation analysis showed that irrigation and its associated factors had a positive relationship with socio-economic development (r = .997, p< 0.047) at a significance level of 0.05 with highest positive coefficient of (r=.997). Therefore, it was concluded that the expansion of Howard Buffet Foundation irrigation projects or similar projects within other parts of the country would contribute to people’s socio-economic development. Also, policy makers can benefit from this research by understanding the way forward in expanding the irrigation practices in Rwanda.
关键词：Farmers;Irrigation;Kirehe district;Nasho Irrigation Project;Socio-economic Development
