Value chain and multi-crop baseline of the Transforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africa Initiative (TAFS-WCA): A case of Rwanda
This report presents the baseline survey of the Transforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africa (TAFS-WCA) initiative in Rwanda. Three regions of Rwanda were surveyed. Data were collected with smart tablets using the CSPro application. A total of 481 actors in agricultural production...
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| author | Arouna, A. Yergo, W.G. Aboudou, R. Ouedraogo, M. Abdoulaye, T. |
| author_browse | Abdoulaye, T. Aboudou, R. Arouna, A. Ouedraogo, M. Yergo, W.G. |
| author_facet | Arouna, A. Yergo, W.G. Aboudou, R. Ouedraogo, M. Abdoulaye, T. |
| author_sort | Arouna, A. |
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| description | This report presents the baseline survey of the Transforming Agrifood Systems in West and
Central Africa (TAFS-WCA) initiative in Rwanda. Three regions of Rwanda were surveyed.
Data were collected with smart tablets using the CSPro application. A total of 481 actors in
agricultural production and value chain were surveyed during the baseline data collection in in
Rwanda. These are mainly rice, maize, soybean, beans, cassava, sweet potato, banana, African
vegetables, inputs dealers, traders, processors and service providers. All data analyses were
carried out with the STATA 16 software.
Out of the surveyed population, 16.84% (81) are rice farmers, 8.52% (41) maize producers,
8.52% (41) soybean growers, 12.68% (61) bean producers, 8.11% (39) cassava growers, 8.32%
(40) sweet potato farmers, 8.32% (40) banana producers, 12.47% (60) African vegetables
growers, 4.16% (20) input dealers, 9.15% (44) traders, 1.25% (6) processors and 1.66% (8)
service providers. The age of rice farmers in the country ranges from 19 to 81 years with a
mean age of 46 years. The average household size of actors is 5 people and about 57% of them
are male and 88% are married. In addition, 92% of the actors have received formal education
and 81% has crop production as main occupation. Moreover, 35 % of producers grow crops
during rainy season, 12% in dry season while 53% in both seasons.
With regard to climate change information’s, about 33.75% of producers have access to pest
or disease outbreak and 24.81% to information on seasonal forecasts (weather information for
the coming 2-3 months).
As far as food security and the poverty index are concerned, preliminary results showed that
the vast majority of farmers’ households had an acceptable level of dietary diversity, meal
frequency and nutritional importance of the food groups consumed; and the poverty index of
the population was 69%. |
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| id | CGSpace131765 |
| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2023 |
| publishDateRange | 2023 |
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| publisher | Africa Rice Center |
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| spelling | CGSpace1317652025-11-05T06:59:32Z Value chain and multi-crop baseline of the Transforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africa Initiative (TAFS-WCA): A case of Rwanda Arouna, A. Yergo, W.G. Aboudou, R. Ouedraogo, M. Abdoulaye, T. value chains food security technology transfer foods This report presents the baseline survey of the Transforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africa (TAFS-WCA) initiative in Rwanda. Three regions of Rwanda were surveyed. Data were collected with smart tablets using the CSPro application. A total of 481 actors in agricultural production and value chain were surveyed during the baseline data collection in in Rwanda. These are mainly rice, maize, soybean, beans, cassava, sweet potato, banana, African vegetables, inputs dealers, traders, processors and service providers. All data analyses were carried out with the STATA 16 software. Out of the surveyed population, 16.84% (81) are rice farmers, 8.52% (41) maize producers, 8.52% (41) soybean growers, 12.68% (61) bean producers, 8.11% (39) cassava growers, 8.32% (40) sweet potato farmers, 8.32% (40) banana producers, 12.47% (60) African vegetables growers, 4.16% (20) input dealers, 9.15% (44) traders, 1.25% (6) processors and 1.66% (8) service providers. The age of rice farmers in the country ranges from 19 to 81 years with a mean age of 46 years. The average household size of actors is 5 people and about 57% of them are male and 88% are married. In addition, 92% of the actors have received formal education and 81% has crop production as main occupation. Moreover, 35 % of producers grow crops during rainy season, 12% in dry season while 53% in both seasons. With regard to climate change information’s, about 33.75% of producers have access to pest or disease outbreak and 24.81% to information on seasonal forecasts (weather information for the coming 2-3 months). As far as food security and the poverty index are concerned, preliminary results showed that the vast majority of farmers’ households had an acceptable level of dietary diversity, meal frequency and nutritional importance of the food groups consumed; and the poverty index of the population was 69%. 2023-08-15 2023-09-06T11:43:05Z 2023-09-06T11:43:05Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131765 en Open Access application/pdf Africa Rice Center Arouna, A. Yergo, W.G. Aboudou, R. Ouedraogo, M. Abdoulaye, T.Value cArouna, A., Yergo, W.G., Aboudou, R., Ouedraogo, M., and Abdoulaye, T. 2023. Value chain and multi-crop baseline of the Transforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africa Initiative (TAFS-WCA): A case of Rwanda. Bouake, Cote d’Ivoire: AfricaRice. |
| spellingShingle | value chains food security technology transfer foods Arouna, A. Yergo, W.G. Aboudou, R. Ouedraogo, M. Abdoulaye, T. Value chain and multi-crop baseline of the Transforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africa Initiative (TAFS-WCA): A case of Rwanda |
| title | Value chain and multi-crop baseline of the Transforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africa Initiative (TAFS-WCA): A case of Rwanda |
| title_full | Value chain and multi-crop baseline of the Transforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africa Initiative (TAFS-WCA): A case of Rwanda |
| title_fullStr | Value chain and multi-crop baseline of the Transforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africa Initiative (TAFS-WCA): A case of Rwanda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Value chain and multi-crop baseline of the Transforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africa Initiative (TAFS-WCA): A case of Rwanda |
| title_short | Value chain and multi-crop baseline of the Transforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africa Initiative (TAFS-WCA): A case of Rwanda |
| title_sort | value chain and multi crop baseline of the transforming agrifood systems in west and central africa initiative tafs wca a case of rwanda |
| topic | value chains food security technology transfer foods |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131765 |
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