Impact of Agricultural Credit Access on Agricultural Productivity among Maize and Rice Smallholder Farmers in Rwanda

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dc.contributor.authorTaremwa, Nathan Kanuma
dc.contributor.authorMacharia, Ibrahim
dc.contributor.authorBett, Eric
dc.contributor.authorMajiwa, Eucabeth
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-18T09:53:19Z
dc.date.available2022-02-18T09:53:19Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-21
dc.descriptionA Research Article in the Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Developmenten_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper assesses the impact of access to agricultural credit on the agricultural productivity of 422 smallholder farmers that cultivate maize or rice in the Western and Eastern province of Rwanda. Stratified, simple random and convenience sampling techniques were used to sample districts, sectors, cells and households. Data were collected using structured interviews and analyzed using propensity score matching techniques. Results indicated that productivity was higher by 44% among the farmers who accessed credit implying that they harvested on average an extra 440 kilograms of maize or rice. According to a crop-specific analysis, agricultural credit access had a more significant impact on maize productivity, with a difference in proportion of 68% (p = 0.000) but had no impact on rice productivity (p = 0.149). The study concludes that agricultural credit was important for Rwanda’s agricultural productivity. Thus policy measures should aim at improving smallholder farmers’ access to agricultural credit and promoting the use of modern agricultural inputs, particularly among rice farmers in Rwanda.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipRegional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUMen_US
dc.identifier.citationTaremwa, N. K., Macharia, I., Bett, E., Majiwa, E. (2021). Impact of agricultural credit access on agricultural productivity among maize and rice smallholder farmers in Rwanda. J. Agribus. Rural Dev., 1(59), 39–58.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1899-5241
dc.identifier.issn1899-5772
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/23152
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Poznaniuen_US
dc.subjectRiceen_US
dc.subjectMaizeen_US
dc.subjectSmallholder farmersen_US
dc.subjectAgricultural productivityen_US
dc.subjectCredit accessen_US
dc.subjectRwandaen_US
dc.titleImpact of Agricultural Credit Access on Agricultural Productivity among Maize and Rice Smallholder Farmers in Rwandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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