Rwanda Agricultural Sector Risk Assessment

Agriculture is the dominant sector of the economy, contributing a third of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and about half of Rwanda’s export earnings. The government of Rwanda has therefore made agricultural development a priority and al...

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Main Authors:	Giertz, Asa, Gray, George, Mudahar, Mohinder S., Rubaiza, Rhoda, Galperin, Diana, Suit, Kilara
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ROOTING PHOTOSYNTHESIS CROP RESEARCH ANIMAL PRODUCTS FERTILIZER CASSAVA PESTS SORGHUM HIGH-YIELDING VARIETIES BEANS YIELD LOSS SOIL CONSERVATION DRY SEASONS CASSAVA MEALYBUG COFFEE PESTS CASSAVA HORTICULTURAL CROPS IFPRI FARM HOUSEHOLDS HEAVY RAINFALL CULTIVARS INTERCROPPING FERTILIZERS PEPPERS CONSERVATION FARMING GRAZING ANIMAL HEALTH CROP YIELD PLANTS YAMS CROP PRODUCTION CEREALS COMMERCIALIZATION WATERLOGGED SOILS PINEAPPLES ALTERNATIVE CROPS COFFEE GROWERS QUALITY SEED COFFEE PRODUCTION GRAIN RESERVES FUR SEEDS CULTIVATION METHODS CHLOROSIS CROP ROTATION PADDY SEED DRAINAGE FRUITS VEGETABLES SUGAR CANE INDICATORS FARMERS CROP NUTRITION ANIMAL PRODUCTION BARLEY GRAIN BORER CROPS CARROTS HUSBANDRY BLACK SIGATOKA TEA PLANTS CROP YIELDS PASTORALISM AGRONOMIC PRACTICES CROP PLANTAINS SEED SECTOR AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS CULTIVATION LEATHER MAIZE YIELDS MAIZE PRODUCTION REPORTS TERRACING CASSAVA PROCESSING AGRICULTURAL MARKETING COFFEE FAO DRY SEASON PERENNIAL CROPS FERTILIZER USE PEST MANAGEMENT EGGS CROP LOSSES DAM COFFEE PRICES EXPORT CROPS MIXED CROPPING MAIZE PLANTS FISHERIES DEGRADATION RICE CULTIVARS GROWING SEASON EFFECTS OF DROUGHT FARM FOOD CROPS FOOD SAFETY DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE SWEET POTATOES FLOOD CONTROL SEED PRODUCTION COFFEE YIELDS AVERAGE YIELDS SOIL TYPES CASSAVA MOSAIC VIRUS YIELDS SOIL FERTILITY FLOUR GRAIN PRIVATE MILLS COFFEE EXPORTS LOW TEMPERATURES TILLAGE PRODUCTION COSTS ACTUAL YIELDS MAIZE STREAK VIRUS HARVESTS POOR HOUSEHOLDS RICE PRICES POULTRY DRY BEANS COFFEE PROCESSING COFFEE PLANTS CROPPING PATTERNS FARMER FOOD CONSUMPTION PRICE PREMIUM AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDS INSECT PESTS ANIMALS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COFFEE FARMERS PLANTING GRAIN PRICES AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION TOMATOES RICE CROP WILT PLANNING GREEN BEANS CROP VARIETIES TREES ANNUAL CROPS WATER HARVESTING CHERRIES INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE PLANS ROOT ROTS MAIZE CROP INSURANCE HARVESTING SYSTEMS CLIMATIC CONDITIONS PATHOGENS AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGROFORESTRY CASH CROPS AMARANTH PRODUCTION OF RICE DATES PRICE VOLATILITY SEED POLICY TRANSHUMANCE POTENTIAL YIELDS TILLERS FIELD WORK FARMING GRAINS FOOD PRODUCTS CONSUMER DEMAND PRODUCE SEED VARIETIES FOOD SECURITY TEA INCOME RISKS AGRIBUSINESS ANTHESIS RICE YIELDS CROP PRICES ANIMAL RESOURCES FLOWERS ANIMAL FEED TUBERS CASSAVA FLOUR CROPPING FLOOR PRICE SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL LAND SOWING COFFEE PRODUCERS RICE PRODUCTION HARVESTING IRRI AGRICULTURAL INPUTS GROUNDNUTS INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS POTATOES ECOSYSTEMS CASSAVA PRODUCTION BANANAS FARMS MEAT PLANT DISEASE COOPERATIVES CIP WHEAT SOILS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY RICE PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES FARMING SYSTEMS RICE MILLS COMMODITY PLANTING MATERIALS DOMESTIC MARKET PRICES LAND MANAGEMENT SUGAR
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25218799/rwanda-agricultural-sector-risk-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22936

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Summary:	Agriculture is the dominant sector of the economy, contributing a third of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and about half of Rwanda’s export earnings. The government of Rwanda has therefore made agricultural development a priority and allocated significant resources to improving productivity, expanding the livestock sector, promoting sustainable land management, and developing supply chains and value-added activities. At the same time, Rwanda’s agriculture sector faces a series of challenges. Agriculture is dominated by small-scale, subsistence farming under traditional agricultural practices and rain-fed agriculture. As a result, average crop yields are low compared with potential yields, and exposed to risks such as weather related shocks and pest and disease outbreaks. The purpose of this report is to assess existing risks to the agriculture sector, prioritize them according to their frequency and impacts on the sector, and identify areas of risk management solutions that need deeper specialized attention. Three levels of risks are assessed: production risks, market risks, and enabling environment risks to selected supply chains. The report takes a quantitative and qualitative approach to risks. The report is structured as follows: chapter one gives introduction. Chapter two provides an overview of Rwanda’s economy and the role and structure of the agriculture sector. Agriculture sector risks (production, market, and enabling environment risks) for the selected food crops, export crops, and livestock are analyzed in chapter three. Analysis of the adverse impacts of agricultural risks at aggregate and provincial levels, along with a stakeholder risk assessment and a discussion of particularly vulnerable groups, is presented in chapter four. Chapter five prioritizes identified risks, discusses potential solutions areas, summarizes feedback from consulted stakeholders, and recommends solutions areas for further assessment.

Rwanda Agricultural Sector Risk Assessment

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