1. AGRICULTURE AND RURAL
DEVELOPMENT IN RWANDA
VALENS MWUMVANEZA

2. RSSP-LWH, September 2013

3. Increased
Agricultural
Production
35%
Increased
Agricultural
Commercialization
10%Decreased
Dependency Ratio
9%
Non-Farm Self
Employment
13%
Non-Farm Wage
Employment
3%
Other Factors and
Unexplained Part
30%
Contribution of the Various Factors to Poverty Reduction between 2001 and
2011, percent

4. Boom in Agricultural Output
211
58
79
-
50
100
150
200
250
Cereals Pulses Roots and Tubers
Percentage Increase in Production Quantity, 2001 to 2011
• Strong increase in
agricultural
production (since
2007/8)
• Due to productivity
increases
• Output at household
level more than
doubled EICV1-
EICV3

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