IV.1.2.4.Area under pasture
As it is exhibited in the table below, 87.7% of farmers
studied appear to not have area under pasture. The situation is particularly
seen in all wealth groups where 91.2% of the poor farmers, 86.4% of
intermediate and 77.8% of the well-off farmers declared having no pasture land.
Table 10: Grazing area in relation to wealth
status
|
Area under pasture
Wealth category
|
No pasture land
|
Grazing area exists
|
Total
|
|
Well-off farmer
|
7
|
2
|
9
|
|
|
77,8%
|
22,2%
|
100,0%
|
|
Intermediate farmer
|
19
|
3
|
22
|
|
|
86,4%
|
13,6%
|
100,0%
|
|
Poor farmer
|
31
|
3
|
34
|
|
|
91,2%
|
8,8%
|
100,0%
|
|
Total
|
57
|
8
|
65
|
|
87,7%
|
12,3%
|
100,0%
|
Well-off farmers have big grazing area because they own
cattle. Grazing area that exists on poor farms is for small ruminants (goats,
sheep etc...). Also the small browsing area owned by poor farmers can serve to
feed a cow donated or borrowed from a neighbor. This is something common in
rural area of Rwanda.
IV.1.2.5.Trees on farm
The results of the table 11 reveal that the majority of
surveyed farmers (90.8%) have trees on farm and particularly fruit trees on
farm and 32,3% of surveyed farmers own trees on fences. Interest is to notice
that 100% of the well-off farmers have trees on their farms, meaning that they
may better understand the importance of trees on farm or may need them for
several purposes.
Table 11: Trees on farm
according wealth categories groups.
|
Trees on farm
Wealth category
|
Calliandra and/or grevillea, and grasses on contour
|
Fruit trees on farm
|
AF and fruit trees on farm
|
Fruit trees on farm and Trees on fences
|
No tree on farm
|
Total
|
|
Well-off farmer
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
9
|
|
|
22,2%
|
22,2%
|
33,3%
|
22,2%
|
,0%
|
100,0%
|
|
Intermediate farmer
|
7
|
6
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
22
|
|
|
31,8%
|
27,3%
|
18,2%
|
18,2%
|
4,5%
|
100,0%
|
|
Poor farmer
|
2
|
7
|
5
|
15
|
5
|
34
|
|
|
5,9%
|
20,6%
|
14,7%
|
44,1%
|
14,7%
|
100,0%
|
|
Total
|
11
|
15
|
12
|
21
|
6
|
65
|
|
16,9%
|
23,1%
|
18,5%
|
32,3%
|
9,2%
|
100,0%
|
In this coffee growing area, mulching is very important
practice requiring a lot of organic material across the year and most farmers
use biomass of Eucalyptus and grevillea; this may partly explain greater
percentage of farmers having these species on their farms.
IV.1.2.6.Labour force
availability
As shown in the table 12, 63.1% of surveyed households have
labour force composed of 1 to 3 people. The figure is not similar within wealth
groups since well-off farmers (88.9%) seem to have more family force labour
than other farmer groups.
Table 12: Labour force in
different wealth groups categories
|
Labour force
Wealth category
|
1 to 3 people
|
4 to 7 people
|
> 7 people
|
Total
|
|
Well-off farmer
|
1
|
6
|
2
|
9
|
|
|
11,1%
|
66,7%
|
22,2%
|
100,0%
|
|
Intermediate farmer
|
13
|
8
|
1
|
22
|
|
|
59,1%
|
36,4%
|
4,5%
|
100,0%
|
|
Poor farmer
|
27
|
5
|
2
|
34
|
|
|
79,4%
|
14,7%
|
5,9%
|
100,0%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
41
|
19
|
5
|
65
|
|
63,1%
|
29,2%
|
7,7%
|
100,0%
|
Large size of family members present in well off families may
explain the reason for more labour available in these families.
|
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