Rwanda

Question 1

Where

Answer 1

Central Africa

Question 2

What % of GDP is agriculture (and growth rate) and what % does it employ

Answer 2

33% GDP growing 6% annually, employs 80%

Question 3

Issues with agriculture

Answer 3

Very hilly, highest SSA population density, 1.4m tonnes fertile soil eroded annually

Question 4

Solutions to agricultural issues

Answer 4

Irrigation to reduce climatic variation vulnerability as depend on rain-fed

Question 5

LWH project

Answer 5

Land husbandry, water harvesting, and hillside irrigation project

Question 6

What is the LWH

Answer 6

$50m two phase programme in government’s poverty reduction and agricultural strategy

Question 7

Who supports the LWH

Answer 7

GAFSP, USAID, Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs (WB member)

Question 8

What does the LWH do

Answer 8

Increases productivity and commercialisation by addressing growth constraints: provides education, rural finance (for women), and marketing support; introduces sustainable land husbandry; trains community in kitchen gardens

Question 9

What is the Gatsibo 8 in the LWH

Answer 9

First phase in Gatsibo district, aided 985ha, 80% produce now in safe stores, basic training in pest management, compost making, and bookkeeping

Question 10

How did the WB rate the LWH

Answer 10

Satisfactory

Question 11

Maize production increase in LWH

Answer 11

Over 4x

Question 12

How much land protected from erosion in LWH

Answer 12

90%

Question 13

How many farmers benefited in LWH

Answer 13

280,000 in 5 years, 1/2 are women

Question 14

General LWH benefits

Answer 14

School children, better nutrition, in migration from jobs