IMPACT OF IRRIGATION PROJECT ON THE LEVEL OF FARMERS’ LIVELIHOODS AT NGOMA22 DEVELOPED SCHEME, NGOMA DISTRICT, RWANDA

The study examined the impact of irrigation projects on the level of farmers’ livelihoods in ngoma 22 developed scheme, Ngoma District, Rwanda. Target population was 3,000 farmers from agricultural cooperatives operating in Ngoma 22 Developed Scheme, while stratified and random sampling techniques were used to select 353 respondents. Data collection instruments were questionnaire, while method of data analysis was correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression analysis. The results indicated that F-test= 206.763 and p-value=0.000b. The findings confirmed that there are great influences of crop production; irrigation training; and farmers' associations in the irrigation projects on the level of farmers’ livelihoods Ngoma 22 developed scheme at Ngoma District. The findings stated that crop production has a positive and significant effect on the level of farmers’ livelihoods Ngoma 22 developed scheme at Ngoma District involved a 10% level of significance (β1= 0.119, t= 2.257; p-value= 0.001 less than the significant standard level of 10%). This suggests that a 1-unit change Crop Production leads to a 0.119-unit change in the level of farmers’ livelihoods Ngoma 22 developed scheme in Ngoma District. The irrigation training has a positive and significant effect on the level of farmers’ livelihoods Ngoma 22 developed scheme at Ngoma District is involved at 10% level of significance (β2= 0.449, t= 5.918 and p-value = 0.000 less than 10% as significant standard level). This suggests that a 1-unit change in irrigation training led to a 0.449-unit change on the level of farmers’ livelihoods Ngoma 22 developed scheme at Ngoma District.  The farmer’s association in irrigation projects has a positive and significant effect on the level of farmers’ livelihoods Ngoma 22 developed scheme at Ngoma District involved at 10% as the standard level of significance, as (β3= 0.475, t= 7.637 and p-value= .000 less than 10%). This suggests that a 1-unit change in farmer’s association leads to a 0.475-unit change on the level of farmers’ livelihoods Ngoma 22 developed scheme at Ngoma District. 

Key Words: irrigation, projects, farmers, livelihoods, Ngoma 22 developed scheme

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2022-11-17 06:06:52 ISHIMWE Emmanuel
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