Author(s)

Eliezel Habineza^1,2, Jean Nepomuscene Nsengiyumva³, Eric Ruzigamanzi⁴, Martin Vincent Nsanzumukiza^5*

¹SMART-Agricultural Engineering Program, Department of Bio-Resources and Rural Systems Engineering, General Graduate School, Hankyong National University, Anseong, South Korea.
²Department of Land Husbandry, Irrigation Research and Technology Transfer, Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board, Kigali, Rwanda.
³Department of Irrigation and Drainage, School of Agriculture Engineering, University of Rwanda, Nyagatare, Rwanda.
⁴Department of Department of Agricultural and Resources Economics, School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University, Kigali Campus, Kigali, Rwanda.
⁵Department of Environmental Economics and Natural Resources Management, Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Lay Adventists of Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda.

The study aims to assess the effect of small scale irrigation adoption to farmers in Nasho sector, Kirehe District in Rwanda. The average yield was 12,309.73 Kg/2.62 ha or 4698.73 Kg/ha for adopters with the mean difference between adopters and non adopters ranged from 2819.63 Kg to 4766.59 Kg per unit area of production. For food security status, the average mean quantity of maize consumed at home level was 615.54 Kg with the mean difference ranged from 377.29 Kg to 474.68 Kg. For market participation, the average treatment effect of the treated (ATT) of quantity of maize sold was 11,694.24 Kg while the mean difference ranged from 7165.98 Kg to 9015.60 Kg. The Average Treatment Effect of the Treated market price was 213 Frws/Kg while the mean difference ranged from 44.51 Frws/Kg to 48.3053 Frws/Kg. The Average Treatment Effect of the Treated of farmer’s revenues for the users was 938,772 Frws/ha, however, the mean difference between adopters and non adopters ranged from 1,732,942 Frws to 2,007,039 Frws. The Average Treatment Effect of the Treated of farmer’s net farm income was 1,066,393 Frws while mean difference between users and non users ranged from 803,967 Frws to 854,141 Frws. For profitability analysis, the cost benefit ratio (CBR) was taken into account. The total benefit per unit area was 2,434,509 Frws and total average mean cost of 1,382,313 Frws and CBR = 1.761 > 1. The findings of this study will help the policy makers for deeper sector planning and also, it will facilitate other stakeholders to invest in irrigation technology to improve the livelihoods of Rwandan farmers and other surroundings.

Profitability, Small Scale ïrrigation, Propensity Score Matching, Farmers, Treatment Effect

Habineza, E. , Nsengiyumva, J. , Ruzigamanzi, E. and Nsanzumukiza, M. (2020) Profitability Analysis of Small Scale Irrigation Technology Adoption to Farmers in Nasho Sector, Rwanda. Journal of Agricultural Chemistry and Environment, 9, 73-84. doi: 10.4236/jacen.2020.92007.