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Mineral fertilizer use in land-scarce conditions: case of Rwanda

dc.contributor.authorMugabo, J.R.
dc.contributor.authorTollens, E.
dc.contributor.authorChianu, J.N.
dc.contributor.authorVanlauwe, B.
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-07T10:39:38Z
dc.date.available2021-10-07T10:39:38Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationMugabo, J.R., Tollens, E., Chianu, J.N. & Vanlauwe, B. (2020). Mineral fertilizer use in land-scarce conditions: case of Rwanda. Open Agriculture, 5(1), 690-702.
dc.identifier.issn2391-9531
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7265
dc.description.abstractThis study was undertaken to investigate the use of mineral fertilizer by smallholder farmers in order to understand the set of factors influencing the decisions of smallholder farmers to use fertilizers in land-scarce conditions. Using descriptive analysis and the Cragg’s double-hurdle model, the study identified and analyzed factors that determine smallholder farmer adoption of mineral fertilizers and those that affect the intensity of household mineral fertilizer use. From factors that only influence the decision of smallholder farmers to use mineral fertilizers, distance to fertilizer market and livestock affects it negatively; while farmer association membership, landholding per capita, access to extension services and the size of household affect it positively. The variable “domestic assets” which is a proxy variable for smallholder farmers’ wealth affects only the intensity of use of mineral fertilizers. Literacy of head of household, share of potatoes sold and extension services have an effect on the probability of adoption and intensity of mineral fertilizer use. Improving smallholder farmers’ access to information (extension services and education) and increasing mineral fertilizer profitability through improving agricultural commodity markets are essential for raising both the adoption of mineral fertilizers and the extent of mineral fertilizer use among smallholder farmers in Rwanda.
dc.description.sponsorshipBelgian Directorate General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
dc.format.extent690-702
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectFertilizers
dc.subjectSoil Fertility
dc.subjectSmallholders
dc.subjectFarmers
dc.subjectRwanda
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectFood Production
dc.titleMineral fertilizer use in land-scarce conditions: case of Rwanda
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationRwanda Agricultural Board
cg.contributor.affiliationKatholieke Universiteit, Leuven
cg.contributor.affiliationAfrican Development Bank
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionCentral Africa
cg.coverage.countryRwanda
cg.coverage.hubCentral Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeNatural Resource Management
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidMUGAGBO:2020
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectLand Use
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.iitasubjectSoil Fertility
cg.iitasubjectSoil Information
cg.journalOpen Agriculture
cg.notesOpen Access Journal; Published online: 20 Oct 2020
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1515/opag-2020-0066
cg.iitaauthor.identifierbernard vanlauwe: 0000-0001-6016-6027
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo


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