Impact of Agriculture Practices on Poverty Reduction

The major constraints to agricultural growth of Rwanda are population pressure coupled with the dominance of the use of traditional agricultural production technology, including traditional farm tools and farming practices. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of agriculture modernization on poverty alleviation in Rwanda case study of girinka program in kirehe district. The target population was beneficiaries of Girinka program in Kirehe district. It was indicated that there was a high degree of positive correlation between the poverty alleviation and Girinka Program as it was proved by Karl Pearson coefficient correlation. This also implies that Girinka Program contributed in poverty alleviation positively and at high level.

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Hope Kirabo hat einen Bachelor-Abschluss in Umweltwissenschaften von der Makerere-Universität und einen Master-Abschluss in Umwelt- und Entwicklungsstudien von der Universität der Laien-Adventisten in Kigali. Sie ist verheiratet, hat eine Tochter und arbeitet im Bereich Umwelt- und Sozialschutz bei einem Wasserkraftwerksprojekt.