Datasource:
Seasonal Agricultural Survey
Period:
September, 2013 to August, 2014
The 2014 Seasonal Agricultural Survey (SAS) covered three agricultural seasons (A, B and C) for the year 2014 in Rwanda.
Crop land
In 2014 Season A, the main crops were Cassava (22.6% of the total cultivated area), Banana (22.5% of the total cultivated area), Beans (17.8% of the total cultivated area), and Maize (12.3%of the total cultivated area); other crops took 24.8% of the total cultivated area.
In 2014 Season B, the main crops were Banana (23.6%of the total cultivated area), Cassava (23.3% of the total cultivated area), Beans (16.6% of the total cultivated area), Sorghum (8.5% of the total cultivated area) and Maize (5.2% of the total cultivated area). Other crops took 22.8% of the total cultivated area.
Season C was quite different as the main crops were Irish Potatoes (52.2% of the total cultivated area), Beans (22.2% of the total cultivated area) and Vegetables (16.9% of the total cultivated area). Other crops took 8.7% of the total cultivated area.
The average size of farm land was 0.23 hectares in Season A, 0.22 hectares in Season B, and 0.16 Hectares in Season C for each Agricultural Operator. However, fallow land represented 22.6% in season A and 22.5% in season B of the total arable land of Rwanda with more than 75 % in Stratum 1.1.
Use of seeds and fertilizers
For Agricultural operators, the survey illustrated the following information:
- The use of traditional seeds: between 87% and 94% of Agricultural operators used traditional seeds during all seasons.
- The use of organic fertilizers: between 44% and 62% of Agricultural operators used organic fertilizers during all seasons.
- The use of inorganic fertilizers: between 17% and 20% of Agricultural operators used inorganic fertilizers in season A and B while in season C they were 58%.