Course Content
Unit 1: Overview of agriculture in Rwanda
This unit describes knowledge and skills required to explain overview of agriculture in Rwanda. At the end of this unit, the participants will be able to describe legal and policy framework, institutional arrangement and land use consolidation principles
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Topic 1.1: Legal and policy framework
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TEST ON Topic 1.1: Legal and policy framework
Topic 1.2: Institutional arrangement
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TEST ON Topic 1.2: Institutional arrangement
Topic 1.3: Land use consolidation
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TEST, Topic 1.3: Land use consolidation
Unit 2 : Agriculture & Implementation
This unit describe the knowledge, skills attitude required to plan and implement agriculture activities. At the end of this unit the participants will be able to develop action plan, plan and evaluate imihigo in agriculture, implement agriculture activities and monitor and evaluate agriculture activities under implementation.
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Topic 2.1: Action plan development
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TEST ON Topic 2.1: Action plan development
Topic 2.2: Imihigo in agriculture
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TEST ON Topic 2.2: Imihigo in agriculture
Topic 2.3: Agriculture activities implementation
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TEST ON Topic 2.3: Agriculture activities implementation
Topic 2.4: Evaluation of agriculture activities Under implementation
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TEST ON Topic 2.4: Evaluation of agriculture activities Under implementation
Unit 3: Farming beyond subsistence
This unit describe the knowledge skills and attitude required to practice business oriented agriculture at the end of this unit, the participants will be able to elaborate farm business plan, manage farm operations and carry out post-harvest activities and explain agriculture mechanization, irrigation and quality seeds in agriculture sector of Rwanda
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Topic 3.1: Planning a farm business
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Topic 3.1: Planning a farm business
Topic 3.2: Agriculture mechanization, Irrigation and Quality seeds
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TEST on Topic 3.2: Agriculture mechanization, Irrigation and Quality seeds
Topic 3.3: Farm operations management and decision making
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TEST on Topic 3.3: Farm operations management and decision making
Topic 3.4: Livestock
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TEST On Topic 3.4: Livestock
Topic 3.5: Post harvest handling
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TEST On Topic 3.5: Post harvest handling
UNIT 4: Agriculture Investment Promotion
This unit describes the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to promote agribusiness investment. At the end of this unit, the participants will be able to set goal of agribusiness investment promotion, create enabling agribusiness environment and outline the role of contract farming
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Topic 4.1: Goal of Agribusiness Investment promotion
TEST on Topic 4.1: Goal of Agribusiness Investment promotion
Topic 4.2: Enabling agribusiness environment
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TEST on Topic 4.2: Enabling agribusiness environment
Topic 4.3: The role of contract farming
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TEST on Topic 4.3: The role of contract farming
UNIT 5 Agriculture extension and Supply Chain management system
This unit describe the twigire Muhinzi extension model that facilitate the flow of information and transfer of technology among the farmers and other stakeholder, smart nkunganire is a system that facilitates the supply chain of agro-inputs to farmers and agriculture insurance covering livestock and crops.
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Topic 5.1: Twigire Muhinzi extension approach
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TEST on Topic 5.1: Twigire Muhinzi extension approach
Topic 5.2: Smart Nkunganire System
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TEST ON Topic 5.2: Smart Nkunganire System
Topic 5.3: Agriculture insurance
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TEST On Topic 5.3: Agriculture insurance
Induction Handbook for Local Governments Employees / Thematic Area: Agriculture
About Lesson

By the end of this topic participants will be able to:

  • Analyze the benefits and risks of contract farming for producers and buyers
  • Describe how contract farming can be used as a tool to promote inclusive agribusiness investment
  • Examine factors of success for contract farming
  • Identify critical weaknesses in the current enabling environment for contract farming
  • Explore policy responses that can promote contract farming
Exercise Files
UNIT 3 Agriculture.pdf
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