Jean-Claude Bidogeza|P.B.M. Berentsen|J. de Graaff|Alfons Oude Lansink
A typology of farm households for the Umutara Province in Rwanda
Wageningen University & Research|Wageningen University & Research|Wageningen University & Research|Wageningen University & Research
nearly 30 years technologies sustainable land use developed promoted rwanda however technologies fully adopted keeping mind farming population homogeneous respect socioeconomic variables paper typifies farm households umutara province based socioeconomic factors influencing adoption new technology multivariate analysis approach combines principal component analysis cluster analysis allowed us identify clearly five types farm households socioeconomic characteristics main differences five farm types relate gender age education risk perception risk attitude labour availability land tenure income five farm types characterized respectively female head 26 farms tenant 7 male literate head 32 illiterate head offfarm activities 18 large farm livestock 17 respective farm types appeared adopted different types sustainable technologies limited extent femaleheaded households adopted use compost green manure young male literate farmers ones using chemical fertilizers illiterate fulltime farmers applied fallow manure erosion control measures maintain soil fertility use improved livestock adopted large farms