Before Land Cattle keepers Cultivators Total Redistribution (former owners) 1 GATSIBO 171 699 413 1112 2 KAYONZA 562 2768 540 3308 3 KIREHE 47 136 331 467 4 NYAGATARE 1217 5977 3752 9729 5 1997 9580 5036 14616 Source: Adopted from Land Commission Office in Rwanda 3 below shows the different categories of beneficiaries of land redistribution in Eastern Province. Table 3: The categories of land beneficiaries after land redistribution in Eastern Province of Rwanda S/no District Category of beneficiaries Total Former Squatters Landless Returnees Displaced owners 01 Gatsibo 297 291 355 126 43 1112 02 Kayonza 1186 522 1238 89 273 3308 03 Kirehe 37 14 225 184 7 467 04 Nyagatare 2251 3609 3366 319 184 9729 05 3771 4436 5184 718 507 14616 06 Percentage 25.8% 74.2% Source: Adopted from Land Commission Office in Rwanda The table above demonstrates that the former owners constitute 25.8% while new beneficiaries make up 74.2% of all beneficiaries. Prior to land redistribution, all former owners and squatters were livestock farmers. Family size and number of cows as determinants of farm size The allocation of land is according to the number of people in the family and the number of cows as well. Those with big families and cows received big pieces of land than those without cows because cows require bigger land for pasture. For the landless but with a small family and no cows, they receive between 1ha and 2ha of land. For those with big families but without cows, they receive between 3ha and 4ha of land. Those who are landless with a small family and with many cows receive between 5ha and 10ha of land. From 10ha to 25ha of land are given to farmers with big families and with many cows and had land bigger than 25ha before the redistribution. The redistribution process does not consider whether the land is productive or not
Before Land Redistribution (former owners) Cattle keepers Cultivators Total 1 GATSIBO 171 699 413 1112 2 KAYONZA 562 2768 540 3308 3 KIREHE 47 136 331 467 4 NYAGATARE 1217 5977 3752 9729 5 1997 9580 5036 14616 Source: Adopted from Land Commission Office in Rwanda 3 below shows the different categories of beneficiaries of land redistribution in Eastern Province. Table 3: The categories of land beneficiaries after land redistribution in Eastern Province of Rwanda S/no District Category of beneficiaries Total Former owners Squatters Landless Returnees Displaced 01 Gatsibo 297 291 355 126 43 1112 02 Kayonza 1186 522 1238 89 273 3308 03 Kirehe 37 14 225 184 7 467 04 Nyagatare 2251 3609 3366 319 184 9729 05 3771 4436 5184 718 507 14616 06 Percentage 25.8% 74.2% Source: Adopted from Land Commission Office in Rwanda The table above demonstrates that the former owners constitute 25.8% while new beneficiaries make up 74.2% of all beneficiaries. Prior to land redistribution, all former owners and squatters were livestock farmers. Family size and number of cows as determinants of farm size The allocation of land is according to the number of people in the family and the number of cows as well. Those with big families and cows received big pieces of land than those without cows because cows require bigger land for pasture. For the landless but with a small family and no cows, they receive between 1ha and 2ha of land. For those with big families but without cows, they receive between 3ha and 4ha of land. Those who are landless with a small family and with many cows receive between 5ha and 10ha of land. From 10ha to 25ha of land are given to farmers with big families and with many cows and had land bigger than 25ha before the redistribution. The redistribution process does not consider whether the land is productive or not
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