Influence of Credit from Diverse Sources on the Performance of Smallholders Horticultural Agripreneurs in Rwanda, A Case of Musanze District (2017-2019)

Authors

  • Twizeyimana Dorothee University of Kigali (UoK), School of Graduate Studies, P.O Box: 2611 Kigali, Rwanda.
  • Elijah Kihootob University of Kigali (UoK), School of Graduate Studies, P.O Box: 2611 Kigali, Rwanda.
  • Mutabazi Placide Nkumba University, School of Postgraduate Studies and Research, P.O. Box 237, Entebbe Uganda.
  • Ndabananiye Gamariel University of Kigali (UoK), School of Graduate Studies, P.O Box: 2611 Kigali, Rwanda.

Keywords:

Credits, performance, horticultural agripreneurs, financial institution, saving association and Smallholder agriculture

Abstract

Agriculture remains the central economic activity and employs the majority of the people in most low income countries. This  study intends to analyze the influence of credit from diverse sources on the performance of smallholder horticultural agripreneurs in Rwanda, especially in Musanze District. The study aim was to finding out  whether the influence of credit from diverse sources were effective and whether they really have influence on the performance of smallholder horticultural agripreneurs in Rwanda. The design of this study was a quantitative descriptive in nature. A sample size of 100 respondents were selected randomly to take part into this study and Descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentages, mean and standard deviation were obtained to describe the characteristics of the variables whereas multiple regressions model was used to establish the relationships between the variables. data were analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 20. The  findings  revealed  that  there is very significant and strong influence of credits from diverse source on the performance of horticultural agripreneurs. The study also revealed that there is very strong correlation between diverse source of credit and performance of horticultural agripreneurs.

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Published

2022-03-01

How to Cite

Twizeyimana Dorothee, Elijah Kihootob, Mutabazi Placide, & Gamariel, N. . (2022). Influence of Credit from Diverse Sources on the Performance of Smallholders Horticultural Agripreneurs in Rwanda, A Case of Musanze District (2017-2019). International Journal of Formal Sciences: Current and Future Research Trends, 13(1), 52–59. Retrieved from https://ijfscfrtjournal.isrra.org/index.php/Formal_Sciences_Journal/article/view/628

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Vol. 13 No. 1 (2022)

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