Understanding farmers' investments in sustainable land management in Burundi: A case‐study in the provinces of Gitega and Muyinga

Ndagijimana, Marcien; Kessler, Aad; Asseldonk, Marcel van

doi:10.1002/ldr.3231

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“…The population of Burundi was 8.05 million in 2008, with nearly 90% of people living in rural areas and depending on subsistence agriculture [33]. In most parts of rural Rwanda and Burundi, formal credit does not exist and households rely on informal or semi-formal borrowing from institutions such as micro-finance institutions, cooperatives, NGOs, village savings and loan associations (VSLA) and input suppliers [34,35].The amount of credit borrowed per capita per year in Rwanda is relatively small. On average, it ranges from US$34 for informal sources to US$55 for semi-formal sources.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The role of women in production and management of RTB crops in Rwanda and Burundi: Do men decide, and women work?

Okonya¹,

Mudege²,

Rietveld³

et al. 2019

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This paper evaluates the determinants of decision making in relation to the production of four crops (banana, cassava, potato and sweet potato). Understanding the division of labour and decision-making in crop management may lead to designing better interventions targeted at improving efficiency in smallholder agriculture. A household quantitative survey with heads of households involving 261 women and 144 men in Burundi and 184 women and 222 men in Rwanda was conducted in 2014. Most of the decisions and labour provision during production of both cash crops (potato and banana) and food crops (sweet potato and cassava) were done jointly by men and women in male-headed households. Higher values for ‘credit access’, ‘land size’ and ‘farming as the main occupation of the household head’ increased the frequency of joint decision-making in male-headed households. A decline in the amount of farm income reduced the participation of men as decision makers. A reduction in total household income and proximity to the market was correlated with joint decision making. Gender norms also contributed to the lower participation of women in both decision-making and labour provision in banana and potato cultivation. Although a large proportion of decisions were made jointly, women perceived that men participate more in decision-making processes within the household during the production of cash crops. Increased participation by women in decision-making will require an active and practical strategy which can encourage adjustments to existing traditional gender norms that recognise men as the main decision-makers at both the household and community levels.

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“…On average, it ranges from US$34 for informal sources to US$55 for semi-formal sources. Some studies in Burundi have reported average credit sizes of US$70.07 from VSLA groups with most of the loans not exceeding US$12.58 [35]. Male-headed households (MHHs) in Rwanda are less credit constrained than female-headed households (FHHs) [34].…”

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The role of women in production and management of RTB crops in Rwanda and Burundi: Do men decide, and women work?

Okonya¹,

Mudege²,

Rietveld³

et al. 2019

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“…As of 2013, such measures (progressive terraces and bench terraces) have been implemented over more than 855,114 ha [ 72 ]. Tanzania and Burundi have also implemented SWC measures and have achieved remarkable results [ 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 ].…”

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Grid-Scale Impact of Climate Change and Human Influence on Soil Erosion within East African Highlands (Kagera Basin)

Yang

et al. 2021

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Under global climate change and pressure from human activities, soil erosion is becoming a major concern in the quest for regional sustainable development in the Kagera basin (KB). However, few studies in this region have comprehensively considered the impact of climate change and human influence on soil erosion, and the associated processes are unclear. Based on the premise of quantifying climate change, human influence, and soil erosion, this study undertook a neighborhood analysis as the theoretical support, for a grey relation analysis which was conducted to realize the qualitative assessment of the influence of climate change and human activities on soil erosion. The results show that 90.32% of the KB saw climate change as having a greater influence on soil erosion than human influence, with the remaining area 9.68% seeing human influence having a greater impact than climate change, mainly as a result of the effect of rangeland and farmland. The average soil erosion rate of the KB shows a very low level (10.54 t ha−1 yr−1), with rangeland and farmland being the main land use/land cover (LULC) types that see soil loss, followed by forest, wetland, and built-up areas. The climate change trends of the KB show the most dramatic changes in the northeast and southwest, gradually decreasing towards the line crossing from the Birunga National Park (Rwanda) to the Keza district (Tanzania). The human influence intensity (HII) shows a high level in the KB (21.93), where it is higher in the west and lower in the east of the basin.

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“…Expansion of farmland and dependence on wood for fuel has pushed deforestation, with forests currently covering only 6.6% of the territory. Erosion rates in the highlands of Burundi can reach 100 tons ha −1 (Ndagijimana, Kessler, & Asseldonk, 2019), aggravated by increasingly more frequent torrential rains. The resulting loss of soil fertility and its effect on food security make better land stewardship by smallholders a top priority in Burundi.…”

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Mobilizing farmers to stop land degradation: A different discourse from Burundi

et al. 2020

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Stopping land degradation is one of the biggest challenges worldwide and particularly in Burundi, with its unprecedented rates of soil loss and growing food insecurity. This article proposes a different discourse on how to engage people in stopping land degradation, and presents results and lessons learned from a bottom-up inclusive approach implemented since 2014 in Burundi: the integrated farm planning (PIP) approach. The PIP approach aims to build a solid foundation for sustainable change toward enhanced food production and good land stewardship, based on three foundation principles (motivation, stewardship, and resilience) and three guiding principles (empowerment, integration, and collaboration). This article is based on two studies undertaken in 2018: an impact study among 202 households and a qualitative study using the most significant change methodology with 30 households. Findings from both studies provide initial support that the PIP approach generates considerable changes at household, farm, and village level. Based on a vision and a plan for their farm, motivated PIP households are currently investing in the resilience of their farms and applying a diversity of conservation practices, while in all PIP villages concrete collective action is undertaken for sustainable land stewardship. Given its rapid upscaling in Burundi and the potential of the PIP approach to mobilize farmers for motivated action, the article concludes with a reflection on the core elements of a different discourse to stop land degradation.

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Understanding farmers' investments in sustainable land management in Burundi: A case‐study in the provinces of Gitega and Muyinga

Cited by 21 publications

References 13 publications

The role of women in production and management of RTB crops in Rwanda and Burundi: Do men decide, and women work?

The role of women in production and management of RTB crops in Rwanda and Burundi: Do men decide, and women work?

Grid-Scale Impact of Climate Change and Human Influence on Soil Erosion within East African Highlands (Kagera Basin)

Mobilizing farmers to stop land degradation: A different discourse from Burundi

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