📊 Field Impact & Results

Transforming Rwandan Agriculture in Numbers

Every project spearheaded by Ingabo Farmers Association is built on measurable farmer prosperity, sustainable soil regeneration, and resilient rural value chains.

50,000+
Smallholder Farmers Empowered
Across Southern & Eastern Provinces
1,450+ Ha
Zaï Pit Climate Restored Land
Drought & erosion resilient soils
+65%
Average Cassava Yield Increase
From 9 T/ha up to 22+ T/ha
450M+ RWF
Facilitated Agri-Loans
Through SACCOs & formal banks
120+
Cooperatives & Groups Supported
Governance & auditing certified
62%
Women & Youth Participation
Active in leadership & agribusiness

Transformative Outcomes by Project

Cassava Value Chain & Food Security

Gwiza-Muhinzi: Food Security & Cassava Prosperity Project

Cassava yields have risen from 9 tonnes/ha to over 22 tonnes/ha among participating cooperatives, unlocking stable household incomes and formal supply contracts with national starch and flour millers.

Muhanga, Ruhango, Kamonyi, Nyanza & Gisagara Districts (Southern Province) European Union (EU), Agriterra, MINAGRI, RAB
Climate Resilience & Soil Conservation

Zaï Pit Farming & Climate-Smart Water Harvesting Initiative

Even during dry seasons with below-average rainfall, Zaï pit plots demonstrated complete crop survival and double the grain and tuber yields compared to traditional flat fields.

Bugesera, Kamonyi, Ruhango & Gisagara Districts FAO, Ministry of Environment, Ingabo Farmers Association
Cooperative Capacity & Market Access

FO4ACP: Strengthening Farmer Organizations for Agricultural Value Chains

35 cooperatives transitioned from informal groups to fully audit-compliant agribusiness enterprises, securing over 450 Million RWF in bank credit and negotiating collective supply contracts.

Southern & Eastern Provinces (National Scope) IFAD, European Union (EU), PAFO, EAFF, Agriterra
Digital Agriculture & Seed Multiplication

E-Cassava: Digital Seed Certification & Disease Surveillance

Disease incidence for Cassava Brown Streak Disease dropped by over 80% across certified farms, restoring farmer confidence in cassava as a premier cash crop.

Southern Province & Kigali IITA, RAB, MINAGRI, Ingabo Farmers Association
Youth Empowerment & Green Value Addition

Women & Youth Agri-Preneurship Green Accelerator

Projected to create 2,000 new rural green jobs and divert 4,000 MT of fresh cassava annually into high-value gluten-free baked goods and fortified products.

Muhanga, Ruhango, Kamonyi & Nyanza Agriterra, PAFO, Rwanda Youth in Agribusiness (RYAF)