Analyzing the contribution of higher learning institutions on rural development in Rwanda: case of the study SPREAD-NUR and Abahuzamugambi Coffee Cooperative Maraba

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA

FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED STATISTICS

ANALYZING THE CONTRIBUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN RWANDA: Case of the Study SPREAD-NUR and ABAHUZAMUGAMBI COFFEE COOPERATIVE MARABA

By

HABYARIMANA Jean Baptiste

Huye, October 2010

Declaration

I, HABYARIMANA Jean Baptiste, hereby declare that, the work presented in this dissertation entitled «ANALYZING THE CONTRIBUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN RWANDA: Case of The Study SPREAD-NUR and ABAHUZAMUGAMBI COFFEE COOPERATIVE MARABA» is my original work and has never been presented elsewhere for any academic award.

All consulted references have been systematically presented in references.

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HABYARIMANA jean Baptiste

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Dedication

I dedicate this Dissertation to :

God,

My family,

And

Friends.

Acknowledgement

The success of this research work cannot be solely be attributed to the effort of one person. In fact, there must be combined efforts to make such exercise a success. It is therefore on this ground that other people deserve my sincere thanks and gratitude.

Thanks to my family, relatives, and friends for their help either materially or morally.

I would like to address my special thanks to anyone who directly or indirectly contributes to the success of my study.

Table of contents

Declaration i

Dedication ii

Acknowledgement iii

Table of contents iv

List of Tables v

List of Figures vi

List of abbreviations vii

Abstract viii

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 9

1.1. General introduction 9

1.2. Background 3

1.3. Statement of the problem 4

1.4. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 5

1.4.1. General objective 5

1.4.2. Specific objectives 5

1.5. Research Hypothesis 5

1.6. Research Questions 5

1.7. Significance 5

1.8. Scope of the Study 6

1.9. Limitations 6

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 6

2.1. Introduction 6

2.2. Introduction to Higher Education for Rural Development 6

2.3. Rural development, Sustainable Rural development and Rural Public works projects 7

2.3.1. Rural development 7

2.3.2. Sustainable 8

2.3.3. Rural Public works projects 8

2.4. Rural Banks, Credit Cooperatives, and development of rural markets 8

2.5. Development actions 9

2.6. Mission, Vision, Commitment Of Higher Learning Institutions 10

2.7. Challenges Faced By Institutions In Meeting Their Missions 11

2.8. Education's Role in Development 15

2.9. Three dimensions of inclusive rural development 15

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY 16

3.1 Introduction 16

3.2. Research Design 17

3.3. Conceptual Framework and Methods Of Data Gathering 17

3.4. Sampling Method and Sampling Size 18

3.6. Data Collection 18

3.6.1. Primary Data 18

3.6.2. Secondary data 19

3.7. Data Analysis 19

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION 20

4.1. Level of Empowerment and Status of Development 21

4.2. Demographic Characteristics of the Respondents 21

4.2.1. Distribution by Age and Sex 21

4.2.2. Distribution by marital status 22

4.2.3. Occupation and Education Level characteristics of respondents Household size 23

4.3. Coffee production and Quality of production 25

4.3.1. Coffee Plantation and production 25

4.3.2. Washing System 26

4.3.3. Use of Fertilizer, Pesticides, and Pest control 26

4.3.4. Channels of produced quantity 27

4.4. Perception toward Income generating which increases earnings 28

4.5. Perception toward Food Security 29

4.6. Perception toward Basic health and HIV and AIDS 32

4.7. Perception toward Environment 34

4.8. Perception toward Rural Development 36

CHAPTER V. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 38

5.1. Conclusion 38

5.2. Recommendations 40

REFERENCE 41

Appendices