4.4. Status of urwibutso enterprise
Urwibutso enterprise is a private enterprise and individual one,
totally of SINA Gerard. Its characteristics confer to the status of individual
enterprise.
4.5. Geographical situation
Urwibutso enterprise is located at Nyirangarama in Bushoki
sector, Rurindo district, Northern Province (in past Kigali ngali), near by
45km from Kigali town on roard Axe of Kigali-Musanze-Rubavu.
4.6. Principle mission of urwibutso enterprise
From its creation, the owner and founder of urwibutso
enterprise has as principal mission of industrial valorization of local
agricultural production. Due to valorization of local matter; which the owner
of enterprise thinks to play a great important role in rural areas and bring
important contribution to rural economy.
4.7. Objectives of enterprise
All enterprises such as small, medium or great have necessarily
to fixe objectives to achieve. It is in regards that urwibutso enterprise has
fixed major objectives that we can classify in two categories:
Economic objective
Social objective
v Economic objective
Economic objective pursuit by enterprise is justified by its
considered true interest center. Then, enterprise wants to maximize the
production in order to satisfy the potential demand and insurer rational
management which contribute to the reduction of its charges, keep and
ameliorate the quality of its products, maintain good image in front of actual
consumers, develop the competence in front of its personal, maximize the
profits, etc.
The chosen economic objective is in the same orientation with
the Rwandan government which actually consists of population's food
auto-financing in order to fight against food insecurity in the following ways:
To increase local population revenues
To procure taxes to the state in considering commercial surplus
and diversification of rentability judged activities for enterprise.
v Social objective
The social objective of urwibutso enterprise is to generate
the revenues to the rural population of the region by introducing selected
seeds, encouraging that population to form and join associations with the
cooperation, solidarity and creativity sprit. The urwibutso enterprise plays a
role in job creation for local population according to the capacity and
competence of each of it which fight against rural urban movement.
4.8. Basic activities of enterprise
Urwibutso deals with a range of the following activities:
Ø Organic agriculture and livestock farming;
Ø Processing activities;
Ø Range of products and services;
Ø Assistance to local
Organic agriculture and livestock
farming
Agriculture
Fruit horticulture
Goose barriers farming
Vegetable horticulture
Chill
Tomatoes
Table 4.1: Area occupied by
agriculture production
Items
|
Occupied area (ha)
|
Annual production (T) per ha
|
Total production per year
|
Fruit horticulture
1. Passion fruit farming
2. Strawberries farming
3. Pineapple farming
4. Banana farming
|
26.50
6.00
4.50
2.50
|
6.8T
3T
50T
20T
|
180.20T
18.00T
225.00T
50.00T
|
Vegetable horticulture
1. Pepper culture
2. Other vegetable cultures
|
2.00
2.20
|
15T
15T
|
30.00T
33.00T
|
Cereal crops
1. Wheat, Maize, Sorghum
|
4
|
15T
|
60.00T
|
Table 4.2: The level of
livestock farming production
Items
|
Quantity
|
1. Cow farming
|
15
|
2. Goat and sheep farming
|
62
|
3. Pig farming
|
268
|
4. Chicken farming
|
3567
|
5. Other birds
|
142
|
6. Rabbit farming
|
214
|
7. Fish farming
|
2 ponds
|
8. Bees keeping
|
12 modern beehives
|
Processing activities
Bakery and pastry
Juice and wine plant
Natural honey production
Bricks and titles work
Chilli sauce and powder
Organic manure and Restaurant
Range of products and services
Agashya fruit juice
Akarusho fruit wine
Fruit jam
Natural honey
Akabanga chilli sauce and powder
Bricks and titles
Fast foods
Animal foods
Organic manure production
Other activities
Assistance to local farmers
Graph 4.1: Organization
chartManaging Director Officer
Internal Audit
Public Relations
Agro-Pastoral Activities
Department
Administrative and Financial Department
Commercial, Marketing and Communication
Department
Technical, Production, and Engineering
Department
Source: NKUNDAYEZU Alexie, (2005:6)
Graph 4.2:
Source: Survey, July 2011
As shown in graph 4.2, a large percentage (76.7%) of
respondents is that cultivators who have 0-1ha of cultivable land which is
small for using it in the business because this land is from heritage as people
of that region have more children and is confirmed by 46.7% of respondents, but
they try to reduce them since the implementation of Government policy which
encourages Rwandan people not exceed 3 children. This shows that the big
problem in rural areas is the scarcity of cultivable land and to solve it,
people have to well use available land by tracing terraces to avoid erosion,
using organic fertilizers in order to increase the production and those people
need to diversify their activities thus raising their income. For Enterprise to
resolve this problem; it purchases land in order to obtain raw materials that
will allow it to hire more workers, thus there will be a low level of rural
urban movement and will procure a revenue to that rural population.
Graph 4.3
Source: Survey, July 2011
As it is indicated by graph 4.3, the Enterprise Urwibutso
encourages population around it to diversify plants they cultivate, this is
shown by (23.3%) of respondents but more of them (36.7%) cultivate strawberries
because of favorable land and season for it, but there are who cultivate it and
other cultures in yellow color on the chart. This diversification allows
enterprise to reduce risks of missing raw materials and increase the revenue to
the population who brings them. This diversification allows Enterprise to hire
more workers for the transformation of the diversified fruits. It in this
regards, that Enterprise Urwibutso plays the role of job creation and rising up
population revenues which is one of its objectives.
Graph 4.4:
Source: Survey, July 2011
The above graph 4.4 discloses that 46.7% (in red color) of the
respondents argued that they deal with Urwibutso Enterprise few years because
the Enterprise becomes complex recently due to insecurity in that region and
1994 genocide. But there is a problem of
misunderstanding of that people about Enterprise's objectives.
Table 4.3: Does enterprise
urwibutso help in as regards better farming practices?
|
|
Answers
|
Number of Respondents
|
Percentages
|
yes
|
28
|
93.3
|
no
|
2
|
6.7
|
Total
|
30
|
100
|
Source: Survey, July 2011
The above table shows that 93.3% of respondents argued that
Enterprise helps them in as regards better farming practices as it is the
government program in vision 2020 in order to solve food insecurity problems,
this shows the importance of encouraging SMEs to implement agricultural
policies in rural areas as a great number of farmers live in that region.
Graph 4.5
Source : Survey, July 2011
The above graph 4.5 shows that the Enterprise helps rural
population by mostly organizing workshops as it is represented by 63.3% (pink
color) of respondents and there are other represented by yellow and sky blue
colors represented by 13.4%, which include some are done (over one suggested
answer for example: offering fertilizers and selected seeds) and all are done
(organizes workshops, offers fertilizers and selected seeds). This gives added
information on the importance of Urwibutso Enterprise that it plays in the area
where it is located in and this helps Rulindo District to achieve expected
performance contracts.
Table 4.4 what amount of
money do you get each season from your occupation with urwibutso enterprise
(agriculture)?
|
Answers
|
Number of Respondents
|
Percentages
|
0-100000
|
11
|
36.7
|
100001-200000
|
11
|
36.7
|
200001-300000
|
3
|
10
|
300001-400000
|
4
|
13.3
|
400001-500000
|
1
|
3.3
|
Total
|
30
|
100
|
Source: Survey, July 2011
This table shows that more people who deal with Enterprise
gain money in the interval of 0-200000frw, this amount of money is used in home
needs as it is shown by 30%, 13.3% use it to invest in commercial trade, 13.3%
keep it to build houses, 20% invest in agriculture and 6.7% pay school fees of
children are shown in the table 4.5 below. After, the remained money is saved
in bank as it is shown by 36.7%, 26.7% save elsewhere and 6.7% save at home but
30% do not save are shown in the table 4.6. Thus, there is a need of
sensitizing people about interest of saving at bank.
Table 4.5
How do you use that
money?
|
|
|
|
Answers
|
Number of Respondents
|
Percentages
|
invest in commercial trade
|
4
|
13.3
|
used for home needs
|
9
|
30
|
kept to build a house
|
4
|
13.3
|
invest in agriculture
|
6
|
20
|
paid school fees of children
|
2
|
6. 7
|
Total
|
25
|
100
|
Source: Survey, July 2011
Table 4.6: When you save that
money, you put it where?
|
|
|
Answers
|
Number of Respondents
|
Percentages
|
at bank
|
11
|
36.7
|
At home
|
2
|
6.7
|
elsewhere
|
8
|
26.7
|
I do not save
|
9
|
30
|
Total
|
30
|
100
|
Source: Survey, July 2011
Table 4.7: Does Urwibutso
Enterprise offer saving services too?
|
|
Answers
|
Number of Respondents
|
Percentages
|
yes
|
27
|
90
|
no
|
3
|
10
|
Total
|
30
|
100
|
Source: Survey, July 2011
The above table presents the overview of whether urwibutso
enterprise offers saving services too. From the views of the 90% of respondents
agreed that urwibutso enterprise offers this service by advising them about
saving but they are few in saving then urwibutso and government have a great
work of sensitizing that people, on the role saving.
The table below 4.8 shows that
70% of respondents argued that, it offers them services by advising about
saving, 13.3% of them say that, it offers saving services by charging a certain
amount and 6.7% argued that it offers them services by advising about saving
and by charging a certain amount and is repayable after a certain period
because they not understand importance of saving (all above are done).
Table 4.8: If yes,
how?
Answers
Number of Respondents
Percentages
by charging a certain amount
413.3
by advising about saving
2170
all above are done
26. 7Total27100Source: Survey, July 2011
Table 4.9: Does Urwibutso
Enterprise help you in as far as regards health care?
|
|
Answers
|
Number of Respondents
|
Percentages
|
yes
|
27
|
90
|
no
|
3
|
10
|
Total
|
30
|
100
|
Source: Survey, July 2011
Depicted from the table above the respondents responded on
whether enterprise helps in as far as regards health care, the 90% agreed that
enterprise does it by offering them all suggested answers where 53.3% confirmed
that urwibutso helps them by offering health insurance, advising them about
family planning and fighting against HIV/AIDS. Offering health insurance is
represented by 23.3%, advising them about family planning is represented by
3.3% and fighting against HIV/AIDS is represented by 10% and are shown in table
below 4.10
Table 4.10: If yes, it helps
you to?
|
|
|
|
|
Answers
|
Number of Respondents
|
Percentages
|
get health insurance
|
7
|
23.3
|
get advices about family planning
|
1
|
3.3
|
fight against HIV/AIDS
|
3
|
10
|
a, b and c are true
|
16
|
53.3
|
Total
|
27
|
100
|
Source: Survey, July 2011
Table 4.11: Is Urwibutso
Enterprise helping the poor in the area of education?
Answers
Number of Respondents
Percentagesyes30100Source: Survey, July
2011
Depicted from the table above the respondents responded on
whether Urwibutso Enterprise is helping the poor in the area
of education, the 100% agreed that enterprise does it by offering them all
above (School fees, School materials and Adult
education) suggested answers in questionnaire; they are shown
in table below 4.12. Mr. SINA Gerard realized that you can never achieve
sustainable development without education to the future generation and hence
established 3 levels of academic progression that include one nursery school,
primary and secondary schools which is one of government policies in order to
attain vision 2020 objectives.
Table 4.12: if yes
how?
Answers
Number of Respondents
Percentagesall above30100Source: Survey , July
2011
This education service offered by Urwibutso Enterprise
makes the population becoming intellectuals in their daily activities
dominated by agriculture and people become good decision makers and
understanding well programs of the government.
Note: all above represents school
fees, school materials and adult education.
Graph 4.6
|
|
Source: Survey, July
2011
The graph 4.6 indicates that respondents views on changes in
daily life since working with Urwibutso Enterprise; more of them agreed that
most of suggested answers are done and is represented by 36.6%. Changes of
nutrition (6.7%), bought your cow (6.7%), built your house (10.0%), paid school
fees (13.3%). 16.7% argued that all suggested answers are done. That 36.6% and
16.7% of respondents highlights the role of Urwibutso Enterprise in the area
where it is located in as the daily life of people around it has positive
changes and is in the line of government policies.
Notes: All percentages in the text are
found by using SPSS.
Respondents were allowed to respond only one suggested answer
to each question. Those who responded some of these; are those who responded
for example: changes of nutrition and paid school fees or bought a cow. Those
who responded all are done; are those who did all suggested answers.
Respondents who answered others are those who responded non suggested answers.
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