The impact of technology use on agricultural production in Rwanda (2016 season A, B, C)

This study deals with the impact of technology use on agricultural productivity in Rwanda with purpose of assessing the impact of technology adoption in agriculture to its productivity in season A, B, and C in 2016 .The researchers used data from Rwanda seasonal agricultural survey (RSAS) to successfully complete the analysis. Chi-square, cross tabulation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were used to identify the impact of technology use on agricultural production. From bivariate analysis find that there are some existing technologies that are not influencing production just because of low level of their utilization and multiple linear regressions was found that some of the technologies such as use of improved seed, use organic fertilizers, area and use irrigation were showed that are statistically significant on agricultural production with p-values of 0.0455, 0.0313, 0.000, and 0.0457 respectively which means that, these technologies increased agricultural production for few farmers who used technologies in 2016. Researchers conclude that, technologies were inefficiently used by farmers due to the accessibility of these technologies and then recommend the Government policy makers, farmers policy makers, researchers and farmers to consolidate their efforts towards technology adoption in agriculture sector to ensure food security and sustainable agriculture and also further researches that will emphasis on adding certain variables which reduce the farmers’ vulnerability to loss the income are highly encouraged.