Abstract
The main objective of the study is to assess the agricultural water resources for irrigation potential in Rwanda. Rwandan agriculture national reports, irrigation expert documents, and various published articles were used in the preparation of this study. Rwanda is a small, land-locked, and fertile country in East Africa. Rwanda has a total area of 26,338-km2 and a population size of 12.7 million. Agriculture accounts for 24% of the total GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in 2020 and accounted for 64% of the working population. The country has 1.4 million ha of agricultural land, of which 43% (0.6 million ha) is irrigable land. Approximately 10% (63,742 ha) of the irrigable areas in the country are irrigated. Rwandan's average annual precipitation is 1200 mm, and the total amount of usable water is 6.8 billion m3/year. The percentage of the irrigated plots by surface irrigation, sprinkler, and drip irrigation systems with an average of 49.7%, 6.7%, and 2.5%, respectively in 2017 to 2021. In 2021, the agricultural production of cereals, legumes and pulses, tubers and roots, and vegetables-fruits were 491,130 tons, 288,018 tons, 1,826,018, and 184,944 tons, respectively.
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