Gendered constraints to smallholder pig farming and marketing in Rwanda

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Ouma, Emily; Ntawubizi, Martin; Achandi, Esther, 2025, "Gendered constraints to smallholder pig farming and marketing in Rwanda", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/FK2/YTDEVL, MELDATA, V4

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Description	The pig value chain in Rwanda holds great potential and can contribute to economic development and transformation in the country. However, several constraints impede pig production and marketing by smallholder farmers. This study was conducted as part of the, “Profiting from pigs in Rwanda” project led by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in partnership with the Rwanda Agricultural and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), the University of Rwanda, Land O’Lakes Venture37, Orora Wihaze Activity, and the Rwanda Pig Farmers Association. The project aimed to improve the livelihoods of smallholder men and women pig producers, sustainably, through increased productivity and incomes and strengthened market linkages in pig value chains. This study component adopted a qualitative methodology through 8 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and 24 Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) in Gakenke and Nyamagabe districts in Rwanda. The data covered aspects of decision making over engagement in piggery, use of resources such as land, labour, and capital as well as access to veterinary services, supporting productivity improvements. These data highlight the overall constraints to smallholder pig production and marketing and the gender differences in these constraints. The data can be used to explore gendered constraints, uncover possible gendered opportunities in the pig value chains and guide the design of gender inclusive interventions for pig production and marketing.
Subject	Social Sciences
Keyword	marketing, smallholder farming, pigs, gendered constraints
Related Publication	Ouma, E.A., Hirwa, C., Ntawubizi, M., Uwituze, S., Lukuyu, B., Marshall, K., Baho, H., Shirimpumu, J.C., Mutoni, G., Achandi, E. and Dione, M. 2023. The Rwanda pig value chains and ongoing initiatives. Gainesville: Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems. handle: 10568/132139
Notes	Type: Dataset; Sub-type(s): Survey Data
License/Data Use Agreement	CC-BY-4.0

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Persistent Identifier	hdl:20.500.11766.1/FK2/YTDEVL
Publication Date	2025-09-19
Title	Gendered constraints to smallholder pig farming and marketing in Rwanda
Other Identifier	MEL: 49998
Author	Ouma, Emily (International Livestock Research Institute - ILRI) Ntawubizi, Martin (University of Rwanda - UR) Achandi, Esther (International Livestock Research Institute - ILRI)
Point of Contact	Use email button above to contact. Achandi, Esther (International Livestock Research Institute - ILRI)
Description	The pig value chain in Rwanda holds great potential and can contribute to economic development and transformation in the country. However, several constraints impede pig production and marketing by smallholder farmers. This study was conducted as part of the, “Profiting from pigs in Rwanda” project led by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in partnership with the Rwanda Agricultural and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), the University of Rwanda, Land O’Lakes Venture37, Orora Wihaze Activity, and the Rwanda Pig Farmers Association. The project aimed to improve the livelihoods of smallholder men and women pig producers, sustainably, through increased productivity and incomes and strengthened market linkages in pig value chains. This study component adopted a qualitative methodology through 8 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and 24 Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) in Gakenke and Nyamagabe districts in Rwanda. The data covered aspects of decision making over engagement in piggery, use of resources such as land, labour, and capital as well as access to veterinary services, supporting productivity improvements. These data highlight the overall constraints to smallholder pig production and marketing and the gender differences in these constraints. The data can be used to explore gendered constraints, uncover possible gendered opportunities in the pig value chains and guide the design of gender inclusive interventions for pig production and marketing.
Subject	Social Sciences
Keyword	marketing (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4620 smallholder farming pigs (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7555 gendered constraints
Related Publication	Ouma, E.A., Hirwa, C., Ntawubizi, M., Uwituze, S., Lukuyu, B., Marshall, K., Baho, H., Shirimpumu, J.C., Mutoni, G., Achandi, E. and Dione, M. 2023. The Rwanda pig value chains and ongoing initiatives. Gainesville: Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems. handle: 10568/132139 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132139
Notes	Type: Dataset; Sub-type(s): Survey Data
Language	English
Producer	International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) http://www.ilri.org/
Production Date	2025-08-26
Contributor	Funder : United States Agency for International Development - USAID Project Manager : Emily Ouma (International Livestock Research Institute - ILRI)
Deposit Date	2025-10-02
Time Period	Start Date: 2022-01-01 ; End Date: 2022-12-31
Date of Collection	Start Date: 2022-01-01 ; End Date: 2022-12-31
Data Type	Survey Data

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Geographic Coverage	Rwanda
Geographic Unit	Gakenke; Nyamagabe

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Unit of Analysis	Eight Focus Group Discussions and 24 Key Informants
Universe	Smallholder pig farmers for FGD and Other pig production stakeholders for KII
Time Method	Cross sectional
Sampling Procedure	FGDs targeted farmers as the key respondents. Two FGDS were done for men and two for women in each district (Gakenke and Nyamagabe) making it a total of eight. 24 key informants were drawn from different categories (See attached sampling details).

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