The study assessed the adoption of land use consolidation and its determinants in Nyanza District of
Southern Province, Rwanda. Land use consolidation is part of the on
led by the Ministry of Agriculture in Rwanda. The extent to which this policy has been adopted is less
spatially known. In addition, there is scarce knowledge about the factors affecting the adoption of this
policy at household level. A sample of 132 household
conducted in August 2010. The analysis focused on farm, household, and institutional factors to
investigate how these determine household’s decision to adopt land use consolidation. The findings show
that gender, family size, trust, distance, cropping/farming practices are important determinants of a
farmer’s decision to adopt land use consolidation in Nyanza District, Southern Rwanda.