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Dear Students,
You are welcome to the module IDR4124 Rural Development
Aim of the module
This module teaches the Rural development planning, gender and rural development, agri-chain management and good governance. At the end of this module students would have clear understanding of rural development planning, role of gender, women empowerment, agriculture value chain and good govrnance.
Module outline
Module is comprised of Four components with 15 credits.
1. Rural development planning (4 Credits)
2, Agri-chain management (4 Credits)
3. Good governance (3 Credits)
4. Gender and rural development (4 Credits)
The module will offer a clear understanding of Integrated Rural development
Assessment methods
The main principles underlying assessment are that understanding, interpretation and application are the crucial issues. The assessment will be through
- Continuous Assessment Test (CAT) and Assignments,
- Practical exercises,
- Debates,
- Seminar,
- Group discussion.
- Viva voce
- Final written examination
Basically, assessment will balance the different aspects of knowledge, skills and attitude through above mentioned points.
Learning outcomes
- A. Knowledge and Understanding
At the end of the programme students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
A.1. General principles of agricultural and rural development and good governance
A.2. Identify rural problems, constraints and challenges and how these impact on rural people’s livelihoods.
A.3. Agri-chain and its impact on livelihood.
A.4. Discuss gender issues and how they permeate the rural development and design of interventions
A.5. Match policies related to forests, land, environment, fisheries and international conventions
- A. Cognitive/Intellectual skills/Application of Knowledge
At the end of the program students should be able to:
B.1. Plan and design rural area development programs in view of the gender disparities;
B.2. Plan agri-chain of agricultural product.
B.3. Develop development program with considerations of good governance.
- B. Communication/ICT/Numeracy/Analytic Techniques/Practical Skills
At the end of the program students should be able to:
C.1. Monitor and evaluate the implementation of established rural development plans
C.2. Provide practical solutions for conflict free activities.
- C. General transferable skills
At the end of the programme students should be able to:
D.1. Explain basic principles of rural planning, development and management.
D.2. Advise farmers to form cooperatives/groups for agri-chain management.
Facilitators
Dr. Celestin Bigirimana – Rural Dev. Planning & Good governance
Email: celbigirimana@gmail.com Mobile: +250-788764361
Mr. Kanyarkiga Richard – Agri-chain management
Email: kanyarukigarich@hotmail.com Mobile: +250-785437335
Mr. Mugisha Francis – Gender and rural development
Email: francismugisha40@yahoo.com Mobile: +250-788740266
References:
Gender and Rural Development Cornwall A. (2003) 'Whose Voices? Whose Choices? Reflections on Gender and Participatory Development', World development: the multidisciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development
Development Policies
Monke and Scott Pearson (1989) The Policy Analysis Matrix for Agricultural Development Cornell Univ. Press, Ithaca, USA. Required reading for the course: To be read as follows: order:
Chaps 1, 3, 13 (p.p. 255-260) 2, 4, 5 & 13 all. Ch.6-12 reference
Tweeton, L. (1989) Agricultural policy Analysis Tools for Economic Development West view Press
Norton, D (1998) Agricultural Development Policy, Concepts and experiences, Wiley Productions
All policy documents in Rwanda including Forestry Policy, Fisheries Policy, Water Policy, and Land Policy in Rwanda
International agri-food chains and networks: management and organization, Jos Bijman. Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2006
International agrifood chains and networks Management and organization edited by: Jos Bijman, Onno Omta, Jacques Trienekens, Jo Wijnands and Emiel Wubben
Key websites and on-line resources
Web sites: http//: www.ica.com