43 SAS–2026 A © NISR Table 17: 2026 Season A_Cultivated area by cropping system and district (Percentage) District Cropping system Pure Cropping Mixed Cropping Nyarugenge 46.98 53.02 Gasabo 25.71 74.29 Kicukiro 35.82 64.18 Nyanza 28.21 71.79 Gisagara 25.84 74.16 Nyaruguru 49.32 50.68 Huye 27.37 72.63 Nyamagabe 42.89 57.11 Ruhango 34.86 65.14 Muhanga 39.01 60.99 Kamonyi 31.00 69.00 Karongi 39.32 60.68 Rutsiro 48.72 51.28 Rubavu 57.91 42.09 Nyabihu 53.68 46.32 Ngororero 39.75 60.25 Rusizi 31.89 68.11 Nyamasheke 33.71 66.29 Rulindo 42.83 57.17 Gakenke 33.69 66.31 Musanze 60.28 39.72 Burera 60.36 39.64 Gicumbi 47.03 52.97 Rwamagana 28.71 71.29 Nyagatare 44.12 55.88 Gatsibo 36.03 63.97 Kayonza 34.19 65.81 Kirehe 33.10 66.90 Ngoma 30.89 69.11 Bugesera 37.91 62.09 National 38.37 61.63 SSF 36.62 63.38 LSF 94.71 5.29 Source: NISR, SAS 2026
44 SAS–2026 A © NISR Table 18: 2026 Season A_Sowing dates by district (Percentage) District Before 01/09 Between 01- 15 /09 Between 16- 30/09 Between 01- 15/10 Between16- 31/10 After 31/10 Other season Total Nyarugenge 1.7 4.2 18.3 28.5 16.5 4.8 26.1 100 Gasabo 8.0 24.7 19.2 13.9 2.8 3.3 28.1 100 Kicukiro 1.9 5.4 7.4 49.1 5.1 2.1 29.1 100 Nyanza 4.9 8.4 10.5 34.4 11.8 13.0 17.1 100 Gisagara 3.7 10.3 22.2 33.6 6.0 5.7 18.5 100 Nyaruguru 15.6 14.8 11.7 17.7 11.4 12.7 16.2 100 Huye 8.9 14.8 12.3 26.7 6.6 11.8 18.9 100 Nyamagabe 12.8 19.0 16.5 17.1 8.0 11.3 15.3 100 Ruhango 7.2 9.2 21.4 23.3 8.9 7.6 22.3 100 Muhanga 10.3 14.5 13.1 13.6 5.9 12.7 29.9 100 Kamonyi 4.1 14.4 22.3 24.9 5.9 8.8 19.6 100 Karongi 8.1 19.0 20.8 11.4 4.5 9.7 26.7 100 Rutsiro 19.2 23.5 18.8 9.0 1.4 4.4 23.7 100 Rubavu 30.5 25.9 11.8 9.2 3.5 4.7 14.5 100 Nyabihu 25.8 23.2 21.5 5.2 2.5 10.9 11.0 100 Ngororero 18.5 24.2 13.2 8.1 6.1 9.1 20.9 100 Rusizi 6.9 11.2 25.4 31.8 5.4 3.3 16.0 100 Nyamasheke 9.9 19.1 25.1 13.1 5.6 4.5 22.8 100 Rulindo 17.0 27.1 19.6 10.0 1.6 4.7 20.0 100 Gakenke 17.7 22.8 10.9 7.8 4.7 15.4 20.8 100 Musanze 26.6 28.4 11.3 6.3 1.9 2.7 22.7 100 Burera 26.3 23.8 12.9 11.4 6.1 7.0 12.5 100 Gicumbi 14.0 24.8 21.5 8.5 3.6 9.7 17.8 100 Rwamagana 2.5 14.0 22.5 22.7 3.3 8.2 26.8 100 Nyagatare 18.2 40.6 9.8 5.0 0.4 2.5 23.4 100 Gatsibo 5.9 26.6 24.7 9.1 1.7 2.6 29.5 100 Kayonza 3.3 15.6 18.4 29.4 5.3 4.2 23.6 100 Kirehe 2.0 11.0 18.5 26.6 7.3 9.0 25.7 100 Ngoma 2.1 25.8 21.0 17.8 1.5 3.6 28.3 100 Bugesera 1.7 9.6 17.4 34.4 11.8 5.8 19.2 100 National 10.9 18.8 17.8 17.8 5.5 7.9 21.2 100 Source: NISR, SAS 2026
45 SAS–2026 A © NISR Table 19: 2026 Season A_Sowing date by crops (Percentage) Crops Before 01/09 Between 01-15 /09 Between 16- 30/09 Between 01-15/10 Between16- 31/10 After 31/10 Other season Total Maize 9.8 27.6 26.7 25.7 6.0 4.1 0.0 100 Sorghum 26.9 29.0 27.7 12.6 3.2 0.6 0.0 100 Paddy rice 76.9 5.1 0.9 6.6 0.6 9.8 0.0 100 Wheat 2.6 15.3 16.7 27.1 22.8 15.5 0.0 100 Other cereals 7.0 26.0 20.7 34.0 8.9 3.5 0.0 100 Sweet potato 36.3 9.8 6.9 11.3 7.8 27.9 0.0 100 Irish potato 15.8 23.2 20.4 19.6 6.7 14.3 0.0 100 Taro & Yams 24.9 18.5 16.5 15.1 6.5 18.5 0.0 100 Cassava 9.9 21.5 17.6 17.1 5.0 8.0 20.9 100 Bush bean 2.1 21.5 27.8 37.6 9.2 1.8 0.0 100 Climbing bean 6.1 35.9 34.4 18.0 5.0 0.6 0.0 100 Pea 7.5 32.5 26.4 20.9 5.7 7.0 0.0 100 Groundnut 1.9 33.6 22.4 36.3 3.4 2.4 0.0 100 Soybean 1.9 19.4 25.6 33.7 12.4 7.1 0.0 100 Cooking banana 0.3 2.0 0.8 0.7 0.2 1.4 94.7 100 Dessert banana 0.3 1.4 1.1 1.4 0.8 0.8 94.2 100 Banana for beer 0.8 1.3 0.2 0.9 0.2 1.2 95.3 100 Vegetables 26.2 12.2 9.0 13.1 8.6 31.0 0.0 100 Fruits 2.9 3.3 1.9 5.6 8.6 15.9 61.8 100 Fodder crops 0.1 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.6 1.7 95.0 100 Other crops 39.3 14.0 10.0 10.8 0.6 15.4 9.9 100 Source: NISR, SAS 2026
46 SAS–2026 A © NISR Table 20: 2026 Season A_Use of seeds by farmer type per district (Percentage) District Percentage of farmers who used improved seeds Percentage of sampled plots in which improved seeds was used Percentage of land size in which improved seeds were used Overall SSF LSF Overall SSF LSF Overall SSF LSF Nyarugenge 28.7 28.7 25.1 25.5 25.1 25.1 Gasabo 40.7 38.2 87.5 39.4 33.6 37.1 39.4 37.9 84.7 Kicukiro 39.4 38.7 60.0 35.4 31.5 62.5 35.4 33.4 91.4 Nyanza 47.0 46.6 70.0 43.2 41.8 36.4 43.2 42.7 67.5 Gisagara 47.5 44.6 93.3 50.3 42.0 70.7 50.3 45.2 96.9 Nyaruguru 19.3 14.4 90.9 15.0 13.2 75.0 15.0 13.1 98.1 Huye 41.6 37.7 84.6 38.5 34.4 64.5 38.5 35.6 92.1 Nyamagabe 24.8 24.0 71.4 19.2 18.5 63.2 19.2 18.9 70.3 Ruhango 29.3 28.4 66.7 26.0 25.2 52.4 26.0 24.4 73.1 Muhanga 17.6 15.9 100.0 15.0 14.0 91.7 15.0 13.0 96.9 Kamonyi 46.8 45.3 100.0 38.3 36.6 84.2 38.3 37.0 98.3 Karongi 30.8 30.9
25.7 26.2
25.7 25.8
Rutsiro 18.9 18.1 80.0 16.0 16.0 66.7 16.0 15.9 71.3 Rubavu 23.1 22.5 75.0 21.5 20.1 33.3 21.5 21.4 57.2 Nyabihu 26.5 26.4 100.0 20.6 20.6 100.0 20.6 20.5 100.0 Ngororero 15.0 14.9 100.0 11.2 11.5 80.0 11.2 11.2 53.2 Rusizi 46.7 46.6 55.6 45.2 43.1 55.6 45.2 42.7 89.3 Nyamasheke 26.2 25.0 69.2 21.6 21.1 62.5 21.6 20.3 95.3 Rulindo 33.2 32.6 80.0 28.8 28.9 46.7 28.8 28.0 88.1 Gakenke 26.8 26.4 55.6 20.7 20.5 58.3 20.7 20.1 92.2 Musanze 24.3 23.7 100.0 22.0 21.5 82.4 22.0 21.8 87.6 Burera 34.3 34.2 100.0 30.4 30.0 100.0 30.4 30.4 100.0 Gicumbi 21.4 20.3 100.0 14.6 15.8 57.6 14.6 14.5 57.4 Rwamagana 55.6 53.6 78.1 48.2 46.4 48.8 48.2 47.2 79.9 Nyagatare 58.8 53.8 92.9 53.0 46.8 62.2 53.0 50.9 94.4 Gatsibo 44.9 40.9 92.7 40.0 34.8 59.4 40.0 37.1 91.5 Kayonza 51.9 48.5 88.9 45.6 41.4 64.1 45.6 43.0 93.3 Kirehe 56.7 56.0 92.9 51.4 49.1 84.6 51.4 49.3 99.9 Ngoma 45.7 44.9 57.1 41.2 40.7 35.7 41.2 40.1 80.0 Bugesera 43.2 41.6 70.0 41.4 37.9 51.7 41.4 37.5 93.2 National 37.0 35.2 82.6 34.6 30.7 56.9 34.6 32.7 91.1 Source : NISR, SAS 2026
47 SAS–2026 A © NISR Table 21: 2026 Season A Seed type by crops (Percentage) Crop Traditional seeds Improved seeds Total Maize 35.7 64.3 100 Paddy rice 87.8 12.2 100 Wheat 91.1 8.9 100 Irish potato 96.1 3.9 100 Cassava 99.8 0.2 100 Bush bean 99.5 0.5 100 Climbing bean 99.8 0.2 100 Pea 99.8 0.2 100 Soybean 98.8 1.2 100 Cooking banana 100.0 0.1 100 Dessert banana 99.5 0.5 100 Banana for beer 99.8 0.2 100 Vegetables 54.0 46.0 100 Fruits 93.7 6.3 100 Fodder crops 99.1 0.9 100 Other crops 92.8 7.2 100 National 87.4 12.6 100 Source: NISR, SAS 2026
48 SAS–2026 A © NISR Table 22: 2026 Season A_Percentage of farmers by source of improved seeds per district District Sources of improved seeds Government (MINAGRI/ RAB/NAEB) Recognized seed multipliers Agro- dealers NGOs/ Companies Market Agriculture cooperative Other source Total Nyarugenge
84.6
15.4
100 Gasabo
7.7 65.4 19.2 1.9 5.8
100 Kicukiro 2.9 2.9 85.7 5.7 2.9
100 Nyanza 1.2 6.2 18.5 66.7 2.5 4.9
100 Gisagara 1.2 2.3 36.8 42.5 3.5 12.6 1.2 100 Nyaruguru
5.1 23.1 66.7 2.6 2.6
100 Huye 6.0 6.0 27.7 51.8 1.2 7.2
100 Nyamagabe 7.0 9.3 9.3 72.1 2.3
100 Ruhango 3.1 7.7 16.9 56.9 7.7 7.7
100 Muhanga 2.9 11.8 35.3 41.2
8.8
100 Kamonyi 4.6 1.9 30.6 39.8 13.9 9.3
100 Karongi 13.0 9.3 31.5 42.6 1.9 1.9
100 Rutsiro 9.7 6.5 3.2 77.4 3.2
100 Rubavu 18.3 6.7 36.7 23.3 10.0 5.0
100 Nyabihu 4.7 16.3 20.9 25.6 12.8 19.8
100 Ngororero 15.2 3.0 18.2 48.5 15.2
100 Rusizi 11.8 2.4 21.2 61.2
3.5
100 Nyamasheke 4.7
27.9 51.2 4.7 11.6
100 Rulindo
3.6 27.3 58.2 5.5 5.5
100 Gakenke 1.7 1.7 70.7 25.9
100 Musanze 3.3 13.2 45.1 28.6 3.3 2.2 4.4 100 Burera 1.9
23.1 62.5 9.6 1.9 1.0 100 Gicumbi 3.7 1.9 20.4 50.0 14.8 7.4 1.9 100 Rwamagana
6.0 29.9 46.3 3.7 14.2
100 Nyagatare 2.9 12.0 38.3 34.9 6.2 4.8 1.0 100 Gatsibo 0.7 6.7 34.1 54.8 3.0
0.7 100 Kayonza 5.3 8.3 26.3 48.9 4.5 6.8
100 Kirehe
4.3 44.4 39.6 1.1 10.7
100 Ngoma 1.8 3.5 38.9 44.3 3.5 7.1 0.9 100 Bugesera 2.4 12.7 46.0 31.8 5.6 1.6
100 National 3.6 6.5 34.0 44.1 5.1 6.2 0.5 100 Source: NISR, SAS 2026