Determinants of participation in associative dynamics by farmers in the highland zone of the Baswagha chiefdom in eastern DRC

Abstract

The grouping of villagers into agricultural associations helps promote peasant agriculture. Exposed to many pressures, village organizations allow members to face the challenges surrounding their farms. Through their role of social inclusion, they also contribute to the socio-economic development of the area. In the face of this evidence, the study seeks to identify the drivers of the associative dynamics of farmers in the highland zone of the Baswagha Chiefdom in eastern DR Congo. Adopting a positivist posture on both 409 and 193 farmers, the results of the regressions indicate that the farmer's group of origin, marital status, savings, access to credit, income, soil type, source of environmental information, level of education, certain main activities carried out, certain sources of fertilizer In the conclusion, the contributions of the farmers to the project, their knowledge of the environment, and their knowledge of the local community, were all considered to