Assessment of Factors Affecting the Decision of Smallholder Farmers to Use Alternative Maize Storage Technologies in Gatsibo District-Rwanda

Storage is an important aspect of food security in developing countries. Therefore, it crucial for farmers to have access sustainable storage technologies cope with losses. Maize staple and commercial Rwanda, but maize are still being challenged by losses due lack proper facilities. It that regard advanced technology, notably hermetic technologyy has been introduced Rwanda its adoption low among smallholder farmers. Empirical evidence on the factors affecting farmers’ choice technology use, virtually non-existent. Yet, such information needed Rwandan policy makers designing policies programs aimed at loss reduction enhance security. This article characterized different used terms level technologies, constraints using descriptive statistics. also investigated decision use alternative multivariate probit model. The sample size was 301 from Gatsibo District Rwanda.