Mr. Aristide MANIRIHO

Academic rank: 
Lecturer
Department: 
Economics
School: 
School of Economics
College: 
College of Business and Economics(CBE)
Phone: 
+250788803193
E-mail: 
manirihoaristide1@gmail.com
Educational Background: 
2021: PhD in Economics and Rural Development, University of Liege (Belgium). 2013: MSc in Economics, National University of Rwanda. 2006: “Licence” in Economics, National University of Rwanda.
Research Interests and area of expertise : 
Agricultural Economics, Rural Development, Welfare Economics
Publications: 

Journal Articles

  1. Maniriho, A., Musabanganji, E., Nkikabahizi, F., & Lebailly, P. (2022). Analysis of small-scale farmers’ exposure to environmental risks: Empirical evidence from rural Rwanda. Agronomie Africaine (In press). Available at http://hdl.handle.net/2268/265821
  2. Maniriho, A., Musabanganji, E., & Lebailly, P. (2022). Preferences of small-scale farmers for innovative farming techniques in Volcanic Highlands in Rwanda. Paper accepted for publication in Agris online Papers in Economics and Informatics, 8(2), 68-74. Available at http://hdl.handle.net/2268/265823  
  3. Mulumeoderhwa Munyakazi, F., Maniriho, A., Neema Ciza, A., Banza Iyoto, E., Nfuamba Lukeba, F., Vwima Ngerizabona, S., Furaha Mirindi, G., Mastaki Namegabe, J. L., & Lebailly, P. (2022). Characterization of small-scale farming as an engine of agricultural development in Mountainous South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 12(2), 123-129. Available at http://hdl.handle.net/2268/264162
  4. Maniriho, A., Musabanganji, E., & Lebailly, P. (2022). Food security status and coping strategies among small-scale crop producers in Volcanic Highlands in Rwanda. Journal of Central European Agriculture, 23(1), 165-178. Available at http://hdl.handle.net/2268/264073 
  5. Maniriho, A., Musabanganji, E., & Lebailly, P. (2022). A comparative study between major crop (potato) and minor crop (onion) in Volcanic Highlands of Rwanda. Journal of Agriculture and Crops, 8(2), 68-74. Available at http://hdl.handle.net/2268/265823
  6. Maniriho, A., Musabanganji, E., Berti, F., & Lebailly, P. (2021). La rentabilité de la pomme dans la region des sols de laves au Rwanda. Tropicultura, 39(4), 1909. DOI: 10.25518/2295-8010.1909. Disponible en ligne: https://popups.uliege.be/2295-8010/index.php?id=1909
  7. Maniriho, A., Musabanganji, E., & Lebailly, P. (2021). Factors affecting farm performance among small-scale farmers in Volcanic Highlands in Rwanda: what is the role of institutions? Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 11(4), 262-268. Available at http://hdl.handle.net/2268/264070
  8. Maniriho, A., Musabanganji, E., Nkikabahizi, F., Ruranga, C., & Lebailly, P. (2021). Analysis of the determinants of households’ expenditures in Rwanda. UKH Journal of Social Sciences, 5(1), 8-17. DOI : https://doi.org/10.25079/ukhjss.v5n1y2021.pp8-17  
  9. Maniriho, A. (2021). Effects of farm cooperatives on farmers’ incomes and welfare: empirical analysis from Vunga coffee washing station in Nyabihu district, Western Rwanda. Agronomie Africaine, 33(1), 1-14. http://hdl.handle.net/2268/257350
  10. Mizero, M., Maniriho, A., Bashangwa-Mpazi, B, Karangwa, A., Burny, P., & Lebailly, P. (2021). Rwanda Land Policy Reform: Self-employment Perspectives from a case study of Kimonyi Sector. Land, 10, 117. http://hdl.handle.net/2268/260230
  11. Maniriho, A., Musabanganji, E., & Lebailly, P. (2020). Analysis of Economic Efficiency of Small-scale Onion Production in Volcanic Highlands in Rwanda. Montenegrin Journal of Economics, 16(3), 185-196. http://hdl.handle.net/2268/250900
  12. Manirakiza, D., Mulumeoderhwa-Munyakazi, F., Maniriho, A., Ndimanya, P., & Lebailly, P. (2020). Impacts of farmers’ cooperatives on socioeconomic living conditions of rural households in North Burundi. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, (10)1, 150-158.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/ijefi.8981 . Available also at http://hdl.handle.net/2268/243106
  13. Mulumeoderhwa, F., Maniriho, A., Manirakiza, D., Furaha, G., Mastaki, J. L., & Lebailly, P. (2019). Risk analysis in the peasant framework: empirical analysis of farmers in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Agriculture & Forestry, 65(4), 35-45. DOI: 10.17707/AgricultForest.65.4.04 Available also at http://hdl.handle.net/2268/243008
  14. Musabanganji, E., Ruranga, C., & Maniriho, A. (2019). Migration Decisions among Rural Households in Rwanda: What Does the Push-and-Pull Model Reveal? AGROFOR International, 4 (3), 68-75.
  15. Nilsson, P., Backman, M., Berkje, L., & Maniriho, A. (2019). One cow per poor family: effects on consumption and crop production. World Development, 114, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.09.024
  16. Maniriho, A., & Habyarimana, C. (2018). Effects of Fertilizer use on Potato Production in Western Rwanda. East African Journal of Science and Technology, 8(2), 28-45.
  17. Maniriho, A., & Bizoza, A. (2013). Financial Benefit-Cost Analysis of Agricultural Production in Musanze District (Rwanda). Academia Arena, 5(12), 30-39.

 

Book chapters

  1. Maniriho, A., Musabanganji, E., & Lebailly, P. (2020). An analysis of savings among the poor rural households in Rwanda. In Das, G. D., & Johnson, R. B. (Eds.), Rwandan Economy at the Crossroads of Development: Macroeconomic and Microeconomic Perspectives (pp. 21-41). Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. eISBN: 978-981-15-5046-1. http://hdl.handle.net/2268/249182
  2. Maniriho, A., & Nilsson, P. (2018). Determinants of Livelihood Diversification among Households in Rwanda: the Role of Education, ICT and Urbanization (pp. 377-395). In: A. Heshmati (Ed.). Rwanda Handbook of Economic and Social Policy (Vol. 1). Jönköping International Business School and University of Rwanda. ISBN: 978-91-86345-78-5. http://hdl.handle.net/2268/264583

Recent conference papers

  1. Maniriho, A., Twesige, D, & Rama, R. B. (2022). Implications of African Continental Free Trade Agreement for export promotion and welfare improvement among the member countries of East African Community. WCP International Conference on International Trade and Investment (ICITI2022). Online, October 7-8, 2022.
  2. Mulumeoderhwa Munyakazi, F., Maniriho, A., Bahati Shamamba, D., Furaha, G., Mastaki, J. L., & Lebailly, P. (2021). Challenges to the development of family farms in Mountainous South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Paper selected for oral presentation at International Scientific Researches Congress 2021, Baku, 15-16 October 2021, Baku Eurasia University, Azerbaijan. Available at http://hdl.handle.net/2268/265025
  3. Musabanganji, E., Ruranga, C., & Maniriho, A. (2019). Migration Decisions among Rural Households in Rwanda: What Does the Push-and-Pull Model Reveal? Paper accepted for oral presentation at AgroSym 2019, Jahorina, 3-6 October, 2019.
  4. Musabanganji, E., & Maniriho, A. (2019). Regional Trade and Competitiveness of Rwandan Agriculture: Scenarios and Challenges for Priority Foodstuffs. Paper selected for oral presentation in International Conference organized by CEDRES/FORGE-Afrique of University Ouaga II in partnership with RTT/UEMOA and held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, from 25 to 26 October 2019. Available at http://hdl.handle.net/2268/238384
  5. Maniriho, A., Musabanganji, E., & Lebailly, P. (2019). Crop production and food consumption for farmers’ welfare in Rwanda. Paper accepted for oral presentation at AgroSym 2019, Jahorina, 3-6 October, 2019. Available at http://hdl.handle.net/2268/240376
  6. Maniriho, A., Musabanganji, E., & Lebailly, P. (2019). An analysis of savings among the poor rural households in Rwanda. 4th International Conference on East Africa Business and Economic Watch (EABEW), Kigali, 12-14 June 2019. This paper was submitted for publication as a book chapter in Springer book series. Also available at http://hdl.handle.net/2268/237421