Rwanda has a population of approximately 11.3 million people which is dominated by young people with a median age of 19 years and a population growth rate of 2.6%. The GDP of the economy is 4,685 Billion Rwanda Francs (at constant 2011 prices) with an average growth rate of 7.12% over the last 5 years.
Skills gaps in agriculture sector
Skills Gaps: - Agriculture establishments in the private sector in Rwanda had a skills gap of 13, 095 labor units. This represents 59.2% of total employment. Artisans dominate the skills gap accounting for 87.4%, Technicians accounts for 8.3%, Scientists 1.1%, managers 1.9% and Liberal Professionals accounting for 1.3%. Additionally, the current employees are not fully competent and need further training in soft skills like leadership, business communication, identification and risk management, leadership, and innovativeness.
| 1. Managers | Vacancies (Short term) | Proficiency Gap | Expatriates | Total Gap |
| Managing directors and chief executives | 2 | 112 | 20 | 134 |
| Research and development managers | 0 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| Agricultural and forestry production managers | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Aquaculture and fisheries production managers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Supply, distribution and related managers | 0 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| Information and communications technology service managers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Human resource managers | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Policy and planning managers | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Sales and marketing managers | 0 | 34 | 1 | 35 |
| Advertising and public relations managers | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 3 | 202 | 44 | 249 |
| 2. Scientists | Vacancies (Short term) | Proficiency Gap | Expatriates | Total Gap |
| Physical and Earth science professionals | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Crop Scientists | 2 | 18 | 0 | 20 |
| Agronomists | 12 | 74 | 7 | 93 |
| Agricultural Economist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Veterinary Specialists/advisor | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Meteorologists | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chemists | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Biologists, botanists, zoologists & related professionals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Farming, forests, and fisheries advisors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Environmental protection professionals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 123 | 10 | 147 |
| 3. Liberal | Vacancies (Short term) | Proficiency Gap | Expatriates | Total Gap |
| Accountants | 15 | 53 | 4 | 72 |
| Financial and investment advisers | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Financial analysts | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Management and organization analysts | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Policy administration professionals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Personnel and career (HR) professionals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Training and staff development professionals | - | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Advertising and marketing professionals | 6 | 24 | 3 | 33 |
| Public relations professionals | 4 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| Technical and medical sales professionals (excluding ICT) | 0 | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| Information and communications technology professionals | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Legal professionals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 32 | 123 | 16 | 171 |
| 4. Technicians | Vacancies (Short term) | Proficiency Gap | Expatriates | Total Gap |
| Life science technicians (excluding medical) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Agricultural technicians | 4 | 1,033 | 2 | 1,039 |
| Forestry technicians | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Livestock technicians | 0 | 26 | 5 | 31 |
| Fisheries technicians | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Veterinary technicians/assistants | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Environmental and occupational health inspectors and associates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 1,076 | 9 | 1,089 |
| 5. Artisans | Vacancies (Short term) | Proficiency Gap | Expatriates | Total Gap |
| Market-oriented Animal producers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Market oriented Mixed crop and animal producers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Market oriented Forestry and related workers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Market oriented Fishery workers, hunters and trappers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Customer and office service workers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Agricultural, forestry and fishery laborers | 0 | 2277 | 217 | 2494 |
| Crop farm laborers | 61 | 6717 | 1195 | 7973 |
| Livestock farm laborers | 1 | 198 | 0 | 199 |
| Mixed crop and livestock farm laborers | 0 | 289 | 0 | 289 |
| Garden and horticultural laborers | 1 | 34 | 0 | 35 |
| Forestry laborers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Fishery and aquaculture laborers | 0 | 32 | 0 | 32 |
| Unskilled laborers like security and grounds people | 6 | 373 | 12 | 391 |
| Total | 79 | 9936 | 1424 | 11439 |