Effect of Physical Resource Control on the Performance of Agriculture Projects in Rwanda

Abstract

Rwanda, as a developing country is confronted with multitude of project management challenges especially in agriculture projects. One of the major causes of the failure is the inability to control project physical resources. The objective of this research was to determine the effect of physical resource control on performance of Sustainable Growers Rwanda as coffee project. The study adopted descriptive research design and utilized quantitative and qualitative data collection approaches.  The target population was 30 employees of Sustainable Growers Rwanda on which a census was done. Questionnaires consisting of close ended questions were applied to collect data. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Data was presented in form of frequency tables. The research findings showed that project machines' control, project tools' control and project equipment's control influenced coffee project performance and were positively correlated and significant to the coffee project performance in Sustainable Growers Rwanda. The study therefore recommends the project members to take an initiative in resource control by controlling the machines, tools and other equipment of the organization.