ABSTRACT The Agricultural and Livestock Policy of Tanzania gives high priority to the promotion of food sufficiency and security through irrigated agriculture. The aim of this study was to investigate factors affecting participation of farmers in irrigation schemes in Tanzania. The data were collected by interviewing farmers using semi structured questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were done using SPSS version 12 as a tool of analysis. The findings reveal that the ...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study was to assess the impact of jatropha farming on food security to small-scale farmers in Rukwa and Arusha regions. To achieve that objective, a simple random sampling was used to obtain jatropha famers. Two hundred and sixty (260) respondents were randomly selected; among them were 130 jatropha farmers, which involved 60 jatropha farmers from Monduli district and 70 jatropha farmers from Mpanda district. Other respondents included in the sample were non...
ABSTRACT This study examined the sustainability of small farmer groups in extension, in Sumbawanga District, Tanzania. The specific objectives were to examine extension activities done by farmer groups; identifying factors influencing sustainability of SFGs and challenges faced in sustaining those groups. The study involved 80 respondents from two project villages and employed a cross-sectional design. Data were collected using interview schedule, focus group discussion (FGDs) and key informa...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out in Mbinga District, Tanzania to assess smallholder coffee growers’ knowledge, attitude and practice of Coffee and Farmer Equity (C.A.F.E) Practice certification scheme and associated implementation challenges among farmers in the study area. The study employed a cross-sectional research design. The sample size of 188 respondents obtained by using Slovin’s sample size formula was randomly selected and surveyed. A questionnaire, Focus Group Discussions, Ke...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to understand contemporary challenges facing extension services at the District level. The study identified level of participation of agriculture stakeholders in the process of extension services delivery, accountability process in the delivery of extension services, resource capacity of the district to deliver services and farmer views on performance of extension service in Hai District. The researcher used qualitative and quantitative methods to study a dec...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Mwanza City. The study intended to assess whether teaching and learning agriculture in primary schools was contextualized. A total of 145 respondents comprised the sample of the study. They included head teachers, district agricultural education officer, Ward Education officers, teachers and pupils. Cross- sectional research design was employed, whereby data were collected at a single point in time. The study covered two districts namely Nyamagana and Ileme...
ABSTRACT Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) has been among major challenge to sustainable smallholder cassava production in Kisarawe District. A smallholder cassava farmer’s survey was conducted using personal interviews to determine the implication of CBSD on cassava production and income at smallholder farmer’s level in Kisarawe District. Data were collected using structured questionnaires in a cross-sectional survey involving 107 respondents in two selected wards and villages in Kisar...
ABSTRACT Despite government and other stakeholders efforts to promote improved cassava varieties (ICV) to farmers in MagharibiDistrict in Zanzibar, cassava yield is yet below the Tanzania’s average of 8 t/ha and the average yield of 14 t/ha of Africa. Cassava Brown Streak Virus (CBSV) and Cassava Mosaic Virus (CMV) are the main causes of the yield losses; hence ICV were developed to address this issue, however, yet adoption of the ICVis poor. Farmers are still using local cassava varieties ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to assess the knowledge of consumers on the safety of vegetables produced in Morogoro Urban using Low Quality Water (LQW). The study determined how the knowledge of consumers influenced the perception and preference of various types of vegetables irrigated with LQW. A cross sectional study design was adopted and the 130 respondents were selected using simple random and purposive sampling techniques. Data collection was done using an interview schedule, focus group d...
ABSTRACT Household food security is an important development issue. However, food insecurity still persists in many parts of Tanzania due to a number of factors. When people are faced with food shortage, they develop mechanisms to cope with this problem. These strategies, however, are neither effective nor sustainable. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the effectiveness and sustainability of coping strategies towards food insecurity in Chamwino area in order to suggest possible wa...
ABSTRACT Farmer training is essentially an agricultural extension education with a non-formal function, which applies to any institution that disseminates information and advice with the intention of promoting knowledge, attitudes, skills, and aspirations. When systematically and effectively provided, extension is known to enhance social and economic development. In terms of agricultural extension systems, different approaches can be employed to organize and implement extension activities. Ea...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to investigate factors influencing the provision of extension services to livestock keepers in Kitunda Ward; a peri-urban area in Ilala Municipality, Dar-es-salaam Region. Specifically, the study attempted to; assess private as well as the public livestock extension agents (LEAs) in the provision of Livestock Extension Service (LES) in Kitunda, examine the type of services and information, professional and technical advice provided by LEAs to the livestock ke...
ABSTRACT Like many other developing countries the public sector in Tanzania has also implemented innumerable donor-funded projects particularly during the last decade. However, every time a project concludes the concern on its effective implementation, corruption, mismanagement and sustainability are raised in the media. Thus, this study was conducted to assess sustainability of selected local chicken improvement (LCI) community sub-projects under District Agricultural Development Plans (DADP...
Abstract : Despite the increase in forest areas and villages under the participatory program over the last two decades in Tanzania, there is little insight into the communities’ views regarding their participation. This study aimed to explore communities’ participation in the participatory forest program in Tanzania. The survey involved 159 households, randomly sampled from four villages bordering state and community-managed forests, in West Usambara Mountains. The factor analysis summari...
ABSTRACT The study was set up to compare the Credit with Education (CwE) and the Village Savings and Loans (VSL) methodologies of microfinance services and how they influence rural livelihoods. The field survey methodology was involving both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Common services (financial and non-financial) offered to client groups in both the VSL and CwE models as implemented by Plan Ghana-an international non-governmental organization (INGO) and partner local non-govern...