ABSTRACT
This study was set to investigate social influence on continuation of adopted agricultural
technologies in Ukwega and Mtitu wards of Kilolo District, Iringa Region. Specifically the
study aimed at identifying innovations currently used after HIMA project, determining
whether social influence was responsible for continued use of agricultural technologies and
assessing socio-economic characteristics of household influencing adoption and continued
use of adopted agricultural technologies. A total of 120 respondents (84 males and 36
females) who were involved in HIMA project interventions were interviewed. Quantitative
data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) whereby content
and structural functional analysis was used for qualitative data. The study revealed that
HIMA project interventions that were extended to farmers included terraces, agroforestry;
contour ploughing, crop rotation, use of improved seeds, multiple cropping system,
mulching and tree planting on woodlots and boundaries. The average number of trees
owned by households before HIMA has tremendously increased from 377 to 4155 after
HIMA which was more than ten times. The finding from binary logistic regression
revealed that of all the seven factors loaded into the model only three factors (farm size,
farming experience and number of farms owned by the household) were statistically
significant (p
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KILAVE, EDWIN "Social Influence On Continuation Of Adopted Agricultural Technologies: A Case Of Hima Project Kilolo District" Afribary. Afribary, 09 May. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/social-influence-on-continuation-of-adopted-agricultural-technologies-a-case-of-hima-project-kilolo-district. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
KILAVE, EDWIN . "Social Influence On Continuation Of Adopted Agricultural Technologies: A Case Of Hima Project Kilolo District". Afribary, Afribary, 09 May. 2021. Web. 27 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/social-influence-on-continuation-of-adopted-agricultural-technologies-a-case-of-hima-project-kilolo-district >.
KILAVE, EDWIN . "Social Influence On Continuation Of Adopted Agricultural Technologies: A Case Of Hima Project Kilolo District" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 27, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/social-influence-on-continuation-of-adopted-agricultural-technologies-a-case-of-hima-project-kilolo-district