Browsing by Author "Busindeli Innocent"

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    Accessibility of improved chicken farming business information to women improved chicken farmers through mobile phones in Misungwi District, Tanzania
    (European Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 2023-03-16) Iddi Hadija; Nyamba Siwel; Busindeli Innocent
    This study aimed to assess the accessibility of improved chicken farming business information to women through mobile phones in Misungwi District, Tanzania. A cross-sectional research design was adopted. A questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data while Focus Group Discussions and Key Informant Interviews were employed to obtain qualitative data. A total of 120 respondents were involved in the study. Quantitative data were mainly analyzed using a Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) to yield descriptive statistics and cross tabulations while content analysis was used to analyze qualitative data. The study found that all 120 respondents owned a mobile phone and used it to access improved chicken business information, apart from other uses. The accessed improved chicken business information was mainly about: chicks, transportation, feeds, extension services, veterinary services, markets, and financial institutions. However, women improved chicken farmers encountered many challenges related to the mobile phone use including bandwidth costs and poor networks. Thus, the study recommends the Misungwi District authority to collaborate with mobile phone companies to increase the number of networks and advise them to have a stability of bundle prices which are affordable to the farmers.
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    Socio-economic factors influencing women’s use of mobile phones in the improved chicken farming business information in Misungwi District, Tanzania
    (European Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 2022-12-30) Iddi Hadija; Nyamba Siwel; Busindeli Innocent
    Recently, improved chicken farming business is regarded as an important women’s economic activity in the lake zone of Tanzania. The use of mobile phones by women represents an opportunity for the development of the improved chicken farming business. However, the use of mobile phones by women is influenced by their socio-economic status. This study aimed to determine socio-economic factors influencing women in using mobile phones in the development of improved chicken farming business information in Misungwi District in the Lake zone of Tanzania. The study adopted cross-sectional design whereby data were collected mainly through a questionnaire with women involved in improved chicken farming. A binary logistic regression model was employed to determine socio-economic factors influencing women’s use of mobile phones in the improved chicken farming business information. The study found that socio-economic factors such as age, education level and occupation showed positively significant results. Based on these findings the study concludes that socio-economic factors such as age, education level and occupation significantly influence the use of mobile phones in the improved chicken farming business information. The study recommends to Misungwi District authority through District Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries Office (DALFO) to mobilize and register all women improved chicken farmers and form communication groups by using their mobile phone numbers so as to be able to give them new information on improved chicken farming business through SMS.