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Factors influencing tomato farmers to adopt agricultural technologies in Mlali Mvomero District, Tanzania
(RSIS International, 2025-03-21) Magenge Deborah; Kyaruzi Athman; Nsenga, Justus
This study was carried out in Mlali, Mvomero District, Morogoro. The objective of this study was to identify the key factors influencing the adoption of agricultural technologies among the tomato farmers in Mlali ward. Crosssectional research design was employed. The study was conducted in five villages in Mlali, employing a structured questionnaire to interview 130 farmers who were selected following a random sampling technique. Additionally, two focus group discussions were conducted each with 10 participants and Key informant interview was conducted with an extension officer. Data collected were processed and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistic was used to assess demographic information and a multivariate logistic regression model was used to determine factors influencing tomato farmer’s adoption of agricultural technologies. The findings revealed that the key factors influencing technology adoption among farmers include age (p= 0.042), education level (p< 0.05)), cooperative membership (p= 0.001), type of labor (p= 0.023), access to loans (p= 0.041) on which all these factors are significant at (p< 0.05). In conclusion, tomato farmers are more likely to adopt agricultural technologies when they have better access to resources like loans, are members of cooperative, have certain level of education, and are engaged in specific types of labor. The study recommend that local governments should assist farmers in locating market both regionally and internationally, also it is essential that intermediaries receive education on how to assist farmers in accessing market effective.
Three planting and household food security: the case of the Shouthern Highlands of Tanzania
(Mkuki na Nyota Publishers Ltd, 2025) Mwaseba Dismas L.; Martin Respikius; Friis-Hansen Esbern; Nyanda Suzan S.; Nsenga, Justus; Mhando David
Large-scale investment in land in Sub Saharan Africa has been well documented (Cotula et al., 2009; Fairhead et al., 2012; German et al., 2013). Since independence, tree plantations in Tanzania had gone through undulating phases (Van den Berg et al., 2013; MNRT, 2014; PFP, 2016; Held et al., 2017; Kimambo et al., 2020)concern for forest loss has spurred ambitious restoration goals for climatic, ecological, and livelihood bene!ts. Restoration activities typically rely on governmentled or large-scale tree planting. A narrow focus on top-down initiatives could promote the recentralization of forestry activities and overlook important contributions by smallholders, especially in Africa. Smallholder tree planting activities are harder to track than institutional e"orts. Here we quantify the extent of tree planting on smallholder woodlots in southern and eastern Tanzania, in comparison to large-scale plantations. In Google Earth Pro, we digitized all woodlots in randomly selected areas, and estimated woodlots’ area, distribution, and expansion rate. We found that by year 2018, woodlots in the smallest size class (< 1 Ha. Promotion of tree planting by donor funded projects has been focusing on environmental aspects such as carbon trading (Lasco, 2008, MNRT, 2010; Vainio-Matilla, 2011, Kimambo et al., 2020). Furthermore, the dominance of the sector by the state during the 1970s and 1980s was primarily focused on the establishment of large-scale tree plantations in the Southern Highlands (Pedersen, 2017)37. Nevertheless, for a long period of time, tree plantations in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania has been done by public plantations and big commercial private companies for timber and other commercial purposes (PFP, 2016). A study done by PFP found that Tanzania experienced a reduction in government managed plantations particularly in the supply of mature pine round wood logs (PFP, 2016). It indicated a reduction of 30% (total 540,300 m#) in government allocations from 2014/15 to 2015/16 harvesting season whereas number of bene!ciaries for allocations increased from 832 to 964 respectively.