Awareness and application of existing agroecological practices by small holder farmers in Mvomero and Masasi districts-Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorConstantine, John
dc.contributor.authorSibuga, Kallunde P.
dc.contributor.authorShitindi, Mawazo J.
dc.contributor.authorHilberk, Angelika
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-22T06:14:34Z
dc.date.available2023-08-22T06:14:34Z
dc.date.issued2020-12-15
dc.descriptionJournal articleen_US
dc.description.abstractA survey study was conducted to assess the level of awareness and application of existing agro-ecological practices by small holder farmers in Mvomero and Masasi districts in Tanzania. The selection of farmers to interview and the villages in the respective districts was based on their long history of producing cassava and maize. A structured questionnaire was used to identify the type of agro-ecological practices, agricultural information sources accessed by farmers, training on agro-ecological practices, type of crops grown in the study areas and kind of livestock kept. Results indicated that the most applied agro-ecological practices were diversification (80.5%), the use of farmer saved seeds (78.2%) followed by intercropping (72.9%) and lastly, agro-forestry (3.2%). The highest percentage of farmers (30.4%) reported to receive information on ecological organic agriculture from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) (SAT, SWISS AID), 27.5% were using own farming experience, 21% reported to receive the information from government extension officers, 13% from friends or neighbours, 4.3% from government institutions (SUA, Agricultural Training Institutes) and 3.6% received information from agricultural input suppliers. Generally, 50% of farmers had received training on agroecological practices indicating the level of awareness. Lack of knowledge among farmers was one of the key factors that hamper the wide application of agroecological practices. There was a need for farmer’s capacity building through training to enhance wider application of agroecological practices hence progressive agricultural production increase.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSWISS AID Tanzania under Agroecology Project TA2/17/04.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1916-9752
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5647
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCanadian Center of Science and Educationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Agricultural Science;Vol. 13, No. 1; 2021;
dc.subjectAgroecologyen_US
dc.subjectAgroecological practicesen_US
dc.subjectManihot esculentaen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectZea maysen_US
dc.titleAwareness and application of existing agroecological practices by small holder farmers in Mvomero and Masasi districts-Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://doi.org/10.5539/jas.v13n1p30en_US

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