Studies on the influence of tree tenure on the adoption of agroforestry practices in Uluguru mountains, Tanzania
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Date
2012
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Research Gate
Abstract
On-farm tree retention formed the basis for the present day agroforestry systems in many traditions. In
the present study, we assessed the influence of tree tenure on the adoption of agroforestry practices
in Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania. Results showed that most of the farmers (92%) were involved in
activities related to tree planting and/or tree retaining with the number of trees planted in existing
farmlands ranging between 150 to more than 300. Young respondents planted more trees compared to
middle and old age groups. Household labour unit level had an influence on the number and species of
plant trees planted. The study revealed that men were significantly more involved in tree planting than
women. It was also found by this study that most of the respondents (82.2%) were planting trees in
their farms mainly for economic gains through timber production, while 13.3% and only 4.5% of the
respondents were planting trees for soil conservation and for moisture conservation respectively.
Therefore, more efforts need to be directed to planting tree species that have economic benefits to
farmers in order to speed up the rate of agroforestry adoption. Perceived benefits of agroforestry
practices in the study areas were for its easiness in the management of trees with other crops (59%),
conservation of moisture (28%) and (13%) of the respondents said see no benefit of agroforestry
system.
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International Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Soil Science Vol. 2(5) pp. 170-178
Keywords
Adoption, Trees, Agroforestry, Uluguru Mountains