The traditional homegarden agroforestry system of Bukoba, Tanzania:
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Date
1992
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
A socio-economic study was carried out in the Kyamtwara
division in Bukoba District, Tanzania. The objectives were:
to describe the homegarden agroforestry system found in
Bukoba district, to investigate the nature and magnitude of
constraints of the farming system and to do a farm economic
analysis of possible alternatives to counter falling
productivity.
Descriptive statistics,
statistics, linear regression and one way
analysis of variance were the methods used to analyze the
data. In the linear regression model banana and coffee yield
were dependent (predictor variables) whereas homegarden size,
hired labour, cattle keeping, and household size were
independent variables.
It was found that homegarden productivity has significantly
declined over the years due to; decline in soil fertility and
cattle population, outbreak of banana pests and diseases,
increase in human population and lack of cash.
Economically, it was found more profitable to rehabilitate
the homegarden by reintroducing cattle rather than shift to
a completely new farming system based on annual cropping.
Further research into soil fertility restoration, pests and
disease management and other aspects of the farming system,
is proposed.
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Dissertation
Keywords
Agroforestry, Farm economic, Homegarden