Evaluating limitations of agroecological practices and stakeholders’ response: a Case of Uluguru mountains landscape in Morogoro municipality, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorTryphone, G. M.
dc.contributor.authorPastory, S. T.
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-19T05:44:59Z
dc.date.available2024-08-19T05:44:59Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-14
dc.descriptionResearch articles
dc.description.abstractIn Sub-Saharan Africa, conventional farming is associated with intensive use of synthetic chemicals and inputs to maximize agricultural productivity. This is done at the expense of sustainable agroecologically based production systems. This objective was to describe limitations of agroecological practices and stakeholders’ response along Mountain Uluguru. The area has been vulnerable to unregulated land degradation aggravated by soil erosion largely due to unsuitable agricultural practices. The data were collected through questionnaires and in-depth interviews from 72 respondents who were purposively selected. Both qualitative and quantitative data were analysed using content analysis and statistical software respectively. Farmers undertake agriculture to increase production so as to meet food needs (44.8%) and employment opportunities (55.2%). About 41.7% of farmers who had land with secure tenure grew fruit and non-fruit trees on their farms or homesteads, 11.7% rented the farming land temporarily from owners through informal arrangements and the rest squatted on public land for cultivation of vegetables. From SWOT analysis, agroforestry is threatened by unregulated agricultural activities (18.6%) and overuse of forest resources unsustainably (7.0%). The agroecology training is not coordinated and supported by government agencies, which have authority to inform the policy makers about insecure land tenure and unavailability of organic inputs that would increase farmers’ livelihoods. Agro-soil erosion control and conservation agriculture measures are essential features of agroecology training, but some farmers were not aware of them and those who are aware do not adopt them effectively. The study concludes that, without the government acknowledgement of agro-ecology and its associated contributions there will always be weak institutional coordination among stakeholders required to regulate, promote and support agro-ecology practices to create a balance of conserved environment, protected ecology and enhanced farmers’ livelihoods. This is because there is no clear national guidelines and support (financial and technical) addressing the challenges facing agro-ecology practice yet.
dc.identifier.citationTryphone and Thomas, (2023). Evaluating Limitations of Agroecological Practices and Stakeholders’ Response: A Case of Uluguru Mountains Landscape in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania. East African Journal of Science, Technology and Innovation 4(special issue 2).
dc.identifier.issn2707-0425
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/6378
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEast African Journal of Science, Technology and Innovation
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEast African Journal of Science, Technology and Innovation, Vol. 4 (Special Issue 2): September 2023
dc.subjectAgroecological Practices
dc.subjectStakeholders
dc.subjectUluguru Mountains
dc.subjectAgroecology - Tanzania
dc.titleEvaluating limitations of agroecological practices and stakeholders’ response: a Case of Uluguru mountains landscape in Morogoro municipality, Tanzania
dc.typeArticle

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