Exploring farmers’ perception, knowledge, and management techniques of salt-affected soils to enhance rice production on small land holdings in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorOmar, M. M
dc.contributor.authorShitindi, M. J.
dc.contributor.authorMassawe, B. H. J
dc.contributor.authorFue, K. G
dc.contributor.authorPedersen, O.
dc.contributor.authorMeliyo, J. L.
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-25T08:47:49Z
dc.date.available2023-08-25T08:47:49Z
dc.date.issued2022-10
dc.descriptionJournal articleen_US
dc.description.abstractSalt-affected soils among the key constraints to land productivity in irrigated rice schemes, posing a decline in grain yield. This study was conducted to explore the farmers’ perception, knowledge, and management practices of salt- affected soils in selected rice irrigation schemes of the representative districts in Tanzania. Whereas salt-affected soils were perceived as one of the constraints in the studied irrigation schemes, the extent of coverage and the severity of the effect are rarely documented. Therefore, the primary hypothesis of this study is that salt- affected soils could have an effect on rice production across irrigation schemes; and that farmers differ in perception, knowledge, and coping mechanisms. The Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) approach was employed to explore the farmers’ information from Mbarali, Iringa, Same, and Moshi districts, whereby 323 rice- growing farmers were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaires. Moreover, 120 farmers were involved in focus group discussions and 24 key informants. Ouren_US
dc.identifier.citationM. M Omar, M. J. Shitindi, B. H. J Massawe, K. G Fue, O. Pedersen & J. L. Meliyo (2022) Exploring farmers’ perception, knowledge, and management techniques of salt- affected soils to enhance rice production on small land holdings in Tanzania, Cogent Food & Agriculture, 8:1, 2140470, DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2022.2140470en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5676
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor&Francisen_US
dc.subjectImproved livelihoodsen_US
dc.subjectIrrigation schemesen_US
dc.subjectSoil healthen_US
dc.subjectSalt stressen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous management practicesen_US
dc.titleExploring farmers’ perception, knowledge, and management techniques of salt-affected soils to enhance rice production on small land holdings in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://www.tandfonline.com/loi/oafa20en_US

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