Recession farming practices and their linkages to hydro-climatic risks in the Kilombero valley
| dc.contributor.author | Fwaya, Neshafati | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-13T08:36:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-02-13T08:36:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description | Dissertation | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The Kilombero valley has national, regional and international importance due to its proximity to water supplies, fertile soils and flat landscape. About 80% of its population engages in agricultural production to fight poverty and food insecurity. Besides population expansion, Kilombero Valley is vulnerable to drought and flood risks due to climate variability and change. The current study assessed recession farming practices in relation to hydro-climatic risks reduction. Specifically the study focused on characteristics of recession farming practices, its contribution to mean annual household income, variation of water in the valley and farmers’ perception on climatic risks associated with water. Primary data were collected through interview and Focus Group Discussion. Hydrological data were obtained from RBWB. The quantitative data were analysed by using descriptive analysis, independent t-test and trend analysis while content analysis was used to deduce theme from data obtained by Focus Group Discussion. The study revealed that recession farming has crucial role in hydro-climatic risk reduction especially in the dry season. It ensures the availability of 1322.02 Kg/ha of maize and rice when food from rain-fed agriculture becomes limited. Recession farming ranked as the second contributor of mean annual household income (556 316.66 TZS) after rain-fed agriculture (686 366.67 TZS). The valley experiences downward trend of water flow with spatial-temporal variation. Farmers are aware on hydro-climatic risks and be able to develop copping strategies. The study recommends the government to monitor the implementation of Agricultural Sector Development Strategy – II that aims to facilitate the accessibility of agricultural inputs and market infrastructure by smallholders. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Future Rural Africa Project and the German Research Foundation | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4935 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | en_US |
| dc.subject | Recession farming | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hydro-climatic | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kilombero valley | en_US |
| dc.title | Recession farming practices and their linkages to hydro-climatic risks in the Kilombero valley | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |