Ruheza, SosthenesTryphone, George MuhambaKhamis, Zuena K.2023-08-022023-08-0220122277 0704http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5512Journal of Environmental Science and Water Resources Vol. 1(10), pp. 236 – 242The influence of land tenure and land degradation on adoption of Agroforestry practices can not be overstated. A study was carried in Tandai village in Uluguru Mountains of Morogoro Rural District, Tanzania, to investigate on the impact of land tenure and degradation on the adoption of agroforestry methods and practices. A total of 50 heads of households, which is approximately 15% of the total number of farmers in the study area were respondents of the study. Questionnaire and checklist questions were used to collect primary data from farmers, government and Non-governmental officials respectively. Results show that although 98% of the respondents owned farmlands, 58% were not satisfied with their farm sizes. The study also revealed that 92% of the respondents said that the only way for acquiring extra farmland is through buying while 8% of the respondents said that they can inherit from their parents and/uncles. Of the respondents, 72% were aware of the causes to land degradation in their farmlands. From this study it is argued that low rate of adoption of agroforestry in Uluguru Mountains Forests might be not because of farmers’ resistance to change but due to a complex and sensitive land tenure systems which is one among other factors underpinning adoption of the practices. However, farmers’ awareness on intensity and causes of the land degradation on their farms, and their acknowledgement on the significance of agroforestry methods and practices for land conservation is a meaningful capital to facilitate adoption of the practices within the complex and sensitive land tenure system in Uluguru mountains forests.enAdoptionLand tenureLand degradationAgroforestryUluguru mountainsArticle