Sokoine University of Agriculture

Results on testing improved traditional technique to reduce farmers-monkeys conflict associated with crop-raiding in Uluguru mountains, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.author Nyinondi, P. S.
dc.contributor.author Lutatenekwa, D. L.
dc.date.accessioned 2018-05-24T08:57:01Z
dc.date.available 2018-05-24T08:57:01Z
dc.date.issued 2009-06
dc.identifier.issn 1956 – 0315
dc.identifier.uri https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2167
dc.description Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation, 2009; 79(1): 81-87 en_US
dc.description.abstract This paper presents the preliminary results on initial intervention to harmonize farmers-monkeys conflict by developing monkeys’ management technique on the farm-forest interfaces. In-situ monkeys’ control experiment was developed, whereby dogs were trained and used to guard 20 Experimental Pilot Farms (EPF). Furthermore, other 20 Experimental Control Farms (ECF) were selected and farmers were advised to continue using the tradition techniques. The EPF and ECF farms have relatively similar characteristics in term of location from the forests, vegetation cover, farming systems and crops grown. Farmers were responsible for recording the incidence of crop raiding. The preliminary results shows that dogs reduced monkeys crop raiding incidences from 33.3% in ECF to 12.8% in EPF. The statistical results in ECF were relatively low compared to farmers’ perceived crop raiding incidences of 37.8% and estimated crop damage up to 41.1%. The weather conditions and crop seasons seem not to be associated with monkeys’ crop raiding behaviour in Uluguru Mountains. Therefore, the preliminary results suggest that the use of trained dogs in farms is cheap and can save up to 61.5 % of the current crop losses. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, SUA en_US
dc.subject Traditional technique en_US
dc.subject Crop-raiding en_US
dc.subject Farmers-monkeys conflicts en_US
dc.subject Monkeys’ management techniques en_US
dc.subject Uluguru Mountains en_US
dc.subject Tanzania en_US
dc.title Results on testing improved traditional technique to reduce farmers-monkeys conflict associated with crop-raiding in Uluguru mountains, Tanzania en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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