Feasibility of scaling up local level rural institution for sustainable land management: The case of Lushoto Disrict, Tanzania
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Date
2013
Authors
John, Regina
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
This study on local institutions was carried out in Lushoto District where several land
management interventions took place. The interest of the study has been prompted by
the recognition that local institutions are viewed as instrumental actors to farmers’
development but they face a number of problems which hinder them in performing
their roles and responsibilities. Therefore it was necessary to have a systematic
understanding of the roles of local institutions and how they can be scaled up to
increase their impact. The study aimed to investigate the feasibility for scaling up
local level rural institutions for sustainable land management in Lushoto District. It
intended to explore three major objectives:
To identify and characterize local
institutions involved in agriculture or natural resource management that; to assess
roles and capacity of local institutions in sustainable land management. Data were
collected using a structured questionnaires with open ended and closed ended
questions, research guide and interview checklist. A representative sample of 60
respondents from different farmers' groups and 5 key informants were drawn and
interviewed. The Statistical Package for Social Science Software (SPSS) was
employed for data analysis. From the findings it was observed that farmers’ groups
or local institutions play a great role on management of natural resources and
increase production through the use of different land management technologies. It
was also observed that farmers’ groups have different roles that they perform in order
to ensure the sustainability of their activities such as supporting training to the
farmers, formulation of capital accumulation systems such as SACCOS etc. Different
ways of scaling up these local institutions were recommended during the study by the
farmers themselves, one of them being providing working equipment to farmers.
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Feasibility, Land Management, Lushoto District, Sustainable land management, Rural institution