Integrated urban agriculture: constraints facing livestock keepers in Kinondoni; Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania
| dc.contributor.author | Victor, K. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Massawe, F. A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sikira, A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-04-02T08:25:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-04-02T08:25:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description | Tengeru Community Development Journal, Vol. 5, No.2, 2018, pp. 46-54 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Various researches conducted in Dar es Salaam city, Tanzania show that urban agriculture makes significant contribution to household livelihood. Despite this contribution, the growth of integrated urban agriculture in the urban areas is not convincing. Thus, this study aimed at establishing constrains facing integrated urban agriculture. Specifically, the study assessed livestock management system adopted by integrated urban farmers, and determined type of constraints they are facing.The study adopted a cross-sectional research design whereby both quantitative and qualitative data were collected through household survey and focus group discussions. Random sample of 132 integrated urban farmers was selected to accomplish this study. Quantitative data were analysed using SPSS while qualitative data were analysed using content analysis. The findings indicate that less than 50% of integrated urban farmers are practising intensive livestock management system. Also, it was shown that, integrated urban agriculture faces a number of constraints including investment capital constrains, technical expertise, incredible hatcheries, water shortage and diseases. From the study findings, the study concludes that, practising semi-intensive and extensive livestock management system which is contrary to the municipality bylaws guiding livestock keeping in urban areas reduce productivity of the sub-sectors in the study area as well as increasing the chance of failure. Therefore, individual farmers’ initiatives, governmental and non-governmental efforts should focus on providing solution to various challenges facing urban farmers. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1821-9853 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2994 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Tengeru Community Development Journal | en_US |
| dc.subject | Integrated | en_US |
| dc.subject | Urban agriculture | en_US |
| dc.subject | Livestock | en_US |
| dc.subject | Management system | en_US |
| dc.subject | Constraints | en_US |
| dc.title | Integrated urban agriculture: constraints facing livestock keepers in Kinondoni; Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |