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The Tanzania agricultural extension services as perceived by trainers , employers, extension officers and clientele
(West Virginia University, 1979) Ibrahim, Andrew K. K.
Tanzania mainland, formerly Tanganyika, is a vast tropical agrarian country of about 937,062 square kilometers which lies South of the Equator on the East African Coast. Major lakes are: Nyanza on the north-west, Tanganyika on the western and Nyasa on the south-west borders of the country. These along with smaller inland lakes and rivers form approximately six percent of the country. The country attained her independence on 9th December, 1961, and has 20 administrative regions which are divided into 101 administrative districts, both rural and urban. Tanzania is, however, characterized by geographical diversity in terms of topography, soils and climate, particularly rainfall, such that even within Districts marked contrasts occur in ecological conditions. Rainfall ranges from 250-1250 mm or more per annum (Fig. 1). Soils in most of the agricultural plains are of low fertility status with the exception of the volcanic mountain plains and river basins.