Assessment of dairy production in Tanga region: farmers’ awareness and adoption of the available technologies for Improving feed quality

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dc.contributor.authorTeendwa, Anselim Antoni Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-13T10:29:37Z
dc.date.available2026-04-13T10:29:37Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.descriptionDissertation
dc.description.abstractA study was carried out in three districts (Tanga, Muheza and Lushoto) in Tanga region. The aim of the study was to assess dairy production, fanners’ awareness and adoption of available technologies for improving feed quality. Data were collected using informal and formal interviews where structured questionnaires were administered to 40 randomly selected smallholder dairy keepers in each districts. The data were analysed quantitatively and qualitatively using descriptive analysis and logit regression. Results indicated that all dairy farmers were aware of the introduced feed improvement technologies (FIT), which were fodder garden establishment, feed supplementation (energy, protein and minerals), and haymaking or use. Rate of adoption was higher on fodder garden establishment (63%) of the respondents and low in feed supplementation (15%) and least in hay use (8%). Land shortage: and high cost of supplementary feeds, seasonality in availability, low price of milk together with poor milk outlet, ineffective research-extension and farmers' linkage lowered adoption of fodder garden establishment and feed supplementation technology respectively. The intensity of adoption of fodder garden establishment, feed supplementation and mineral supplementation were 50%, 65% and 25%, respectively of the TADAT project recommendations. Factors that influenced adoption of fodder garden establishment positi\ely (P<0.01) were: larger farm, attendance to training on dairy husbandry, closer distance to the milk selling centres and high price of milk in the dry season. Older age. low price of milk in the wet season and presence of other income generating activities influenced adoption of this technology (PcO.Ol) negatively. Largerhousehold and low price of concentrates influenced positively (PcO.Ol) adoption of feed supplementation. Interventions to increase access to land, credit, market and education with farmer participation will improve adoption of FI T. Strategics to assist dairy farmers to establish and manage cooperative societies to utilize economies of scales in milk marketing and acquisition of supplementary feeds and policy to increase milk utility and shelf life together with formalizing peri-urban and urban livestock keeping with legal backing is recommended.
dc.description.sponsorshipProduction and Health of Smallholder Livestock (PHSL), under financial support from The Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA).
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/20.500.14820/7475
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSokoine University of Agriculture
dc.subjectDairy production
dc.subjectFeed quality
dc.subjectFeed technology
dc.subjectTanga region
dc.titleAssessment of dairy production in Tanga region: farmers’ awareness and adoption of the available technologies for Improving feed quality
dc.typeThesis

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