Farming practices and environmental degradation in some communities surrounding north Pare Mountains: a case study of Mwanga district, Kilimanjaro region

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dc.contributor.authorKomu, Seraphine Satimia
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-25T11:00:57Z
dc.date.available2023-09-25T11:00:57Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionMaster of arts Dissertation in rural developmenten_US
dc.description.abstractEnvironmental degradation has been one of the major concerns in the 21s1 century globally. The study on the assessment of farming practices that influence environmental degradation along the slopes of North Pare Mountains was done in Mwanga District- Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. Specific objectives of the study were to identify and examine: various farming technologies used by the communities; to examine: farmer’s perspectives on environmental degradation; farming methods that cause environmental degradation and to identify measures undertaken by communities to reduce environmental degradation. A cross-sectional research design was used. The survey population was of smallholder farmers from four randomly selected villages. A sample size of 120 respondents was drawn from the total population of 22 670 farmers, from 120 randomly selected smallholder farmers data were collected using questionnaire and focus group discussion (FGD) guided by a checklist . Six Village Executive Officers (VEOs) and five Agricultural Extension Officers were also interviewed by the researcher to cross-check with what farmers reported. Farming practices found to influence environmental degradation included size of farm land, cutting all trees, poor applied simple tools in preparing land, practiced mono cropping, poor farming practiced within the hills, overgrazing and bush-fires. Land conservation methods found to be in use were contour and terraces cultivation, crop rotation, agro forestry, inter cropping, firebreaks and mixed cropping. The study recommend community environmental education to be backed by by-laws and campaigns. Service institutions should start using substitution energy resources other than fuel wood. Useful traditional conservation methods should be integrated with modern onesen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKonstantine and Julian Komuen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5781
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSokoine University of Agricultureen_US
dc.subjectFarming practicesen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental degradationen_US
dc.subjectNorth Pare Mountainsen_US
dc.subjectMwanga districten_US
dc.subjectKilimanjaro regionen_US
dc.titleFarming practices and environmental degradation in some communities surrounding north Pare Mountains: a case study of Mwanga district, Kilimanjaro regionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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