Evaluation of the contribution of farmer field schools in rice production in the Kilombero district of Morogoro region, Tanzania.
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2011
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
This study investigated the contribution of farmer Field Schools in rice production in Kilombero Districts. Specifically this study determined the level of adoption of rice production practices recommended during Farmers Field School and the average rice yield obtained as a result of FFS participation. Simple random sampling was used to obtain 60 respondents from non FFS participants and 51 respondents from FFS participants making a total of 111 respondents to participate in this study. Data were collected by using structured interview schedule, and thereafter entered and analyzed by using SPSS computer programme. The findings reveal that the level of adoption of recommended rice production practices like rice varieties, fertilizers, spacing and weeding was high among FFS participants than among non FFS participants. However, both groups didn’t apply the recommended phosphate fertilizer in their rice
fields. Average yield was also high among FFS participants than among non FFS participants. The correlation test results revealed that the level of adoption of recommended rice production practices and average rice were significantly high among FFS participants than among non FFS participants. Also chi - square test indicated a highly significant difference between FFS participants and non FFS participants in terms of adoption of recommended rice participants and non FFS
participants in terms of adoption of recommended rice production practices and average yield. Based on study findings it is recommended that FFS facilitators should put more emphasis on the application of phosphate fertilizers in rice fields. Also the Ministry of Agriculture, Food security and cooperatives should insist on the use of FFS approach in all rice growing areas.
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Rice production, Farmer field, Field schools, Rice yield