Factors limiting the adoption of animal draught technology package in Nkasi district, Rukwa region, Tanzania
| dc.contributor.author | Mushiha, Lameck Mpumbiye | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-04T05:44:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-04T05:44:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.description | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | History shows that Nkasi District farmers had been using oxen to plough for over 50 years but they have never replaced human power in other farm operations of planting, weeding, ridging and transportation. In the study area 70% of ploughed land is done by ox-drawn ploughs enabling farmers to expand area under cultivation. The adoption of the oxen for ploughing only considerably underutilizes the animals' potential and resources leading to merely shifting the labour bottleneck from tillage to weeding. The main objective of the study was to identify factors leading to low adoption of animal draught technology in planting and weeding activities, when ploughing has been highly adopted by the same farmers. The study involved two wards in Nkasi District and two villages from each ward were randomly selected. Data collected were verified, coded and analysed using the SPSS computer programme. It has been identified that extension sendees given on ADT were inadequate to influence adoption. Extension agents made few ineffective follow ups to farmers who had undergone ADT training. However it was found that groups used as contact farmers had old and related members that resulted in difficulties in groups management. It was further found that women whose principal duties in crop production are planting and weeding are denied the use of oxen by their husbands. The training approach applied in all ADT development projects was passive in which farmers provided land and accepted to use the given implements. Low availability of ox-drawn implements for planting, weeding and ridging as well as their high prices was a major problem that requires a national attention if the nation needs to alleviate rural poverty. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5694 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | en_US |
| dc.subject | Animal draught technology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nkasi district | en_US |
| dc.subject | Rukwa region | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.title | Factors limiting the adoption of animal draught technology package in Nkasi district, Rukwa region, Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |