Results on testing improved traditional technique to reduce farmers-monkeys conflict associated with crop-raiding in Uluguru mountains, Tanzania

dc.contributor.authorNyinondi, P. S.
dc.contributor.authorLutatenekwa, D. L.
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-24T08:57:01Z
dc.date.available2018-05-24T08:57:01Z
dc.date.issued2009-06
dc.descriptionTanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation, 2009; 79(1): 81-87en_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents the preliminary results on initial intervention to harmonize farmers-monkeys conflict by developing monkeys’ management technique on the farm-forest interfaces. In-situ monkeys’ control experiment was developed, whereby dogs were trained and used to guard 20 Experimental Pilot Farms (EPF). Furthermore, other 20 Experimental Control Farms (ECF) were selected and farmers were advised to continue using the tradition techniques. The EPF and ECF farms have relatively similar characteristics in term of location from the forests, vegetation cover, farming systems and crops grown. Farmers were responsible for recording the incidence of crop raiding. The preliminary results shows that dogs reduced monkeys crop raiding incidences from 33.3% in ECF to 12.8% in EPF. The statistical results in ECF were relatively low compared to farmers’ perceived crop raiding incidences of 37.8% and estimated crop damage up to 41.1%. The weather conditions and crop seasons seem not to be associated with monkeys’ crop raiding behaviour in Uluguru Mountains. Therefore, the preliminary results suggest that the use of trained dogs in farms is cheap and can save up to 61.5 % of the current crop losses.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1956 – 0315
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2167
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, SUAen_US
dc.subjectTraditional techniqueen_US
dc.subjectCrop-raidingen_US
dc.subjectFarmers-monkeys conflictsen_US
dc.subjectMonkeys’ management techniquesen_US
dc.subjectUluguru Mountainsen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleResults on testing improved traditional technique to reduce farmers-monkeys conflict associated with crop-raiding in Uluguru mountains, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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