Attitude,adoption and economic potentials of Agroforestry in Kilosa District Tanzania
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2016-03-25
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The paper aimed at describing the existing
agroforestry systems and technologies, examining the level of
attitudes towards agroforestry, identifying socio
factors influencing agroforestry adoption and estimating
costs and benefits of agroforestry in Kilosa District.
Information and data on agroforestry was obtained by
interviewing a random sample of 120 households based upon
questionnaire. Results revealed that agroforestry systems
practiced were agrosilvopastoral and agrosilvicultural
arranged in mixed intercropping, boundary planting and
homegardens. A substantial number of respondents had a
positive attitude towards commercialization (90%
resource conservation (89%) and attitude towards land
productivity (82%). Farm labour force, farm size, attitude
towards land productivity, commercialization and attitude
towards land resource conservation significantly influenced
adoption of agroforestry at P < 0.05. The selected
agroforestry systems had positive Net Present Value per
hectare and Benefit Cost Ratio was greater than one at
discount rate of 10% meaning that the systems were
economically viable. Internal Rate of Return was higher than
the World Bank’s rate of 10% indicating the worth of
investing in agroforestry. It is recommended that, the
government and development agencies should provide
education and training to farmers who are ignorant of the
benefits of engaging in agroforestry f
agroforestry disseminators should improve the benefits of
agroforestry practice since high attitude towards
agroforestry were due to the respondents’ perception that
investment in agroforestry was associated with more benefits
than costs. Increasing the efficiency of agroforestry through
technology development, improving marketing systems and
credits will improve the economic benefits from agroforestry
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International Journal of Agriculture Innovations and Research 2016: Vol. 4(5)