Socio-ecological factors influencing productivity of local silvopastoral technology in Magu district
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Date
2009
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
The present studies were carried out in Magu district during the period in order to
determine the extent of adoption, limiting Socio-Ecological factors that influence
productivity of local Silvopastoral technolog} and corrective measures required to
improve the adoption of the technology. The methods include random and systematic field
and social surveys. The results indicated that there are a number of people adopting the
technology though its status is not evenly spread throughout the district. The socio-
ecological factors influencing the productivity of the technology and the reasons for their
occurrence were observed. Main constraints hindering the technology and the suggested
measures to mitigate the constraints were revealed. Following the discussion, it was
generally concluded that Ngitili Silvopastoral technology has the potential of improving
the ecology of the site, where trees, grass and herbs/forbs are growing together. In
addition, it was recommended that extension and training is needed to stimulate and elicit
indigenous change of attitudes and approaches to resource management, to impart
knowledge and skills to the main key players in local Ngitili Silvopastoral fodder reserves
and agroforestry technologies in general.
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Master's Theses
Keywords
Productivity, Local silvopastoral technology, Socio-ecological characteristics, Magu district