Mhango Solomon S.Jeckoniah John N.2026-07-262026-07-262020-05-282619-8894https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/20.500.14820/7841The East African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, pp. 78-85Farmers’ participation in rice innovations is an important platform for economic growth. However, information on the farmers’ participation level in the rice innovation process in Tanzania is inadequate. Using a cross-sectional research design the study was conducted in Mvomero District, Morogoro, Tanzania to establish levels of farmers’ participation in the rice innovation process. The study involved 299 randomly selected farmers from different plots of each scheme who participated in the innovation process. Data related to farmers’ participation and their socio-economic characteristics were collected from paddy farmers using structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the IBM-SPSS program and STATA/SE software. The participation index was developed to measure participation levels and an ordinal probit regression model was used to determine factors influencing farmers’ participation in the innovation process. Findings show that the overall level of farmers’ participation by using a five-form participation typology was 61.9% which denoted a medium level. Ordinal probit regression results revealed that there were significant differences between the household size, farming experience, farm size, marital status, land ownership, extension advisory and farmer participation in the innovation process. It is concluded that the participation of farmers in the innovation process was medium meaning that farmers decision making in the inception and adoption of innovations was low. Also it is concluded that farmer participation in Mvomero District is determined by farm size, household size, farmer experience, marital status, land ownership and extension advisory. Extension workers should educate farmers on the benefits of the adoption of introduced innovations to advance farmers’ participation in the innovation process. District land-use planners with collaboration to Dakawa and Mkindo village leadership are advised to monitor irrigation infrastructures to allow usability of marginal land proximity to irrigation schemes for farmers to expand their farm sizes since land is a key factor of paddy production.enInnovationAdoptionParticipationExperimentationStakeholders.Article