ABSTRACT This research has been done in Mvomero District to examine the effects of land use plan on farmers-pastoralists conflict and its implication on food production at the household. Specifically, the study examining people’s attitude towards land use plan, assessing effects of land use plan on farmers-pastoralists land conflict between and to examining the effects of land use plan programme on household food production. A cross section research design was adopted. Systematic random sam...
ABSTRACT Tanzania is among the countries with lower rural electrification rates. It is estimated that less than five percent of the rural population are using grid electricity services. This study assesses the contribution of rural electrification to household income in Moshi District, Tanzania. Specifically, the study aimed at identifying income generating activities undertaken using grid electricity, assessing the contribution of grid to household income as well as identifying the challenge...
ABSTRACT This study was set to investigate social influence on continuation of adopted agricultural technologies in Ukwega and Mtitu wards of Kilolo District, Iringa Region. Specifically the study aimed at identifying innovations currently used after HIMA project, determining whether social influence was responsible for continued use of agricultural technologies and assessing socio-economic characteristics of household influencing adoption and continued use of adopted agricultural technologie...
ABSTRACT Whenever a discussion on AIDS comes up one cannot escape talking about sexuality issues. Education and communication are currently the only weapons we have against HIV/AIDS. Communication and information can help to fight HIV/AIDS by changing young people’s behaviour through protective education schemes. Communication between parents and their children about sex is often difficult. Although most adults want youth to know about how to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infec...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to assess students’ academic performance under Secondary Education Development Plan (SEDP I) implementation in Nyamagana District, Tanzania. Data were collected using both structured and non-structured interviews. Field observations and secondary data supplemented the data collected using questionnaires. Purposive sampling procedure was used to select 5 schools that were in place before and after SEDP 1 implementation. At the school level, 12 teachers and 8 ...
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was three-fold; to determine the land tenure system existing in Morogoro District, to assess the perception of female headed households (FHHs) on the existing land tenure system and to determine income poverty status among FHHs based on existing land tenure systems. The study used a cross-sectional research design; data was collected from 160 FHHs using a structured questionnaire in Matombo, Mkuyuni and Mikese divisions. This study only used primary data, ...
ABSTRACT The study for this dissertation was done to assess Local Government Authority (LGA) support to food vendors in Songea Rural and Urban Districts. The sample comprised 120 food vendors both men and women. Data were collected using a questionnaire with open-ended and close-ended questions and analyzed using SPSS. The findings showed that the food types vended were those locally available like maize stiff porridge, and rice served together with beans, meat, fish and green vegetables. Loa...
ABSTRACT Continued use of traditional sources of energy for cooking in rural areas of Tanzania is associated with human health problems such as lung diseases and environmental problems including soil erosion and air pollution. This paper aimed at determining the types of energy sources used for cooking and the determinants of their choices in rural areas of Tanzania. Cross-sectional survey research design through questionnaires was used to collect data from 384 heads of households from rura...
ABSTRACT Sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas) (L) Lam is a root crop and the seventh most important food crop after wheat, rice, maize, potato, barley and cassava in Sub- Saharan Africa and in Kenya. It is rich in carbohydrate offering a cheap source of energy and vitamins for health and nutritional benefits especially orange fleshed varieties. Improved sweetpotato varieties were disseminated by different institutions and organization in Migori County from 2014 to avail clean planting vines for farmi...
Abstract: In the clamour for a new world information and communication order (NV/ICO), extensive scholarly attention has been given to international disparities and their effects. But national and domestic issues have only been mentioned, when at ail, in passing. This article attempts to investigate the possibility of there being a domestic dimension to the world imbalance. The daily news bulletins of four Nigerian broadcast stations were monitored for three months and analysed. The result sh...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the primary cocoa beans processing methods in Owan West Local Government Area (OWLGA) of Edo State, Nigeria, Systematic random sampling was used in selecting 125 fanners in three main cocoa producing communities 'of OWLGA. Data were collected with structured questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation. Age range for majority (56%) of the respondents was 55-68 and 69-82 years. Many (59.2%) cultivated small farms « 2ha) and 48% h...
Abstract Rural women contribute significantly to the national economy by their activities in terms of agricultural production, marketing, processing and domestic work. It is ironical that their contribution either have no or minimal part in the decision making power regarding agricultural development and household activities. The study presents the past and current trends in household power sharing in Saki West Local Government Area ofOyo state, Nigeria. Data were collected using structured q...
Abstract This study assessed the extension activities of Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre (AMREC) of University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Ogun State. Five villages that were in active collaboration with the centre were targeted. Ten percent (10%) of registered farmers were selected from each village given the sample size of 170 respondents. Data based on respondents awareness and participation in the extension activities of AMREC were collected through structured questionnaire...
ABTRACT The contribution of Community Radio as a strategy for diffusing agricultural innovations cannot be overemphasized in Kumbungu district. The main objective of the study was to investigate the central importance of local radio network influence on convincing farmers to adopt agricultural innovation. It assessed the Role of Simli Radio in the dissemination of Agricultural Technologies among Farmers in Kumbungu district in Northern Ghana. Purposive sampling technique was used for selectin...
ABSTRACT As the debate on commercialization of Genetically Modified (GM)) crops continue to rage the perspectives of smallholder farmers in Africa regarding this novel technology is increasingly becoming relevant and imperative for both agricultural policy makers and researchers alike. This study assessed underlying constructs characterising smallholder farmers’ perceptions and adoption decision towards the cultivation of GM crops. The study was conducted in the three northern regions of Gh...