Social Influence On Continuation Of Adopted Agricultural Technologies: A Case Of Hima Project Kilolo District

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 technologies. A total of 120 respondents (84 males and 36

females) who were involved in HIMA project interventions were interviewed. Quantitative

data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) whereby content

and structural functional analysis was used for qualitative data. The study revealed that

HIMA project interventions that were extended to farmers included terraces, agroforestry;

contour ploughing, crop rotation, use of improved seeds, multiple cropping system,

mulching and tree planting on woodlots and boundaries. The average number of trees

owned by households before HIMA has tremendously increased from 377 to 4155 after

HIMA which was more than ten times. The finding from binary logistic regression

revealed that of all the seven factors loaded into the model only three factors (farm size,

farming experience and number of farms owned by the household) were statistically

significant (p

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