Barriers to Adoption of Sustainable Agriculture Practices Among Farmers in Tanzania, Case Study of Mbarali District
- Author Emanuel Msemo
- Co-Author Soleji Sayi, Benedicto Kazuzuru
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- Country : Tanzania
- Subject : Agriculture
Keywords : Sustainable agriculture
Abstract
Current conventional agriculture systems of production lead to environmental degradation, economic problems, and even social problems. Despite having support from change agents, farm organizations, conservation organizations, or environmental groups, Commercial firms or dealerships, farmers in Tanzania are seldom adopting sustainable agriculture practices. This study was set to examine social economic factors influencing/hindering a farmer’s adoption of sustainable agriculture in Mbarali district of Mbeya region in Tanzania. A binary logistic regression model was used to analyze such factors. It was established that the closer the farmer is from town, a farmer having training in agriculture, a farmer having an off farm income and a farmer having a huge farm are having positive influence on a farmer adopting sustainable agriculture. On contrary, a farmer being young does not motivate him to adopt sustainable agriculture. Nevertheless the finding on a farmer’s age still needs further investigation as some literature suggests this not to be the case. It is therefore recommended to the government and other stakeholders to encourage farmers to have off farm incomes by providing credits and market access so as to motivate sustainable agriculture.
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