Analysis of staffing and training needs for Effective delivery of extension service in Sustainable land management in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania

Kessy, John F

dc.creator	Kessy, John F
dc.date	2022-08-26T11:50:23Z
dc.date	2022-08-26T11:50:23Z
dc.date	2014
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-25T08:51:20Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-25T08:51:20Z
dc.identifier	http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4486
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/91273
dc.description	Journal Article
dc.description	An assessment of staffing and training needs for effective delivery of extension services in main- streaming sustainable land management (SLM) practices in Kilimanjaro Region was conducted in June/July 2013. Data collection methods included discussions with key informants at the regional and district levels, consultations with village level stakeholders and potential collaborators, re- view of human resources data both at regional, district and ward levels and collection of individu- al staff bio-data including capacity deficiencies. The staffing situation at the regional and district levels was considered to be adequate for effective mainstreaming of SLM interventions in the re- gion. Staffing at ward and village levels was very poor and largely inadequate for sustainable ex- ecution of extension services. It is optimistically estimated that on average the staffing at ward level needs to be increased by at least 50%. In some districts the deficiency of extension staff at ward level was as high as 80%. Training needs exist at all levels from the region down to commu- nity level. At the regional and district levels both long and short term training programs were re- quired. At the community level required training is more practical and purely focused in main- streaming SLM interventions at individual households and community lands. Potential collabora- tors with local government were identified in four main categories namely, NGOs/CBOs, private sector, government departments and faith-based organizations. The study recommends a capacity building program on specific knowledge gaps identified at regional, district, ward and village le- vels. The study further recommends that immediate measures need to be taken by the district au- thorities to address the staffing problem at ward level including recruitment of volunteers and developing collaboration framework with identified potential partners.
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Scientific Research Publishing
dc.subject	Staffing
dc.subject	Training
dc.subject	Extension Services
dc.subject	Sustainable Land Management
dc.title	Analysis of staffing and training needs for Effective delivery of extension service in Sustainable land management in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania
dc.type	Article