The comparative role of independent and intervening variables on influencing the adoption of nitrogen fertilization among maize growers in the Njombe District.

Msuya, C. P.

dc.creator	Msuya, C. P.
dc.date	2021-07-18T15:54:27Z
dc.date	2021-07-18T15:54:27Z
dc.date	2016
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-25T08:51:41Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-25T08:51:41Z
dc.identifier	0301-603X
dc.identifier	https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3739
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/91637
dc.description	South African Journal of Agricultural Extension, Vol. 44 No. 2, 2016: pp.1 – 18
dc.description	Various practices including Nitrogen fertilization have been recommended in the Njombe District to maintain its status as one of the districts that is famous in maize production in Tanzania. Despite the recommendation the level of adoption is not convincing that forced this study to investigate variables that are most important in determining the adoption behaviour. A cross sectional research design was used to collect data from 113 respondents selected from four villages namely, Ulembwe, Igagala, Kibena and Uwemba. The statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) was used for data analysis. The findings reveal that the intervening variables (like efficiency misperception (EM), need tension (NT), prominence and knowledge) played a great role in determining the adoption behaviour compared to independent variables (like age, sex, level of education, farm size and area under maize production). It is therefore recommended that more emphasis should be placed in addressing intervening variables in order to enhance adoption in the study area.
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	AJOL
dc.subject	Independent
dc.subject	Intervening
dc.subject	Adoption
dc.subject	Nitrogen fertilizers
dc.subject	Agricultural Extension
dc.title	The comparative role of independent and intervening variables on influencing the adoption of nitrogen fertilization among maize growers in the Njombe District.
dc.type	Article