Impact of adoption of improved local chicken production methods in Tanzania: case study of UMADEP and ILRP SUA projects

Lyimo, Heavenlight Elinaja

dc.creator	Lyimo, Heavenlight Elinaja
dc.date	2015-03-20T08:36:14Z
dc.date	2015-03-20T08:36:14Z
dc.date	2013
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-25T08:53:00Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-25T08:53:00Z
dc.identifier	https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/533
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/93222
dc.description	This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of adoption of improved local chicken production methods case studies of UMADEP and ILRP SUA projects. The study was conducted at Kinole ward in Morogoro and Maneromango ward in Kisarawe District, Coast Region, of Tanzania. The objectives of this study were to assess the extent of adoption of improved LC keeping methods, to assess the effect of intervention to the household income and to identify constraints to adoption of improved LC production methods. In a cross-sectional survey, 110 LC keepers were purposively selected based on implementation of interventions, 52 from Maneromango and 58 from Kinole wards. A control group with 20 households, where no intervention was done were randomly selected from two villages at Maneromango ward. Through a questionnaire study data was collected from December 2011 to February 2012. Although there was statistically significant difference (p < 0.001) in adoption between the two groups where intervention was done adoption was in general low, and none of the LC keepers adopted a full intervention package. The findings further showed that the mean income of the intervention group was statistically significant (p < 0.05) higher than that of control group. Major challenges mentioned to hinder LC keepers from adopting the recommended practices were lack of capital (66.4%), chick mortality (41.8%) and unavailability of feeds (40.9%). LC production is an important income generating as well as it is very helpful to cover nutritional need of the resource poor farmers hence there is a need to facilitate LC keeper in the formation and participation in the groups aimed at enhancing social capital. Extension agents should be encouraged to have frequent contact with the farmers with adequate information on new technology.
dc.description	Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC)
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	en
dc.language	en
dc.language	en
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Sokoine University of Agriculture
dc.subject	Chicken
dc.subject	Local chicken production methods
dc.subject	Household income
dc.subject	Small farmers
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.subject	UMADEP SUA- project
dc.subject	ILRP- SUA project
dc.subject	Local chicken
dc.title	Impact of adoption of improved local chicken production methods in Tanzania: case study of UMADEP and ILRP SUA projects
dc.type	Thesis
dc.type	Thesis
dc.type	Thesis
dc.type	Thesis