Analysis of farmers adoption to new technologies and it’s effect on avocado production in Tanzania: a case of Siha district.
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Faculty of Social Sciences -Mzumbe University ( Main Campus)
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A Research report submitted in Partial/Fulfillment of the Requirements for an
Award of a Bachelor Degree of Science in Economics, Economic Policy and
Planning (BSc – ECO EPP) of the Mzumbe University
Despite the efforts being made by the government and other stakeholders to promote improved technologies in avocado production by providing fertilizers, pest controls, providing external and local markets and training to the small farmers, its yield remains very low. This study intended to analyze the adoption of improved technology in avocado production among farmers in Siha District. Specifically, the study objectives were to: assess farmer’s awareness towards adoption of improved technologies; to determine factors affecting avocado production among smallholder farmers and to examine farmer’s perceptions on the effect of adoption of new technologies in avocado production. The researcher used cross-sectional research design to collect the data due to limited time. A total of 96 respondents were involved in this study. The study used both primary and secondary data; Questionnaire, Interview and observation were used on data collection. A multiple regression model was employed to determine factors affecting avocado production among smallholder’s farmer and Descriptive analysis on assessing farmers awareness toward adoption of improved technologies in avocado production and examine farmer’s perceptions on the effect of adoption of new technologies. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20 and STATA version 14. The findings indicate that farmers had awareness towards improved technologies for avocado production. Also most of the farmers have negative perceptions on the effect of adoption of improved technologies in avocado production. Factors such as sex, farm size, fertilizer applied, pest control applied, labor, spacing, and income influenced the level of production. The major challenges for using adopted technologies on avocado production were unaffordable of fertilizer, unreliable spacing, and scarcity of land and difficult to control fungal and viral. The study, therefore, concludes that adoption of improved technologies had reduced avocado production. The study recommends that the Government under the Ministry of Agriculture should support training; dissemination improved technologies, extension officers and smallholder farmers. The farmers should also be motivated in avocado production through reducing problems hindering production such as pest control and fertilizer uses.
Despite the efforts being made by the government and other stakeholders to promote improved technologies in avocado production by providing fertilizers, pest controls, providing external and local markets and training to the small farmers, its yield remains very low. This study intended to analyze the adoption of improved technology in avocado production among farmers in Siha District. Specifically, the study objectives were to: assess farmer’s awareness towards adoption of improved technologies; to determine factors affecting avocado production among smallholder farmers and to examine farmer’s perceptions on the effect of adoption of new technologies in avocado production. The researcher used cross-sectional research design to collect the data due to limited time. A total of 96 respondents were involved in this study. The study used both primary and secondary data; Questionnaire, Interview and observation were used on data collection. A multiple regression model was employed to determine factors affecting avocado production among smallholder’s farmer and Descriptive analysis on assessing farmers awareness toward adoption of improved technologies in avocado production and examine farmer’s perceptions on the effect of adoption of new technologies. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20 and STATA version 14. The findings indicate that farmers had awareness towards improved technologies for avocado production. Also most of the farmers have negative perceptions on the effect of adoption of improved technologies in avocado production. Factors such as sex, farm size, fertilizer applied, pest control applied, labor, spacing, and income influenced the level of production. The major challenges for using adopted technologies on avocado production were unaffordable of fertilizer, unreliable spacing, and scarcity of land and difficult to control fungal and viral. The study, therefore, concludes that adoption of improved technologies had reduced avocado production. The study recommends that the Government under the Ministry of Agriculture should support training; dissemination improved technologies, extension officers and smallholder farmers. The farmers should also be motivated in avocado production through reducing problems hindering production such as pest control and fertilizer uses.
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Farming technology, Avocado- new farming technology