| dc.creator |
Mduma, John K. |
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| dc.date |
2016-07-19T13:01:38Z |
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| dc.date |
2016-07-19T13:01:38Z |
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| dc.date |
2007 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2018-03-27T09:05:21Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2018-03-27T09:05:21Z |
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| dc.identifier |
Mduma, J.K., 2007. Does Rural Labor Markets Affect Soil Conservation? Case Study of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Journal of Agronomy, 6(1), p.228. |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3267 |
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| dc.identifier |
10.3923/ja.2007.228.234 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3267 |
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| dc.description |
This study takes on the debate on whether or not increased off-farm employment compromises the adoption and the intensity of adopting some labor intensive soil conserving technologies. The research first presents a theoretical framework of household adoption of soil conserving technologies in the presence of imperfect labor markets. Theoretically, it is shown then the overall effect is indeterminate. The study goes a step further by taking a case study of Kilimanjaro region in Tanzania and finds evidence that household participation in off-farm employment compromised soil conservation. Households supplying labor off-farm are generally associated with reduced adoption of terraces, hedgerows and cut-offs. The negative impact of supplying labor off-farm can be moderately cushioned when households also hire labor to work on the construction or maintenance of soil conserving structures. However, it is shown that hired labor is not a perfect substitute for households` own labor and does not fully off-set the effect of a household`s off-farm labor supply. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.subject |
Soil conservartion |
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| dc.subject |
Off-farm employment |
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| dc.subject |
Rural labor markets |
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| dc.subject |
Tanzania |
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| dc.title |
Does Rural Labor Markets Affect Soil Conservation? Case Study of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania |
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| dc.type |
Journal Article, Peer Reviewed |
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