Adaptation strategies to climate change amongst smallholder farmers: a case of humid area of Ngara district Tanzania

Mrianga, Joseph John

dc.creator	Mrianga, Joseph John
dc.date	2019-07-12T12:13:37Z
dc.date	2019-07-12T12:13:37Z
dc.date	2015
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T13:14:36Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T13:14:36Z
dc.identifier	Mrianga, J. J. (2015). Adaptation strategies to climate change amongst smallholder farmers: a case of humid area of Ngara district Tanzania. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma.
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/614
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/614
dc.description	Dissertation (MSc. Natural Resources Management)
dc.description	This work is about the Adaptation Strategies to Climate change Amongst the Smallholder Farmers in of Humid Area of Ngara District. The area was selected due to the fact that it is among the most affected areas by the impact of climate change in Tanzania. A sample size of 106 respondents was employed in this study. The primary data were collected through interviews with key informants, questionnaires and field observation. Secondary data were collected through documentary review. The qualitative data were computed to produce frequencies, multiple responses and cross tabulations. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for data analysis. In this study, the theories pertaining to adaptation theory was established to familiarize the reader on the paradigms, frameworks and approaches in the field of climate change. The study found that there were changes in rainfall and temperature patterns which affected the livelihood of smallholder farmers through increase of pest and crop diseases, rainfall variations, increase of wind, increase of drought, and increase of flood and increase of soil infertility. The local farmers had applied measures such as mixed cropping, crops timing calendar, cultivation along the wetlands, planting of resistant crops to drought and use of local manure and mulching. The study found some of the strengths of adaptations in the application such as soil conservation, food security and diseases control. Also, the study found the weakness such as inadequate capital and low education level. The study recommends that smallholder farmers depart from relying on rain-fed agriculture instead of irrigated agriculture. This can be achieved through government support by the construction of infrastructure which can crucial for climate change adaptation.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	The University of Dodoma
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.subject	Climate change adaptation
dc.subject	Climate change
dc.subject	Climate Change Adaptation Strategies
dc.subject	Smallholder farmers
dc.subject	Livelihoods
dc.subject	Livelihood
dc.subject	Rain-fed agriculture
dc.subject	Irrigated agriculture
dc.subject	Ngara district
dc.subject	Smallholder farming
dc.subject	Rainfall
dc.title	Adaptation strategies to climate change amongst smallholder farmers: a case of humid area of Ngara district Tanzania
dc.type	Dissertation