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Climate change effects and perceived sustainability of adaptive capacity resources among smallholder farmers in Manyoni District, Tanzania
(Researchgate) Shirima, Andrew Omari; Mahonge, Christopher P.; Chingonikaya, Emanuel E.
Climate change effects and perceived sustainability of adaptive capacity resources among smallholder farmers in Manyoni District, Tanzania
(Researchgate, 2018) Shirima, Andrew Omari; Mahonge, Christopher P.; Chingonikaya, Emanuel E.
This paper assessed climate change future effects and determined the perception of sustainability of adaptive capacity resources among smallholder farmers in Manyoni District, Tanzania. The paper adopted a cross-sectional study design. A multistage sampling was used to select four wards randomly from which two villages were randomly selected in each ward to make a total of eight villages. Using simple random sampling guided by lottery method, 30 respondents were selected from each village. The specific objectives were to identify the future climate change effects; to determine the perceived sustainability of adaptive capacity resources and to analyse the weights of perceived sustainability resources. Data collection was done through a household questionnaire survey, focus group discussion and key informant interviews. Descriptive analysis was used for analysis using SPSS. Kruskal-Wallis Test was performed to test the perception of adaptive capacity resources in relation to age. It was found that the expected future effects are: fall of grain production, acute water shortage, washing away of fertile soil, reduced motivation to cultivating, increased food insecurity and soil erosion. Furthermore, 60.4% of the smallholder farmers were found to have low perception on the sustainability of adaptive capacity resources. Based on the findings the study concludes that climate change will pose more serious effects in the future as indicated by the majority who perceive sustainability of their adaptive capacity resources to be low being more worried of these effects. Furthermore, the study concludes that, the critical adaptive capacity resources are governance and human capital. The study recommends that smallholder farmers in collaboration with the District Agricultural Department devise proactive measures to address the anticipated effects. Similarly, smallholder farmers and the local government should set plans to strengthen a more sustainable access to and use of adaptive capacity resources.
Knowledge, attitude, and practices towards local chicken genetic resource conservation: insights from farmers in Igunga district, Tanzania
(College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)) Kapella, Lazaro E.; Nyanda, Suzana S.; Mahonge, Christopher P.
Role of Heifer In-Trust schemes in Smallholder Household’s Well-Being in Semi-Arid Region of Shinyanga, Tanzania
(RJSSM) Msangya, Msangya. L; Urassa, Justin K.; Mahonge, Christopher P.
Role of Heifer In-Trust schemes in Smallholder Household’s Well-Being in Semi-Arid Region of Shinyanga, Tanzania
(RJSSM, 2015) Msangya, Msangya. L; Urassa, Justin K.; Mahonge, Christopher P.
Livestock-In-Kind Credit schemes has been used all-over the world to help the rural poor invest and save. Investment in livestock enables the rural poor to overcome shocks/risks and alleviate poverty. The Heifer in-Trust Schemes (HIS) was initiated in Shinyanga Region (semi-arid) to help reduce food and income insecurity of smallholder households. However, there exists an information gap on the schemes role to the beneficiaries’ well-being. As such, this study aimed at determining the role of heifer-in-trust schemes in smallholder household’s wellbeing. It adopted a cross-sectional research design. Data from 202 randomly selected HIS beneficiaries were collected using a structured questionnaire. In addition, five focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted to supplement the data collected through the questionnaire. Results showed that the dairy enterprise was the major source of food and income. Results further show that households’ food security increased in terms of the number and diversity of meals taken per day and income increased from milk and animal sales. It is concluded that investing in dairy farming is vital for smallholder households’ well-being.