Kenneth F. G. Masuki

FARM-LEVEL ADOPTION OF WATER SYSTEM INNOVATIONS IN SEMI-ARID AREAS

THE CASE OF MAKANYA WATERSHED IN SAME DISTRICT, TANZANIA

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Improving the productivity of rainfed agriculture needs the bridging of the dry spells. Water System Innovations are key to addressing food security and poverty alleviation. This book explain result of a study conducted in semi-arid areas of Pangani basin, north-eastern Tanzania, to understand the reasons for low adoption rates of water system innovations at smallholder farm level settings. The objective was to determine the conditions for sustainable adoption of smallholder water system innovations over time. The outputs are expected to contribute to higher uptake and adoption rates of the innovations. The study investigated critical determinants of adoption of the key water system innovations at farm- level and evaluated strategies, tools and approaches for promoting farmer-led innovation process. There are significant positive relationships between adoption and the household livelihoods assets implying that these are critical determinants of technology adoption at farm-level. Promotion of wider-scale adoption should match with appropriate technologies based on farm-level conditions, farmers' preferences, needs and objectives

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 238g
• ISBN-13: 9783844329704
• ISBN-10: 3844329706
• Artikelnr.: 33557831

Autorenporträt

Kenneth Masuki ist Wissenschaftler im Projekt African Highlands Initiative des World Agroforestry Centre. Er arbeitete an der Aktionsforschung im Bereich des integrierten Managements natürlicher Ressourcen, der Einführung von Wassersysteminnovationen und IKT für die Entwicklung. Er hat einen Doktortitel in landwirtschaftlicher Bildung und Beratung der Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tansania.