| Titre : |
Gender-based effectiveness of agricultural extension agents’ contacts with smallholder farmers in extension services delivery : a case of kilosa district, Tanzania. |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
A.A.M. Kyaruzi, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
SADC |
| Année de publication : |
2010 |
| Importance : |
p 70-81 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
SCIENCES AGRICOLES
|
| Mots-clés : |
AGRICULTURE EXTENSIVE TANZANIE AGRICULTURE BASEE SUR LE GENRE |
| Résumé : |
Agricultural extension services in Tanzania have been criticized over the years as ineffective. Literatures show that one of the reasons for their effectiveness is overlooking the major role that women who are the main contibutors in agricultural production. This study identified the educational tasks/activities that male and female agricultural extension agents (AEAs) performed when contacting smallholder farmers. The study also examined problems that AEA faced based on their gender when delivering extension services to farmers. The study randomly selected 160 smallholder farmers and selected ten AEAs from ten villages in Kilosa district. Primary data was collected using questionnaires, informal discussions, focus group discussions and observations. Collected data was reduced, coded and entered in the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) computer program and analyzed to yield descriptive statistics like cross tabulations, chi-square and contingency coefficient which were used in report writing. The study found that Farmer Field Schools (FFS), home and field visits were methods common methods that AEAs used to contact farmers. With exception of few indices variation, basing on Awareness, Knowledge , Adoption and Practices (AKAP) sequence, the study results show that the effectiveness of AEAs in contacting smallholder farmers based on their gender was not much different. The study recommends that village governments should organize farmers in groups for the AEAs to easily contact them. Also, the Agriculture District Office should avail resources to AEAs and set AEAs’ performance standards to enhance their job performance. More critical is that the Agriculture District Office in collaboration with the District Council should recruit more AEAs and train them on how to work with both female and male farmers. |
| Numéro du document : |
A 9965/F00 129 |
| Niveau Bibliographique : |
2 |
| Bull1 (Theme principale) : |
SCIENCES ET PRODUCTION VEGETALES |
| Bull2 (Theme secondaire) : |
SYSTEMES ET MODES DE CULTURE |
Gender-based effectiveness of agricultural extension agents’ contacts with smallholder farmers in extension services delivery : a case of kilosa district, Tanzania. [texte imprimé] / A.A.M. Kyaruzi, Auteur . - SADC, 2010 . - p 70-81. Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
SCIENCES AGRICOLES
|
| Mots-clés : |
AGRICULTURE EXTENSIVE TANZANIE AGRICULTURE BASEE SUR LE GENRE |
| Résumé : |
Agricultural extension services in Tanzania have been criticized over the years as ineffective. Literatures show that one of the reasons for their effectiveness is overlooking the major role that women who are the main contibutors in agricultural production. This study identified the educational tasks/activities that male and female agricultural extension agents (AEAs) performed when contacting smallholder farmers. The study also examined problems that AEA faced based on their gender when delivering extension services to farmers. The study randomly selected 160 smallholder farmers and selected ten AEAs from ten villages in Kilosa district. Primary data was collected using questionnaires, informal discussions, focus group discussions and observations. Collected data was reduced, coded and entered in the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) computer program and analyzed to yield descriptive statistics like cross tabulations, chi-square and contingency coefficient which were used in report writing. The study found that Farmer Field Schools (FFS), home and field visits were methods common methods that AEAs used to contact farmers. With exception of few indices variation, basing on Awareness, Knowledge , Adoption and Practices (AKAP) sequence, the study results show that the effectiveness of AEAs in contacting smallholder farmers based on their gender was not much different. The study recommends that village governments should organize farmers in groups for the AEAs to easily contact them. Also, the Agriculture District Office should avail resources to AEAs and set AEAs’ performance standards to enhance their job performance. More critical is that the Agriculture District Office in collaboration with the District Council should recruit more AEAs and train them on how to work with both female and male farmers. |
| Numéro du document : |
A 9965/F00 129 |
| Niveau Bibliographique : |
2 |
| Bull1 (Theme principale) : |
SCIENCES ET PRODUCTION VEGETALES |
| Bull2 (Theme secondaire) : |
SYSTEMES ET MODES DE CULTURE |
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