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4. Role of Extension Services on Livestock Investment Decisions by Smallholder Farmers in Mbulu and Bariadi Districts, Tanzania.

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dc.contributor.author Mayala, N. M
dc.contributor.author Msuya, E.E
dc.contributor.author Mangasini, A. K
dc.date.accessioned 2024-10-09T07:43:02Z
dc.date.available 2024-10-09T07:43:02Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.identifier.citation Mayala, N. M., Msuya, E.E., & Mangasini, A.K. ( 2018 ). Role of Extension Services on Livestock Investment Decisions by Smallholder Farmers in Mbulu and Bariadi Districts, Tanzania. Indian Research Journal of Extension Education. 18(3),57-70. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/1532
dc.description.abstract Provision of extension services to livestock farmers ranks high on government’s agricultural development agenda in Tanzania. Livestock Extension Services (LESs) are usually designed around productivity improvements to farmers and the sector at large. The purpose of this study was to assess the role of LESs on the choices of smallholder farmers commitment of resources for future expectation of returns on useful domesticated animals (Livestock Investment Decisions - LIDe) in Mbulu and Bariadi Districts. A cross sectional research design was applied to survey 333 households randomly selected among smallholder farmers. A probit regression model was employed to investigate the role of extension service attributes on LIDe by smallholder. Results suggest that market linkages, access to information, technology transfer, access to training, technical advises and competence of livestock technical staff have a positive significant effect to LIDe. Group membership and access to livestock facilities appeared to have negative influence. The study concludes that, the more access and participation in extension service packages by the smallholder farmers, the higher the contribution of the extension services on LIDe. It is recommended that, follow-up visits to farmers after joining new markets or channels is important so that sustainability of the livestock returns to farmers is sustained. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Indian Research Journal of Extension Education en_US
dc.subject Livestock en_US
dc.subject Extension Services (LES) en_US
dc.subject Livestock Investment Decisions (LIDe) en_US
dc.subject Smallholder en_US
dc.subject Farmers en_US
dc.title 4. Role of Extension Services on Livestock Investment Decisions by Smallholder Farmers in Mbulu and Bariadi Districts, Tanzania. en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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