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Decentralisation by Devolution and Farmers’ Access to Agricultural Extension Services in Dodoma, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.author Masanyiwa, Zacharia S.
dc.contributor.author Mdachi, Samwel J.
dc.contributor.author Namwata, Baltazar M.L.
dc.contributor.author Safari, John G.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-08-16T06:39:42Z
dc.date.available 2023-08-16T06:39:42Z
dc.date.issued 2019
dc.identifier.citation Masanyiwa Z. S., Mdachi, S. J., Namwata B.M.L & Safari J. G. (2019). Decentralisation by Devolution and Farmers’ Access to Agricultural Extension Services in Dodoma, Tanzania Asian Journal of Agricultural Science 10(1): 1-8, DOI:10.19026/ajas.10.5982 ISSN: 2041-3882; en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2041-3890
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/423
dc.description A full text from Community and Rural Development with DOI:10.19026/ajas.10.5982 en_US
dc.description.abstract The aim of this study to investigate the impact of decentralisation by devolution on farmers’ access to agricultural extension services in selected villages in Dodoma, Tanzania. The specific objectives of the study are (i) to examine the availability and distribution of agricultural extension staff at ward and village levels and (ii) to examine farmers’ accessibility to agricultural extension services at the local level. Data for the study were collected from a sample of 273 farmers in three wards of Hombolo, Kikombo and Chigongwe, using questionnaire survey, semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions and documentary review. Data analysis techniques involved descriptive statistics, chi-square test and qualitative content analysis. The findings show that implementation of decentralisation has contributed to increased availability and distribution of agricultural extension staff at the ward and village levels. This has enhanced farmers’ access to several agricultural extension services. Nevertheless, the number of extension staff is still far below to meet the needs of farmers, partly because Local Government Authorities do not have the discretion to recruit their staff which is still under the mandates of the Central Government. It is recommended that local government authorities should be given more authority and mandates to recruit extension staff according to their needs. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Asian Journal of Agricultural Science en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Vol.10;No. 1
dc.subject Access en_US
dc.subject Agricultural en_US
dc.subject Extension en_US
dc.subject Availability en_US
dc.subject Decentralisation en_US
dc.subject Farmers en_US
dc.subject Government en_US
dc.title Decentralisation by Devolution and Farmers’ Access to Agricultural Extension Services in Dodoma, Tanzania en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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