Assessment of Factors Affecting Effective Participation of Youth in Horticulture Farming: A case study of Zanzibar Islands

Mundo, Chogohe Edwin (2019) Assessment of Factors Affecting Effective Participation of Youth in Horticulture Farming: A case study of Zanzibar Islands. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study aimed at assessing factors affecting effective participation of youth in horticulture farming in Zanzibar Islands. The specific objectives were to assess knowledge of youth about good agronomic practices, socio-cultural factors affecting effective participation of youth and socio-economic factors affecting effective participation of youth in horticulture farming. The study used purposive sampling and randomly selection of respondents among Youth, Agronomists and Government Extension Officers engaged in horticulture farming. Data was collected from 43 respondents using structured questionnaire, semi-structured interviews and focus group discussion. The key findings revealed that knowledge about good agronomic practices among youth isn’t a limiting factor affecting effective participation of youth in horticulture farming. Poor believe that muscular work is not for people from Zanzibar Island affected utilization of the available land for production. Loan process being complicated discouraged majority of youth participating in horticulture farming. There is need to conduct field exchange visit among farmers who succeed in applying knowledge of good agronomic practices for other unsuccessful youth to learn the effect of applying GAP. Youth should be mobilized in small groups and trained about SILC methodologies to access small loan amongst themselves instead of waiting only bank loan. Finally, youth should be encouraged to make the best use of the available land for horticulture farming instead of waiting to employ labour from mainland especially Sukuma.

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