Adoption of Farmers Research Network Project and Smallholders’ Grain Legumes Productivity in Singida Region, Tanzania.

Lema, Caroline Fredy (2023) Adoption of Farmers Research Network Project and Smallholders’ Grain Legumes Productivity in Singida Region, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The general objective of the study was to examine the effect of the adoption of the farmers research network project on diversified legume productivity among smallholder farmers in the Singida District. The specific objectives were to determine the effect of farmer’s participation in research on diversified grain legumes productivity in Singida District; to determine the effect of research process on diversified grain legumes productivity in Singida District and to determine the effect of collaborative network on enhancing grain legumes productivity in Singida District. The study was conducted in Singida region. Cross sectional research designs with a quantitative approach were employed. The population of the study included the beneficiaries of FRN project where a sample of 144 was selected. The data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed through multiple regressions analysis. According to the findings, farmers’ participation in research has a positive and significant impact on legumes productivity. Moreover, findings indicated that collaborative network has a positive and significant impact on legumes productivity. Therefore, the study concludes that farmer’s participation in research process, the research process and collaborative network all have positive and significant effect on legumes productivity. The study recommends that more farmers should be involved in the research process, particularly the researches which seek to identify farmer’s problems and opportunities for increasing their productivity. The study also recommends that the government and other stakeholders such as NGOs should put more efforts and resources to carry out different researches on identifying farmer’s problems, identifying opportunities and new technology on farming strategies. Keywords: Gain Legumes, Smallholder Farmers, Agricultural Productivity, Farmers Research Network

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