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    1. Determinants of soil conservation technologies among small-scale farmers in Tanzania: evidence from national panel survey

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Lasway, Jovin Aveline (author), Temba, George Raphael (author), and Ruhinduka, Remidius Denis (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2020
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 131 Document Number: D11323
    Journal Title:
    African Journal of Economic Review
    Journal Title Details:
    8(1) : 89-105
    Notes:
    An analysis of secondary data from the National Panel Survey in Tanzania revealed physical, socioeconomic, and institutional factors influencing the adoption of soil conservation technologies among small-scale maize farmers. Findings revealed, for example, only 13.9 percent of those had adopted soil conservation technology. This was cited as small, compared with other countries.

    2. Going digital in agriculture: how radio and SMS can scale-up smallholder participation in legume-based sustainable agricultural intensification practices and technologies in Tanzania

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Silvestri, Silvia (author), Richard, Musebe (author), Edward, Baars (author), Dharmesh, Ganatra (author), and Dannie, Romney (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2020-04-14
    Published:
    International: Taylor & Francis
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D12505
    Journal Title:
    International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
    Journal Title Details:
    19
    Notes:
    11 pages., In 2016, a study was conducted in Tanzania to assess the impact of radio and SMS in scaling-up smallholder participation in legume-based sustainable agricultural intensification (SAI) practices and technologies. The study aimed to answer the following research questions: (i) does participation in the campaign enhance farmers’ knowledge of legume-based sustainable agricultural intensification practices and technologies? (ii) what is the impact of the campaign on the adoption of legume-based sustainable agricultural intensification practices and technologies?; (iii) does exposure to multiple ICT-enabled channels result in larger gains (in terms of knowledge and adoption) than exposure to only one channel? (iv) is it more cost-effective to use radio or SMS alone or use them in combination? The results show that both awareness and adoption are boosted if SMS supports radio campaigns. However, radio alone is the most cost-effective approach. Each dollar spent on the radio campaign results in 2.1 farmers that have adopted at least one new practice, compared with 0.5 farmers for SMS and 0.4 farmers for radio and SMS combined. Other factors were also important in facilitating uptake of legume-based SAI practices, such as gender, age, education and land size, but were not statistically significant when rated against the communication channels used.