An Econometric Analysis of Maize Farmer’s Choice of Land Ownership Systems: Evidence Using Panel Data from Tanzania

Lasway, Jovin A.; Selejio, Onesmo

doi:10.1163/1821889x-12340053

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“…Therefore, a proper land ownership system among farmers in Tanzania is vital due to its role in contributing to development, particularly in rural areas (Aikaeli & Markussen, 2022). It has been documented that farmers with proper land ownership systems tend to invest more in their lands; leading to sustainable agricultural productivity (Lasway & Selejio, 2021).…”

Section: Land Ownershipmentioning

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Socio-economic Factors Affecting the Sustainability of Chololo Pits Technology in Semi-Arid Dodoma: The Case of Chamwino District, Tanzania

Ismail

Kaswamila

Maro

2023

JGAt

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Introduced in Tanzania by the World Agroforestry (ICRAF), chololo pits are a technology that help conserve moisture in the soil and improve soil fertility, hence increasing crop production and mitigate drought effects. However, socio-economic factors are increasingly affecting farmers’ practising chololo pits in the semi-arid Dodoma Region, hence the need to understand these factors that affect the sustainability of this technology is crucial. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to investigate the socio-economic factors affecting the sustainability of the chololo pits technology in the semi-arid Chamwino district, Dodoma region, in Tanzania. Data were collected through documentary review, household interviews, focus group discussions, key informant interviews and field observation. The findings indicate that the cost of labour for the construction of pits (92.1%, n=337), and land ownership (92.1%, n=337), were the major factors affecting the sustainability of the practice of chololo pits in the study area. Other minor economic factors scoring less than two digits were capital and household income; while social factors included group membership, sources of labour and education level. To enhance the sustainability of the practice, four strategies were suggested by stakeholders: use of improved seeds (75.7%), use of user-friendly pitting tools (65.5%), farmers’ capacity building (47.1%), and up-scaling the practice (24.8%).

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Section: Land Ownershipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Socio-economic Factors Affecting the Sustainability of Chololo Pits Technology in Semi-Arid Dodoma: The Case of Chamwino District, Tanzania

Ismail

Kaswamila

Maro

2023

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The effects of environmental and non-environmental shocks on livelihoods and migration in Tanzania

Blocher,

Hoffmann,

Weisz

2024

Popul Environ

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Disruptive events and calamities can have major consequences for households in the predominantly agrarian communities of Eastern Africa. Here, we analyze the impacts of environmental and non-environmental shocks on migration in Tanzania using panel models and longitudinal data from the Tanzania National Panel Survey between 2008 and 2013. Shocks are defined as events that lead to losses in income, assets, or both. We find shocks resulting from changes in environmental conditions to be positively related to migration over time with more recent shocks exerting the strongest impact. According to our estimates, the probability of having a household member absent increases by 0.81% with each additional environmental shock encountered in the past 12 months. Different types of shocks have differential effects on migration with the strongest effects being observed for shocks with an immediate impact on household livelihoods, including through livestock losses and crop damage. Households in the sample are differently affected with rural, agriculturally dependent, and poor households without alternative income sources showing the strongest changes in their migration behavior in response to shocks. Our study adds important insights into the relationship between disruptive events and migration in Eastern Africa considering a broad time window and the compounding influence of different shock types. Our findings have a range of policy implications highlighting the need for a comprehensive perspective on household responses in times of distress that considers the interplay of different shock types as well as the role of context in shaping mobility patterns.

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Small Farms in Italy: What Is Their Impact on the Sustainability of Rural Areas?

Cardillo¹,

Cimino²

2022

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Small farms are gaining space and importance within the agricultural policies implemented by the European Union, mainly for the role that they play for the preservation of the territory and for the economic development of local rural areas. Small farms represent a new opportunity to guarantee the permanence of populations and agricultural workers in rural areas, contributing to the formation of the income of farming families. Therefore, in this study, after identifying small farms as those farms that have a Standard Output (SO) of less than EUR 25,000, their structural characteristics were defined, as well as their economic and financial situation. The analysis was performed using the Italian FADN data for the years 2018–2020 and using a set of structural and economic–financial indicators. Furthermore, the study analyzes the relationship between farm performance and agricultural resources and also with farmer demographics and farm size. The principal Component analysis was used to reduce the number of variables used in the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression model which was applied to identify the factors contributing to the small farms’ profitability. The territorial distribution of small farms shows a polarization: 37% of them are in Southern Italy, and more than 34% of them are in Northern Italy. The analysis also reveals that about 67% of the Italian small farms are specialized, in particular, in arable land (37.6%) and herbivores (16.8%). They are mainly conducted by men with a high school education level and with an age that is between 40 and 65 years. The economic results also show a good performance, however, there is a wide district differentiation: while the Northern regions have the best results in terms of farm net income, those of Southern Italy are more dependent on the public support they receive. The results of the multiple linear regression analysis revealed which variables (e.g., land size, labor, public aid, etc.) had a direct relationship with the profitability of small farms. The research provides interesting insights to stakeholders on the public support (specific measures) that needs to be designed and implemented to favor the survival of small farms in rural areas.

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An Econometric Analysis of Maize Farmer’s Choice of Land Ownership Systems: Evidence Using Panel Data from Tanzania

Cited by 3 publications

References 36 publications

Socio-economic Factors Affecting the Sustainability of Chololo Pits Technology in Semi-Arid Dodoma: The Case of Chamwino District, Tanzania

Socio-economic Factors Affecting the Sustainability of Chololo Pits Technology in Semi-Arid Dodoma: The Case of Chamwino District, Tanzania

The effects of environmental and non-environmental shocks on livelihoods and migration in Tanzania

Small Farms in Italy: What Is Their Impact on the Sustainability of Rural Areas?

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