Browsing by Author "Baha, M."

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    Competitiveness of currently practiced and alternative cotton production methods in Meatu district, Tanzania.
    (AgEcon Search, 2021) Baha, M.; Henningsen, A.; Elleby, C.; Mlay, G.
    The differences between organic and conventional farming though well documented but it is not conclusive. At some point in terms of yield conventional farming is re garded better off compared to the organic farming(Reganold and Wachter, 2016). Or ganic farming is fairing well when environmental, nutritional and economic factors are taken into consideration(Eyhorn et al., 2005; Bolwig et al., 2009). Conversely the differences between organic and conventional farming are also determined by the way the crop is grown and managed. According to(Reganold and Dobermann, 2012) the two practices may decide the fate of the differences in yield between organic and conventional farming. This paper analyses and compare the competitiveness of var ious currently practiced and alternative (conventional and organic) cotton production methods and farming practices in Meatu district of Tanzania.
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    Sources of technical efficiency among smallholders maize farmers in Babati district
    (The Open University of Tanzania, 2013) Baha, M.; Temu, A.; Philip, D.
    Maize yield in Tanzania has been decreasing in the past few years. The decline has been attributed to many factors. This paper assesses production efficiency and its determinants among maize farmers in Babati district. The paper uses data collected from 122 maize farmers residing in six villages in the study district. A stochastic frontier model has been used to determine the sources of inefficiency among maize farmers in the study area. The results show that the mean technical efficiency score for famers in the study area is 62.3%. This implies that there is a significant room for increasing maize yield in the study area if farmers use the resources at their disposal efficiently. Moreover, the results show that the efficiency of maize farmers in the study area is influenced by farm size, formal education, number of plots owned by the farmer, frequency of contacts with extension officers, and the use of insecticides. It is therefore plausible to argue that improving farmers’ access to extension services and important inputs such as insecticides will have a significant influence on maize yield in the study area.