Key socio-economic factors influencing sustainable land management investments in the West Usambara Highlands, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorNyanga, Annadoma
dc.contributor.authorKessler, Aad
dc.contributor.authorTenge, Albino
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-30T06:28:12Z
dc.date.available2024-04-30T06:28:12Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionAbstract. Full-text Article available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.11.020
dc.description.abstractLow investments in sustainable land management (SLM) limit agricultural production in the East African Highlands, leading to increased soil erosion, low productivity of land and food insecurity. Recent studies in the region show that different socio-economic factors influence SLM investments by farmers, but knowledge on which of these are most influential and how to foster SLM is often lacking. This research fills this gap for the West Usambara Highlands, and determines key socio-economic factors influencing investments in SLM. Data for this research was collected from 196 randomly selected farm households in the Lushoto district, and Factor Analysis was used to reveal patterns of correlation between SLM investments and different household characteristics. Among the eight socioeconomic factors generated by Factor Analysis, four key factors were found to significantly influence SLM investments in upland (mainly rain-fed) agricultural fields: (1) the farmer’s access to support services; (2) the farmer’s experience with collaborative land management; (3) the household’s income from crop sales; and (4) the farmer’s forward driven attitude. The study concludes that a strategy to foster and scale-up SLM in the West Usambara Highlands should therefore improve the access of farmers to support services (especially micro-credits), trigger collaborative efforts in land management (e.g., farmer-to-farmer training) and promote investments in the rural area to create an enabling environment for SLM. A more active role of the Government, together with public and private sector partners, is therefore crucial.
dc.identifier.citationNyanga, A., Kessler, A., & Tenge, A. (2016). Key socio-economic factors influencing sustainable land management investments in the West Usambara Highlands, Tanzania. Land Use Policy, 51, 260-266.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.11.020
dc.identifier.otherDOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.11.020
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.udom.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12661/4504
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartofLand Use Policy
dc.subjectSustainable land management
dc.subjectSocioeconomic key factors
dc.subjectFactor Analysis
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.subjectWest Usambara Highlands
dc.subjectAgricultural production
dc.subjectSoil erosion
dc.subjectFood insecurity
dc.titleKey socio-economic factors influencing sustainable land management investments in the West Usambara Highlands, Tanzania
dc.typeArticle
oaire.citation.volume51
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