Contribution of beekeeping towards rural household livelihood in Tanzania
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Date
2016
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The University of Dodoma
Abstract
This study aimed at assessing the contribution of beekeeping towards household livelihood with the aim of determining the potentiality of beekeeping towards the households’ livelihoods as an effort to reducing poverty in Mlali and Chamkoroma wards in Kongwa District, Dodoma. Specifically, the study intended (i), to assess the factors that influence people to engage in beekeeping activities in the study areas. (ii), to investigate the contribution of beekeeping towards household livelihood in the study areas. (iii), to examine available strategies towards beekeeping in the study areas. Data were collected using a cross- sectional design. Both probability and non- probability sampling procedure were employed. Questionnaires, participatory observation and interviews were used to collect data from the field. 97 respondents randomly were selected from two villages in Kongwa District. The study has found that majority of beekeepers 50% were influenced by the need to increase income while the rest were influenced by other beekeepers. Furthermore, beekeeping was found to have met the expectations to majority 80% of the beekeepers. The researcher, therefore, concludes that beekeeping has improved peoples’ livelihoods in the study area. Despite the absence of a special allocated site for operating beekeeping activities in the study areas as affirmed by 90% of the respondents, majority 99% of the respondents are able to access new knowledge on beekeeping from NGOs and internet. The study recommends that, the government should provide beekeeping equipment as well as market and price information to beekeepers.
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Dissertation (MA Development Studies)
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Beekeeping, Beekeeping contribution, Tanzania, Beekeeping activities, Kongwa, Beekeeping strategies, Dodoma
Citation
Paji, K. (2016). Contribution of beekeeping towards rural household livelihood in Tanzania: the case of two selected wards Mlali and Chamkoroma in Kongwa district, Dodoma. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma