Adaptation strategies to climate change amongst smallholder farmers: a case of humid area of Ngara district Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMrianga, Joseph John
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-12T12:13:37Z
dc.date.available2019-07-12T12:13:37Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionDissertation (MSc. Natural Resources Management)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis work is about the Adaptation Strategies to Climate change Amongst the Smallholder Farmers in of Humid Area of Ngara District. The area was selected due to the fact that it is among the most affected areas by the impact of climate change in Tanzania. A sample size of 106 respondents was employed in this study. The primary data were collected through interviews with key informants, questionnaires and field observation. Secondary data were collected through documentary review. The qualitative data were computed to produce frequencies, multiple responses and cross tabulations. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for data analysis. In this study, the theories pertaining to adaptation theory was established to familiarize the reader on the paradigms, frameworks and approaches in the field of climate change. The study found that there were changes in rainfall and temperature patterns which affected the livelihood of smallholder farmers through increase of pest and crop diseases, rainfall variations, increase of wind, increase of drought, and increase of flood and increase of soil infertility. The local farmers had applied measures such as mixed cropping, crops timing calendar, cultivation along the wetlands, planting of resistant crops to drought and use of local manure and mulching. The study found some of the strengths of adaptations in the application such as soil conservation, food security and diseases control. Also, the study found the weakness such as inadequate capital and low education level. The study recommends that smallholder farmers depart from relying on rain-fed agriculture instead of irrigated agriculture. This can be achieved through government support by the construction of infrastructure which can crucial for climate change adaptation.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMrianga, J. J. (2015). Adaptation strategies to climate change amongst smallholder farmers: a case of humid area of Ngara district Tanzania. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/614
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe University of Dodomaen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectClimate change adaptationen_US
dc.subjectClimate changeen_US
dc.subjectClimate Change Adaptation Strategiesen_US
dc.subjectSmallholder farmersen_US
dc.subjectLivelihoodsen_US
dc.subjectLivelihooden_US
dc.subjectRain-fed agricultureen_US
dc.subjectIrrigated agricultureen_US
dc.subjectNgara districten_US
dc.subjectSmallholder farmingen_US
dc.subjectRainfallen_US
dc.titleAdaptation strategies to climate change amongst smallholder farmers: a case of humid area of Ngara district Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US
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