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Title: | The Importance of Farmer Participation in Rehabilitating Degraded Uluguru Mountain Slopes: The Experiences from Magadu and Towero Villages in Morogoro Region, Tanzania |
Authors: | Rutatora, Deogratias F. Mafu, S.T.A. Lulandala, L.L. |
Year: | 1996 |
Periodical: | African Study Monographs |
Volume: | 17 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 117-128 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Tanzania |
Subjects: | environment erosion Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment Development and Technology Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) |
External link: | https://jambo.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/kiroku/asm_normal/abstracts/pdf/ASM%20%20Vol.17%20No.3%201996/D.%20E.%20RUTATORA,%20%20S.%20T.%20E.%20MAFU%20%20%20and%20%20%20L.%20L.%20LULANDALA.pdf |
Abstract: | In Tanzania the land on the Uluguru mountain slopes located above the Sokoine University of Agriculture main campus is characterized by degraded and poor soils with deep gullies. To curb further damage to the environment, the University initiated the Uluguru Mountain Integrated Soil Conservation Project in 1991. Farmers from two villages, Magadu and Towero, were involved from the beginning in carrying out rehabilitation and land management activities. Through participation, farmers identified with the project and were able to determine and implement the strategies deemed relevant for rehabilitating the degraded areas. To this end the project employed three strategies: sensitizing and creating awareness among farmers residing in the target area through village-based meetings, seminars and study tours to areas of similar agroecological zones; training a group of contact farmers on the use of line-level and A-frame for surveying contour lines before construction of contour bunds took place; training a group of farmers on the management of home/village-based tree nurseries. Two problems in particular were identified: the small number of farmers involved, and the minimum involvement of extension officers from key ministries such as Agriculture, Natural Resources and Community Development. Bibliogr., sum. |