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Factors Influencing Tomato Farmers to Adopt Agricultural Technologies in Mlali Mvomero District, Tanzania

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  • Magenge Deborah

    (Department of Policy Planning and Management, Sokoine University of Agriculture.)

  • Kyaruzi Athman

    (Department of Agricultural Extension, Sokoine University of Agriculture.)

  • Nsenga, Justus

    (Department of Development and Strategic studies, Sokoine University of Agriculture.)

Abstract

This study was carried out in Mlali, Mvomero District, Morogoro. The objective of this study was to identify the key factors influencing the adoption of agricultural technologies among the tomato farmers in Mlali ward. Cross-sectional research design was employed. The study was conducted in five villages in Mlali, employing a structured questionnaire to interview 130 farmers who were selected following a random sampling technique. Additionally, two focus group discussions were conducted each with 10 participants and Key informant interview was conducted with an extension officer. Data collected were processed and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistic was used to assess demographic information and a multivariate logistic regression model was used to determine factors influencing tomato farmer’s adoption of agricultural technologies. The findings revealed that the key factors influencing technology adoption among farmers include age (p= 0.042), education level (p

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  • Magenge Deborah & Kyaruzi Athman & Nsenga, Justus, 2025. "Factors Influencing Tomato Farmers to Adopt Agricultural Technologies in Mlali Mvomero District, Tanzania," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 9(3), pages 4325-4340, March.
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