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The Influence of Technology Characteristics on the Adoption of Fish Farming Technology: The Case of Selected Villages in Morogoro Region, Tanzania
Kitojo Wetengere
Corresponding Author: Kitojo Wetengere
Submitted: 2010 March, 09
Accepted: 2010 March, 24
Published: 2010 April, 10 |
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This study analyzed how characteristics of technology influence the adoption of fish farming
technology in Morogoro region, Tanzania. During the research, technology characteristics were measured by
a scoring approach which involved assessment of adopters, adopters-abandoned and non-adopters of fish
farming technology. A survey design was employed in data collection where 373 respondents were randomly
sampled from the rural population. Instruments used for data collection included questionnaires, Participatory
Rural Appraisal, Researcher’s observations and secondary information sources. Descriptive statistics was used
to report research findings and data was validated by means of mean scores. It was found that on the whole,
fish farming ranked 7th in characteristics of production technology and 4th in characteristics of food technology.
Out of seven characteristics of production technology, fish farming had the lowest operation cost and farmed
fish was ranked 3rd in terms of marketability. In other production characteristics, fish farming was ranked
between 5th and 8th. Accordingly, out of four food characteristics, fish farming was ranked 2nd in terms of
palatability and 3rd in terms of status. In other food characteristics, fish farming was ranked 6th. In both food
and production characteristics, fish farming was ranked poor by non-adopters and adopters-abandoned than fish
adopters. It is due to the above grounds that the adoption rate of fish farming was low while abandoning rate
was high. Four recommendations have been made basing on this study. Firstly, improving the production
technology of farmed fish and devise a farmer-friendly harvesting strategy. Secondly, investing in rural
marketing infrastructure and encouraging farmers to form association to enable them transport fish to urban
markets. Thirdly, providing knowledge on fish preparation, cooking and preservation to improve palatability
of farmed fish. Finally, documenting and promoting the nutritional value of fish to stimulate demand.
Key words: Fish farming, palatability of farmed fish, technology characteristics, , , ,
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Kitojo Wetengere, . The Influence of Technology Characteristics on the Adoption of Fish Farming Technology: The Case of Selected Villages in Morogoro Region, Tanzania. Asian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, (2): Page No: 69-77.
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