THE CONTRIBUTION OF AGROFORESTRY PRACTISE IN IMPROVING COMMUNITY LIVEHOODS IN MOSHI RURAL DISTRICT, TANZANIA

Abstract

The study was aimed to investigate on the contribution of agroforestry on improving community live hoods in Moshi rural district. The study was intended to answer three research questions which are about the factors affecting the adoption of agroforestry, contribution of agroforestry in improving community live hoods also challenges and responses facing agroforestry in Moshi rural district. The study used socio-economic survey design by employing qualitative and quantitative research approaches which was suitable for obtaining data useful in evaluating present practices and in providing basis for decision making. Hence provided sample size was 100 respondents from three selected villages. The study used two methods which is, interview schedule and questionnaire on data collection. The data collected was analyzed in terms of frequency, means and percentages by the help of computer software SPSS and presented using tables. The results of the study  revealed that agroforestry improving the community live hoods through income generation, timber production, improve soil quality, reduce soil erosion, major source of food and wood energy, though there are some factors affecting the technology adoption like land scarcity, adaptation to local skills, availability of information and skills, moreover the technology was affected by a lot of challenges like demographic change, lack of technical skills, lack of capital, lack of man power and land accessibility. This study has got five chapter from which every chapter has got its description.