Factors affecting sustainability of agricultural technologies in Tanzania: A case of Bustani ya Tushikamane (ByT) project in Morogoro Region

Abstract

Sustainability of agricultural technologies is crucial for improving farmers’ livelihoods, food security and poverty reduction. Most agricultural projects tend to be ultimately inactive as they end leaving their beneficiaries poor and food insecure due to unsustainability of the projects. The study on which this paper is based assessed sustainability of agricultural technologies and factors affecting it. The study employed cross-sectional research design. Data were collected from 90 respondents using a questionnaire. Descriptive and ordinal logistic regression analyses were done. Factors like market availability (p=0.000), training (p=0.021), and cost of the agricultural technologies (p=0.000) significantly predicted the likelihood of sustainability of agricultural technologies at 5% level of significance. It is concluded that training, market availability, and cost of introduced agriculture technologies are crucial factors influencing sustainability of agricultural technologies. For increased sustainability of agricultural technologies, it is recommended that introduction of agricultural technologies should utilizing locally available resources to minimize cost of the technologies.