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Participatory action research, social networks, and gender influence soil fertility management in Tanzania

dc.contributor.authorMponela, P.
dc.contributor.authorManda, J.
dc.contributor.authorKinyua, M.
dc.contributor.authorKihara, J.
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-11T08:56:13Z
dc.date.available2022-08-11T08:56:13Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationMponela, P., Manda, J., Kinyua, M. & Kihara, J. (2022). Participatory action research, social networks, and gender influence soil fertility management in Tanzania. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 1-23.
dc.identifier.issn1094-429X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7631
dc.description.abstractTransformation of knowledge systems and fostering learning among smallholder farmers such as through participatory action research (PAR) is key to agricultural growth in rural sub-Saharan Africa. We investigate how PAR influences uptake/use of integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) while accounting for gendered, bonding and bridging social capital. Stratified by engagement in a mother-baby PAR and by resource endowments, 607 smallholder farmers were sampled from northern Tanzania. Binary logistic and multinomial logit models revealed that full engagement in PAR was associated with early adoption of inorganic fertilizers, either as a dichotomous decision or an ISFM bundle with improved varieties, organic matter inputs and soil and water conservation. Bonding social capital through cooperatives, farmer groups, and farmer-farmer local networks supports soil and water conservation, especially among resource-poor farmers. Among the high-resource farmers, increased women’s bargaining power in farm input purchases supports fertilizer and manure use while increased bargaining power in livestock tending supports crop residue incorporation. ISFM usage is constrained by age of decision-makers and a higher number of dependents per worker while education level and farm sizes increase its likelihood. In the resource-constrained, with low extension and technical support, and men-dominated patrilineal farming systems of Africa, the study places PAR, social networks, and gender inclusivity as key approaches for improving smallholder’ ISFM.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.format.extent1-23
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectSoil Fertility
dc.subjectSoil Management
dc.subjectSmallholders
dc.subjectFarmers
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectSocial Networks
dc.subjectFarming Systems
dc.subjectLivelihoods
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.titleParticipatory action research, social networks, and gender influence soil fertility management in Tanzania
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.affiliationAlliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeSocial Science and Agribusiness
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidMPONELA:2022
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectFarming Systems
cg.iitasubjectGender
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.iitasubjectSoil Fertility
cg.iitasubjectSoil Health
cg.iitasubjectSoil Information
cg.journalSystemic Practice and Action Research
cg.notesOpen Access Article; Published online: 29 Apr 2022
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11213-022-09601-3
cg.iitaauthor.identifierJulius Manda: 0000-0002-9599-5906
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