What matters in adoption of small-scale rain water harvesting technologies at household level? Evidence from Charco-dam users in Nzega, Tanzania

Timothy, Shauri; Lokina, Razack; Mgale, Yohana James; Dimoso, Provident

doi:10.1080/23311932.2022.2112429

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“…Livestock rearing, particularly pastoralism, is a critical livelihood strategy in these locations, and livestock access to water is critical for herd well-being and production. As a result, limited rainwater harvesting technologies such as charco-dams one of the measures that have shown to successfully improve crops and livestock production (Kiggundu et al, 2018;Tamagnone et al, 2020;Timothy et al, 2022).…”

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“…Countries such as Tanzania face substantial challenges in ensuring water availability for pastoralist communities, given the limited rainfall and arid conditions (Kitasho et al, 2020;Ripkey et al, 2021). The application of water harvesting ponds (in Tanzania known as charco dam) has shown promise in addressing water scarcity for livestock (Mfinanga et al, 2023;Timothy et al, 2022). Despite of all efforts invested to promote the use of a charco dam's rainwater harvesting to combat the problem of water shortage for livestock among pastoralists, only 23.4% out of 367 pastoralist households adopted this technology in the Monduli District (Mfinanga et al, 2023).…”

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Determinants of the Adoption of Charco Dam Rainwater Harvesting Technology by Pastoralists in Semi-Arid Areas of Monduli District in Tanzania

Mfinanga,

Msuya Bengesi,

Madaha

2023

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The use of water harvesting ponds in Tanzania known as charco dams in watering livestock have been developed to enhance livestock production in semi-arid areas. However, the adoption of charco dam has been very low. This paper examined the determinants of the adoption of charco dam by pastoralists in semi-arid areas of Monduli District in Tanzania. The study used a cross-sectional research design where data were collected at a single point in time. Quantitative data were collected by using pre-tested structured questionnaire from 367 respondents who were randomly selected from seven villages, namely Moita Kipok, Moita Kilorit, Kilimatinde, Moita Bwawani, Makuyuni, Mbuyuni and Naiti in Monduli District. The collected data was entered into SPSS.20 for analysis. Data was analysed using frequency, percentages, and a binary logistic regression model. The study results show that the intervening factors (perceived advantages and disadvantages of charco dam) have a slightly high influence on the adoption of charco dam with predictive power R2 ranging from 29.5 to 44.5 per cent as compared to independent variables with predictive power R2 ranging from 27 to 37 per cent at a 5 per cent level of significance. Furthermore, the study results indicate that the independent variables namely socio-economic factors specifically age (p=0.000), household size (p=0.002), off-farm income (p=0.025), livestock keeping experience (0.001), herd size (0.002) and institutional factors including access to extension services (p=0.030) and subsidies (p=0.005) have an influence on the adoption of charco dam. This study recommends policymakers to devote more weight to perceived advantages and disadvantages of charco dam technology while constructing charco dam rainwater harvesting projects in order to influence pastoralists to accept the technology and increase water access for livestock in semi-arid areas.

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confidence: 99%