The homegarden agroforestry system of Bukoba district,North-Western Tanzania. 1. Farming system analysis |
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| Authors: | G H Rugalema A Okting'ati F H Johnsen |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute of Continuing Education, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Chuo Kikuu, P.O. Box 3044, Morogoro, Tanzania;(2) Department of Forestry Economics, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Chuo Kikuu, P.O. Box 3011, Morogoro, Tanzania;(3) NORAGRIC, Agricultural University of Norway, P.O. Box 5002, 1432 Ås, Norway |
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| Abstract: | Bukoba district is located in the north-western part of Tanzania and its economy is predominantly agricultural. Banana and coffee are, respectively, the most important food and cash crops. Population density is very high (500–1250 persons per km2 of cultivated land) and so is the pressure on land and other natural resources. Farm holdings (homegardens) are mostly smaller than a hectare and continue to fragment as population continues to grow. A homegarden is locally known as  Kibanja and it is both a social and economic unit of farm families in the district. Various crops, trees, shrubs, herbs and livestock are managed on the same piece of land mainly by family labour to provide food, cash, medicine, shade, poles, timber and some socio-cultural functions. This paper describes the homegarden agroforestry farming system of Bukoba, evaluates its viability and identifies critical constraints as well as research needs. |
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| Keywords: | homegarden agroforestry farming system Musa spp Coffea canephora |
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