Does Rural Labor Markets Affect Soil Conservation? Case Study of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMduma, John K.
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-19T13:01:38Z
dc.date.available2016-07-19T13:01:38Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractThis study takes on the debate on whether or not increased off-farm employment compromises the adoption and the intensity of adopting some labor intensive soil conserving technologies. The research first presents a theoretical framework of household adoption of soil conserving technologies in the presence of imperfect labor markets. Theoretically, it is shown then the overall effect is indeterminate. The study goes a step further by taking a case study of Kilimanjaro region in Tanzania and finds evidence that household participation in off-farm employment compromised soil conservation. Households supplying labor off-farm are generally associated with reduced adoption of terraces, hedgerows and cut-offs. The negative impact of supplying labor off-farm can be moderately cushioned when households also hire labor to work on the construction or maintenance of soil conserving structures. However, it is shown that hired labor is not a perfect substitute for households` own labor and does not fully off-set the effect of a household`s off-farm labor supply.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMduma, J.K., 2007. Does Rural Labor Markets Affect Soil Conservation? Case Study of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Journal of Agronomy, 6(1), p.228.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3923/ja.2007.228.234
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3267
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectSoil conservartionen_US
dc.subjectOff-farm employmenten_US
dc.subjectRural labor marketsen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleDoes Rural Labor Markets Affect Soil Conservation? Case Study of Kilimanjaro, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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