Assessing the Information Needs and Information Sources of Urban and Peri-urban Livestock Keepers in Kinondoni and Morogoro Urban Districts, Tanzania.

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorAngello, Consolata
dc.contributor.authorMsuya, Jangawe
dc.contributor.authorMatovelo, Doris S.
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-05T13:17:39Z
dc.date.available2016-10-05T13:17:39Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThis paper discusses the information needs of urban and peri-urban livestock keepers and the various information sources used and their effectiveness in disseminating livestock information. Mixed method approach was the methodology used in the study whereby quantitative data was gathered using questionnaires while qualitative data was gathered using in-depth interviews and participant observations. Findings from this study revealed that livestock keepers had various information needs such as disease control (95.3%), nutrition and feeds (62.2%), markets (56.3%), housing techniques (29.1%) and loans (20.1%). Urban livestock keepers also used different sources of information to access information including veterinary shops (77.2%), extension services (63.8%), fellow livestock keepers (40.2%), print sources (39.8%) agricultural exhibitions (29.1%) and seminars (12.6%). It was concluded that most urban livestock keepers do benefit from various information sources (especially veterinary shops and extension officers) to access livestock information. The study recommended for improvement and regulation of policies concerning extension and veterinary services through relevant bodies for enhanced access to information on livestock husbandry, in order to improve the livestock husbandry practices and increase productivity for economic development.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAngello, C., Msuya, J. and Matovelo, D., 2016. Assessing the Information Needs and Information Sources of Urban and Peri-urban Livestock Keepers in Kinondoni and Morogoro Urban Districts, Tanzania. Library Philosophy & Practice.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4362
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectInformation needsen_US
dc.subjectInformation sourcesen_US
dc.subjectUrban livestock keepersen_US
dc.subjectDevelopingen_US
dc.titleAssessing the Information Needs and Information Sources of Urban and Peri-urban Livestock Keepers in Kinondoni and Morogoro Urban Districts, Tanzania.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Assessing the information needs and information sources of urban and peri-urban livestock.pdf
Size:
7.09 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Full text
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Information Studies