John Msinde

Social Capital and Expenditure on Farm Inputs: A Case Study of Paddy Farming Households in Kilombero Valley, Tanzania

John Msinde · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2018

Social Capital refers to the networks of relationships that are built on trust to facilitate collective action in a community. The role of social capital in enhancing various aspect of farm production has become increasingly important. This article aims at examining the effect of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAERI/2018/38208

What Role for Remittances in Farm Inputs Expenditure among Paddy Farming Households? A Case Study of Kilombero Valley, Tanzania

John Msinde & Farida Salehe · Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences · 2017

Migration and remittance have a potential to enhance farm intensification through spending on essential farm inputs and thus apparently improving farm production for liquidity constrained rural farming households. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of remittance d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARJASS/2017/31577

Adoption of Rainfed Paddy Production Technologies among Smallholder Farmers: A Case of Central District- Zanzibar, Tanzania

Adam K. Haji, Farida S. Salehe & John Msinde · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2018

This study intended to determine factors affecting the adoption of new technologies in rainfed paddy production practiced by smallholder farmers in the Central District-Zanzibar, Tanzania. A cross-sectional research design was employed. A structured questionnaire, focus group dis...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARJA/2018/39172