Extension system for improving the management of vegetable cropping systems

Maginga Theofrida J., Nordey Thibault, Ally Mussa. 2018. Extension system for improving the management of vegetable cropping systems. Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management, 3 (4):29, 10 p.

Résumé : Horticulture as the part of agriculture sector plays the role for food security, economic growth and nutrition improvement. In developing countries where agriculture is regarded as the backbone of most countries' economy it draws attention for most governments as the main source of employment and livelihood for the majority. Agricultural extension has been the key facilitator for achieving high crop productivity and an enabler to knowledge resources for these countries. However, lack of clear information for vegetable cultivations, crop requirements, climatic information, pests and diseases to constantly help farmers to come up with proper potential yield of the vegetable crops reduce the potential of horticulture in improving the farmers livelihood and countries economic gain , Therefore, this study aims at bringing the ICT- enabled extension support system for farmers to help them make decision on proper ways of cultivating their crops based on locations' and timely climatic condition.

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : République-Unie de Tanzanie

Classification Agris : F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture
C30 - Documentation et information

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 1 (2014-2018) - Agriculture écologiquement intensive

Auteurs et affiliations

• Maginga Theofrida J., The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (TZA) - auteur correspondant
• Nordey Thibault, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR HortSys (TZA)
• Ally Mussa, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (TZA)

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/589813/)

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