Sorghum Production Constraints, Trait Preferences, and Strategies to Combat Drought in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMwamahonje, Andekelile
dc.contributor.authorEleblu, John Saviour Yaw
dc.contributor.authorOfori, Kwadwo
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-30T12:15:00Z
dc.date.available2023-04-30T12:15:00Z
dc.date.issued2021-11-23
dc.descriptionSustainability, Volume 13, Issue 23en_US
dc.description.abstractSorghum is an important food crop for people in drought-prone areas of the world. The production in Tanzania has been ≤1 t ha−1 for a decade. The study was conducted in Iramba, Ikungi, and Kongwa districts to identify factors influencing the sorghum production, adoption rate, and strategies to address drought in Tanzania. The study involved 240 respondents for individual interviews and focus group discussions. Thirty respondents participated in individual interviews while ten farmers participated in the focus group discussion per village. Our study found that birds, poor soil fertility, and drought were the major constraints across the study districts. Drought tolerance, high yield, and early maturity were the most preferred traits by farmers across the study areas. Farmers addressed drought stress in sorghum by practicing early planting early maturing varieties in November and using drought-tolerant varieties. However, most farmers failed to name the diseases and pests affecting sorghum. This study highlights basic information for plant breeders to incorporate traits preferred by farmers in breeding programs when developing new sorghum varieties for sustainable production. The study shows the importance of involving farmers to identify the problems and solutions of sorghum production to increase the adoption rate.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipACE: Crop Improvementen_US
dc.identifier.citationMwamahonje, A., Eleblu, J. S. Y., Ofori, K., Deshpande, S., Feyissa, T., & Bakuza, W. E. (2021). Sorghum Production Constraints, Trait Preferences, and Strategies to Combat Drought in Tanzania. Sustainability, 13(23), 12942.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su132312942
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.subjectadoption rateen_US
dc.subjectdrought toleranceen_US
dc.subjectpests and diseasesen_US
dc.subjectsorghum production constraintsen_US
dc.subjecttraits preferenceen_US
dc.subjectSantosh Deshpandeen_US
dc.subjectTileye Feyissaen_US
dc.subjectWilliam Elisha Bakuzaen_US
dc.subjectAgricultureen_US
dc.subjectUniversity of Ghanaen_US
dc.titleSorghum Production Constraints, Trait Preferences, and Strategies to Combat Drought in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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