Large Scale Farm Report - Ministry Of Agriculture, Food and ...

CENSUS RESULTS64- Source of extensionThe main source of livestock extension services is the Government with 94 percent of farms receiving advice. Othersources of advice came from Non Government Organizations (NGOs) and Development Projects (5% of farms) and largescale farms (1%), (Chart 2.168).Other0%cooperatives0%Chart 2.168: Source of ExtensionLarge scalefarmer1%NGO/Devproject5%Government94%Percentag e120100806040200Dodom aArushaKilimanjaroChart 2.169: Source of Livestock Extension Services by RegionTangaM orogoroCoastRegionDar es Salaam LindiM twaraRuvumaIringaMbeyaSingidaTaboraRukwaKigomaShinyangaKageraM wanzaM araM anyaraGovernment NGO/Dev project Large scale farmer Other CooperativesThere is virtually no difference between regionsexcept for Arusha, Morogoro, Dar es Salaam, Rukwa,Kigoma and Mara where NGOs and DevelopmentProject extension services were more prevalent.Rukwa has more extension services provided to largescale farms by Cooperatives than in other regions(Chart 2.169).Pastureestablishment andselection8%Herd/Flock sizeselection8%Chart 2.170 Percentage of farms receiving extension adviceby type of messageDisease Control19%Group formationand strengthening5%Feeds and properfeeding14%- Type of extension messagesDisease control was the most common extensionadvice provided followed by feeds and properfeeding, calf rearing and housing. Messages for useof improved bulls were almost negligible.3.5 Farm EmploymentThe total number of employees on large scalefarms was 70,962 of which 44,265 were male. Thisrepresents 62 percent. The remaining 26,697 (38%)were female employees (Chart 2.171).Proper milking10%Chart 2.171: Number of Employees by GenderMale, 44265,62%Milk Hygene11%Housing12%Calf Rearing13%Female, 26697,38%MaleFemaleTanzania Agriculture Sample Census – 2003