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Agriculture Sample Census Survey 2002-2003

Tanzania, 2004
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Gender Report
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Author(s) National Bureau of Statistics
Date 2007-07-01
Country Tanzania
Contributor(s) National Bureau of Statistics
Publisher(s) National Bureau of Statistics
Description Containing Gender reports for agriculture sample census survey 2002/2003
Table of contents TABLE OF CONTENT ....................................................................................................................................................... ii
List of tables............................................................................................................................................................................v
List of Charts........................................................................................................................................................................ vi
List of Maps ........................................................................................................................................................................ viii
Acronyms ........................................................................................................................................................................... x
Preface .......................................................................................................................................................................... xi
Executive Summary..........................................................................................................................................................xiiii
Country Profile................................................................................................................................................................... xix
1. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Background of the agriculture sample census ......................................................................................................1
1.1.1 Census Objectives..............................................................................................................................................2
1.1.2 Census Coverage................................................................................................................................................2
1.2.3 Census Scope .....................................................................................................................................................2
1.2 Census Methodology ...............................................................................................................................................3
1.3 Rationale for a gender profile of the agricultural sector.....................................................................................6
1.4 Key definitions used ................................................................................................................................................7
1.5 Gender issues prevailing in the agricultural sector in Tanzania ........................................................................8
2. DEMOGRAPHIC AND ACTIVITY PROFILE OF THE AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLD...............................9
2.1 Agriculture Population and Household Characteristics......................................................................................9
2.1.1 Agriculture Population by Age Group ...............................................................................................................9
2.1.2 Number of Agriculture Households ................................................................................................................ 10
2.1.3 Type of Agriculture Household...................................................................................................................... 12
2.1.4 Household Size ............................................................................................................................................... 13
2.1.5 Active Agriculture Population Age Group Selection...................................................................................... 13
2.1.6 Active Agriculture Population........................................................................................................................ 16
2.1.7 Dependency Ratio........................................................................................................................................... 16
2.1.8 Sex Ratio ......................................................................................................................................................... 17
2.2 Literacy.................................................................................................................................................................. 20
2.2.1 Literacy of Heads of Household...................................................................................................................... 20
2.2.2 Literacy of household members ( 5 to 64 years) in agricultural households.................................................. 21
2.3 Education............................................................................................................................................................... 22
2.3.1 Education status of heads of agricultural households ..................................................................................... 22
2.3.2 Education status of the active agriculture population ..................................................................................... 23
2.3.3 Education status of Boys and Girls (5 years to 17 years old) in male and female headed households ......... 23
2.4 Main Sources of Livlihood/Income ..................................................................................................................... 23
2.4.1 Ranking of main sources of income by sex of head of household ................................................................. 23
2.4.2 Off-farm Income by sex of head of household ............................................................................................... 25
2.4.3 Off farm Income activities of all children (aged 5 to 17 years)...................................................................... 26
2.4.4 Off farm Income activities of older children (aged 12 to 17 years) ............................................................... 26
2.5 Orphans in Rural Agriculture Households ........................................................................................................ 27
3 ACCESS TO PRODUCTIVE RESOURCES................................................................................................................ 29
3.1 Land ....................................................................................................................................................................... 29
3.1.1 Access to land ................................................................................................................................................. 29
3.1.2 Land Area per Household ............................................................................................................................... 31
3.1.3 Sufficiciency of Land...................................................................................................................................... 31
3.1.4 Ownership of Holdings................................................................................................................................... 31
3.1.5 Land Tenure .................................................................................................................................................... 33
3.1.6 Land Use ......................................................................................................................................................... 35
3.2 Access to Livestock Resources ............................................................................................................................. 37
3.2.1 Cattle Keeping................................................................................................................................................. 37
3.2.2 Goat Keping .................................................................................................................................................... 38
3.2.3 Sheep Keeping ................................................................................................................................................ 39
3.2.4 Pig Keeping..................................................................................................................................................... 40
3.3 Agricultural inputs............................................................................................................................................... 41
3.3.1 Use of improved seeds during the long rainy season...................................................................................... 41
3.3.2 Use of Insecticides .......................................................................................................................................... 42
3.3.3 Use of Fertilisers ............................................................................................................................................. 43
3.4 Improved Technologies........................................................................................................................................ 47
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3.4.1 Irrigation.......................................................................................................................................................... 47
3.5 Access to support services ................................................................................................................................... 47
3.5.1 Credit facilities................................................................................................................................................ 47
3.5.2 Access to extension services........................................................................................................................... 47
3.6 Other productive resources: fish farming and tree planting ........................................................................... 48
3.6.1 Fish farming .................................................................................................................................................... 48
3.6.2 Tree planting ................................................................................................................................................... 48
4. GENDER BASED PARTICIPATION IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ..................................................... 50
4.1 Crop production: annual crops and vegetable production .............................................................................. 50
4.1.1 Households planting during the long rainy season ......................................................................................... 50
4.1.2 Households planting during the short rainy season......................................................................................... 51
4.2 Total planted area of main crops......................................................................................................................... 51
4.3 Maize Production ................................................................................................................................................. 52
4.3.1 Area Planted with Maize................................................................................................................................. 52
4.3.2 Yield levels during the long rainy season ....................................................................................................... 52
4.4 Paddy Production................................................................................................................................................. 53
4.5 Utilisation of secondary products....................................................................................................................... 54
4.5.1 Main Use of Secondary Products ................................................................................................................... 54
4.6 Animal production: livestock, small ruminants and poultry........................................................................... 55
4.6.1 Cattle Traded or Consumed by the Household....................................................................................................... 55
4.6.2 Goats Traded or Consumed by the Household ...................................................................................................... 58
4.7 Fishing Farming ................................................................................................................................................... 60
4.8 Tree Planting......................................................................................................................................................... 60
5 DEPENDENCE ON AGRICULTURE AND DIVISION OF LABOUR.................................................................. 61
5.1 Level of Involvement in Agriculture Activities.................................................................................................. 61
5.1.1 Level of involvement in Agriculture of the Active Agriculture Population (aged 15 to 64)
between male and female headed households ................................................................................................ 61
5.1.2 Involvement in agriculture as the main activity by the most active agriculture
population (18 to 44 years) .............................................................................................................................. 62
5.1.3 Gender composition of the active agriculture population whose main activity is in agriculture .................. 62
5.2 Involvemnet of children and elderly in agriculture ......................................................................................... 66
5.2.1 Overall Children Involvement in Agriculture (5 to 17 years old) .................................................................. 66
5.2.2 Most active children involvement in agriculture (11 to 17 age group) .......................................................... 67
5.2.3 Involvement of elderly in Agriculture Elderly (65+ years of age) ................................................................. 68
5.3 Gender division of labour in the agricultural sector......................................................................................... 71
5.3.1 Difference in Division of Labour between Male and Female Headed Households....................................... 71
6 STORAGE, PROCESSING AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE........................................ 73
6.1 Crop storage.......................................................................................................................................................... 73
6.1.1 Households storing crops................................................................................................................................ 73
6.1.2 Main reasons for storing crops ....................................................................................................................... 73
6.1.3 Methods of storage.......................................................................................................................................... 74
6.1.4 Estimated storage loss..................................................................................................................................... 75
6.2 Agro-processing and by-products ....................................................................................................................... 75
6.3 Marketing of agricultural produce ..................................................................................................................... 76
6.3.1 Selling Crops................................................................................................................................................... 76
6.3.2 Reasons for Not Selling .................................................................................................................................. 76
6.3.3 Marketing of Permanent Crops........................................................................................................................ 77
6.3.4 Main Marketing Outlets.................................................................................................................................. 77
7.0 CREDIT FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES........................................................................................................ 79
7.1 Access to credit ...................................................................................................................................................... 79
7.2 Type of Credit ........................................................................................................................................................ 79
7.3 Reasons for not using credit................................................................................................................................... 80
7.4 Number of Credit received by the household........................................................................................................ 80
7.5 Use of credit ........................................................................................................................................................... 80
7.6 Sources of credit..................................................................................................................................................... 80
8 ACCESS TO DOMESTIC RESOURCES................................................................................................................... 82
8.1 Construction of houses......................................................................................................................................... 82
8.1.1 Average Number of Rooms............................................................................................................................ 82
8.1.2 Type of Roofing Material ............................................................................................................................... 82
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8.2 Household utilities................................................................................................................................................ 82
8.2.1 Source of Energy for Lighting........................................................................................................................ 82
8.2.2 Source of Energy for Cooking ........................................................................................................................ 84
8.2.3 Source of Drinking water during Wet Season ................................................................................................ 85
8.2.4 Type of Toilet Used by the Household ........................................................................................................... 86
8.2.5 Domestic Assets Owned by the Household ................................................................................................... 87
9.0 POVERTY STATUS OF MALE AND FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS ..................................................... 90
9.1 Food security......................................................................................................................................................... 90
9.1.1 Food consumption patterns............................................................................................................................. 90
9.1.2 Area planted by the households during short and long rainy season............................................................. 93
9.2 Sources of drinking water during wet and dry season ..................................................................................... 93
9.3 Income poverty ..................................................................................................................................................... 95
9.3.1 Households not using improved seeds for lack of finances ........................................................................... 95
9.3.2 Households not using farm implements due to finance problems ................................................................. 95
9.3.3 Access to Credit .............................................................................................................................................. 96
10.0 Conclusions .......................................................................................................................................................... 97
10.1 General conclusions ............................................................................................................................................ 97
10.2 Regional profiles................................................................................................................................................ 100
Download https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/Agr2002-2003/gender profile Report final.pdf
Crops Production Report
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Author(s) National Bureau of Statistics
Date 2006-06-01
Country Tanzania
Contributor(s) National Bureau of Statistics
Publisher(s) National Bureau of Statistics
Description Containing information on Crop Sector
Table of contents Table of Contents ii
Abbreviations v
Preface vi
Illustrations vii
- List of Tables vii
- List of Charts vii
- List of Maps ix

Executive Summary

1 INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Background Information 1
1.2.1 Census Objectives 2
1.2.2 Census Coverage 2
1.2.3 Census Scope 2

1.3 Census Methodology 3
1.3.1 Census Organisation 3
1.3.2 Tabulation Plan Preparation 4
1.3.3 Sample Design 4
1.3.4 Questionnaire Design and Other Census Instruments 4
1.3.5 Field Pre-testing of the Census Instruments 5
1.3.6 Training of Trainers, Supervisors and Enumerators 5
1.3.7 Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Campaign 5
1.3.8 Data Collection 5
1.3.9 Field Supervision and Consistency Checks 6
1.3.10 Data Processing 6
- Data Entry 6
- Data Structure Formatting 7
- Batch Validation 7
- Tabulations 7
- Analysis and Report Preparation 7
- Data Quality 7

1.4 Funding Arrangements 7

2. CROP RESULTS 8

2.1 Type of Agriculture Household 8

2.2 Land Use 12
2.2.1 Area of Land Utilised 12
2.2.2 Land Sufficiency 13
2.2.3 Type of Land Use 13

2.3 Annual Crop Production 15
2.3.1 Area Planted 15
2.3.2 Analysis of the Most Important Crops 19
- Crop Importance 19
- Crop Area Planted per Household 20
2.3.3 Crop Types 20
2.3.4 Cereal Crop Production 20
- Maize 22
- Paddy 25
- Sorghum 26
- Other Cereals 30
2.3.5 Root and Tuber Crop Production 30
- Cassava 31
2.3.6 Pulse Crop Production 32
- Beans 35
2.3.7 Oilseed Production 39
- Groundnuts 40
2.3.8 Fruit and Vegetable Production 42
- Tomatoes 43
- Cabbage 43
- Onions 47
2.3.9 Other Annual Crop/Cash Crop Production 47
- Cotton 50
- Tobacco 50

2.4 Perennial/Permanent Crops 50
2.4.1 Cashew nuts 55
2.4.2 Bananas 56
2.4.3 Coffee 56
2.4.4 Mango 60
2.4.5 Pigeon Pea 60
2.4.6 Coconuts 66
2.4.7 Oranges 66
2.4.8 Sugar Cane 66
2.4.9 Oil Palm 70

2.5 Irrigation 70
2.5.1 Area Planted with Annual Crops under Irrigation 70
2.5.2 Area Planted with Permanent Crops under Irrigation 76
2.5.3 Source of Water Used for Irrigation 76
2.5.4 Methods for Obtaining Water for Irrigation 77
2.5.5 Method of Water Application 79

2.6 Husbandry Practices/Input Use 79
2.6.1 Land Clearing 79
2.6.2 Method of Soil Preparation 80
2.6.3 Improved Seed Use 80
2.6.4 Fertiliser Use 82
- Farm Yard Manure 83
- Inorganic Fertiliser 84
- Compost 84
2.6.5 Pesticide Use 87
- Insecticides 87
- Fungicides 89
- Herbicides 89
- Pesticide Use on Permanent Crops 90

2.7 Crop Storage 90
2.7.1 Storage Period 92
2.7.2 Method of Storage 92
2.7.3 Purpose of Storage 92
2.7.4 Storage Loss 94

2.8 Crop Marketing 94
2.8.1 Main Marketing Problems 94
2.8.2 Main Reasons for Not Marketing 94

2.9 Agro-processing 95
2.9.1 Main Agro-processing Products 95
2.9.2 Crop Processing Methods 96
2.9.3 Main Use of Processed Products 96
2.9.4 Outlets for the Sale of Processed Products 97

2.10 Crop Extension Services 97
2.10.1 Access to Crop Extension 97
2.10.2 Source of Crop Extension 99
2.10.3 Quality of Extension 99
2.10.4 Extension Adoption Rate 99
2.11 Crop Implements 99
2.11.1 Access to Implements 99
2.11.2 Ownership of Implements 101
2.11.3 Source of Finance for Purchasing Implements 101
2.11.4 Use of Implements

2.12 Use of Inputs 103
2.12.1 Source of Inputs 103
- Farm Yard Manure 103
- Compost 104
- Inorganic Fertiliser 104
- Improved Seeds 105
- Insecticides and Fungicides 105
- Herbicides 106

2.13 Tree Planting 106

2.14 Erosion Control and Water Harvesting Facilities 107

3.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 109

3.1 Current Status of Agriculture in Tanzania 109

3.2 Important Issues 110
3.2.1 Reduction in Productivity and Fertiliser Use 111
3.2.2 Access to Fertilisers and Chemical Inputs 111
3.2.3 Access to Land 112
3.2.4 Increase in the Number of Smallholder Households and Land Consolidation 112
3.2.5 Irrigation and Lack of Growth since the Last Census 113
3.2.6 Organic Farming 113
3.2.7 Tree Farming as a substitute to Food Crop Production 113
3.2.8 Support of Large Scale Farms to Smallholder Agriculture 113
3.2.9 Distribution of Support Services 114
3.2.10 Reinstating Frequent Surveys , Previously Carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture 114
3.2.11 Transformation of the Extension Services from a Package Delivery System to and
Advisory Service 114

3.3 Regional Profiles 115
3.3.1 Shinyanga 115
3.3.2 Dodoma 116
3,3,3 Mwanza 116
3,3,4 Tabora 117
3.3.5 Mbeya 118
3.3.6 Ruvuma 119
3.3.7 Iringa 119
3.3.8 Kagera 120
3.3.9 Tanga 121
3.3.10 Mtwara 122
3.3.11 Morogoro 122
3.3.12 Rukwa 123
3.3.13 Singida 124
3.3.14 Mara 125
3.3.15 Manyara 125
3.3.16 Lindi 126
3.3.17 Kigoma 127
3.3.18 Pwani 127
3.3.19 Kilimanjaro 128
3.3.20 Arusha 129
3.3.21 Dar es Salaam 130
Download https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/Agr2002-2003/Crops Production Report.pdf
Livestock Sector-National Report
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Author(s) National Bureau of Statistics
Date 2006-03-01
Country Tanzania
Contributor(s) National Bureau of Statistics
Publisher(s) National Bureau of Statistics
Description Containing information on Livestock Sector for small holder Agriculture
Download https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/Agr2002-2003/Tanzania Agriculture Sample Census 2003 Livestock Report.pdf
Large scale farm report
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Country Tanzania
Download https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/Agr2002-2003/Large_scale_farm_report.pdf
Technical documents
Technical report - Agriculture Sample Census
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Download https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/Agr2002-2003/Technical Report - Agriculture Sample Census1A.pdf
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