| dc.description.abstract | Despite government interventions on promoting improved post-harvest storage technology
among smallholder farmers in the country, the access and adoption of the technologies remain
one of the most problematic issues throughout the post-harvest chain resulting in post-harvest
losses. In complementing government effort, the 'heltevas' organisation in 2016 introduced the
Grain Post-harvest Loss Prevention (GPLP) project in the Mvomero district to promote the
adoption of improved post-harvest storage technology. This paper, therefore, examined the
typology and adoption level of post-harvest storage technology for cereal crops among
smallholder farmers taking the Mvomero district as a case. A sample of 262 participants was
used. The study used a cross-sectional design. Data were collected from primary and secondary
sources. Descriptive statistics and regression analysis were used to analyze quantitative data,
where a multi-collinearity test was employed to measure the correlation between variables.
Findings from the study indicated that the GPLP project disseminated knowledge on improved
post-harvest storage technologies, resulting in farmers' persuasion that influenced the decision to
adopt and implement the diffused technologies. Diverse types of enhanced post-harvest storage
technology innovations were disseminated to farmers which include;Perdue Improved Crop Storage
(PICS), metal silos, Agro Z, and super grain. To a large extent, farmers adopted the diffuse
technologies. | en_US |
