Nzega is among the districts located in semi-arid areas of Tanzania where drought is a limiting factor for agriculture. The Tanzanian government has started advising farmers to use early maturing maize varieties (EMMV) as a response to frequent droughts. The use of EMMV is one of the factors which can increase maize production. Efforts to promote use of EMMV have not been successful. Most farmers are still using traditional varieties which succumb easily to droughts. Farmers will adopt a certain technology if it is likely to have a significant contribution in improving welfare. The present paper examines the relative profitability of the two maize varieties. The paper uses data collected from 150 maize farmers consisting of adopters and non-adopters of EMMV. Multistage random sampling technique was used to select maize farmers. Data were collected through structured questionnaire. Gross margin was computed and t-test was used to compare the profitability maize varieties. The results show that the gross margin for EMMV is higher than the traditional maize varieties. The gross margin for EMMV is 306396.30Tshs/acre while for Traditional maize varieties the gross margin is 177230.3Tshs/acre. The difference is statistically significant at 0.05 levels. Farmers should be emphasized in using EMMV.
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abstract = {Nzega is among the districts located in semi-arid areas of Tanzania where drought is a limiting factor for agriculture. The Tanzanian government has started advising farmers to use early maturing maize varieties (EMMV) as a response to frequent droughts. The use of EMMV is one of the factors which can increase maize production. Efforts to promote use of EMMV have not been successful. Most farmers are still using traditional varieties which succumb easily to droughts. Farmers will adopt a certain technology if it is likely to have a significant contribution in improving welfare. The present paper examines the relative profitability of the two maize varieties. The paper uses data collected from 150 maize farmers consisting of adopters and non-adopters of EMMV. Multistage random sampling technique was used to select maize farmers. Data were collected through structured questionnaire. Gross margin was computed and t-test was used to compare the profitability maize varieties. The results show that the gross margin for EMMV is higher than the traditional maize varieties. The gross margin for EMMV is 306396.30Tshs/acre while for Traditional maize varieties the gross margin is 177230.3Tshs/acre. The difference is statistically significant at 0.05 levels. Farmers should be emphasized in using EMMV.},
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