TABLE 3.
Engagement of Poultry Farmers With Farmers Groups, Extension and Information Providers, and Vaccine Suppliers Across a Gradient of Farm Intensification in Northern Tanzania
| Farm Type | Statisticsa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic | Total n | Broiler n | Intensive n | Semi-intensive n | Extensive n | Chi-square | P Value |
| Farm group membershipb | 32 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5.0 | .17 |
| Farmer field school | 25 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | .57 |
| Poultry association | 15 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1.3 | .72 |
| Useful | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.7 | .46 |
| Main extension provider | |||||||
| Government | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6.3 | .10 |
| Input supplier | 21 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4.3 | .23 |
| Nongovernmental organisation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | .38 |
| Information sources | |||||||
| Farmer field school | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.7 | .88 |
| Input supplier | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.7 | .88 |
| Social media | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.5 | .48 |
| Colleagues | 22 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4.4 | .22 |
| Vaccine provider | |||||||
| Government extension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 | .38 |
| Input supplier | 38 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2.1 | .55 |
a
P values indicate significance of an association between farm type and engagement (yes/no) based on chi-square analysis.
b
Ten farmers were interviewed per farm type, and numbers indicate the farmers using the specified membership or service. Some farmers did not use any of the service providers listed, so numbers may not add up to 10 per farm type.