Farming behaviour and perceived livelihood improvement in natural gas exploitation areas of sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Tanzania
The economic development opportunities linked to natural gas exploitation could benefit households in the areas where exploitation takes place, but the effects of exploitation will work through multiple channels, making overall impacts specific to local conditions. This study contributes to the lite...
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| author | Matilda Stanslaus Ntiyakunze Jesper Stage Said Nuhu Daniel Msangi Lazaro Mngumi |
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| description | The economic development opportunities linked to natural gas exploitation could benefit households in the areas where exploitation takes place, but the effects of exploitation will work through multiple channels, making overall impacts specific to local conditions. This study contributes to the literature by examining perceived livelihood improvements and changes in farming linked to natural gas exploitation in the Lindi and Mtwara regions of Tanzania. The study employed logit regression models. Findings revealed that few households changed their traditional crop production systems in either region. However, households levels of perceived livelihoods improvements differed considerably between the regions and were neutral in Mtwara but high in Lindi. Regression results revealed that where there were changes in farming and perceived livelihood improvements, these were associated with household socio-economic factors and with opportunities arising from the exploration and exploitation. These results should be considered in future policy formulation. Future studies can analyse the gender differentiated impact of natural gas exploration and exploitation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dcd3c756c47e4137b6fede574144313f2025-08-20T02:09:52ZengElsevierSocial Sciences and Humanities Open2590-29112025-01-011110165710.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101657Farming behaviour and perceived livelihood improvement in natural gas exploitation areas of sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from TanzaniaMatilda Stanslaus Ntiyakunze0Jesper Stage1Said Nuhu2Daniel Msangi3Lazaro Mngumi4Department of Social Sciences, Technology and Arts, Luleå tekniska universitet, Sweden; Institute of Human Settlements Studies, Ardhi University, 35176, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Corresponding author. Luleå tekniska universitet, Sweden.Professor of Economics and Chair of the Economics Unit, Department of Social Sciences, Technology and Arts, Luleå tekniska universitet, 971 87, SwedenInstitute of Human Settlements Studies, Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, 35176, TanzaniaInstitute of Human Settlements Studies, Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, 35176, TanzaniaInstitute of Human Settlements Studies, Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, 35176, TanzaniaThe economic development opportunities linked to natural gas exploitation could benefit households in the areas where exploitation takes place, but the effects of exploitation will work through multiple channels, making overall impacts specific to local conditions. This study contributes to the literature by examining perceived livelihood improvements and changes in farming linked to natural gas exploitation in the Lindi and Mtwara regions of Tanzania. The study employed logit regression models. Findings revealed that few households changed their traditional crop production systems in either region. However, households levels of perceived livelihoods improvements differed considerably between the regions and were neutral in Mtwara but high in Lindi. Regression results revealed that where there were changes in farming and perceived livelihood improvements, these were associated with household socio-economic factors and with opportunities arising from the exploration and exploitation. These results should be considered in future policy formulation. Future studies can analyse the gender differentiated impact of natural gas exploration and exploitation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291125003857Natural gas exploration and exploitationFarming behaviourCrop production systemsPerceived improvements in livelihoods |
| spellingShingle | Matilda Stanslaus Ntiyakunze Jesper Stage Said Nuhu Daniel Msangi Lazaro Mngumi Farming behaviour and perceived livelihood improvement in natural gas exploitation areas of sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Tanzania Social Sciences and Humanities Open Natural gas exploration and exploitation Farming behaviour Crop production systems Perceived improvements in livelihoods |
| title | Farming behaviour and perceived livelihood improvement in natural gas exploitation areas of sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Tanzania |
| title_full | Farming behaviour and perceived livelihood improvement in natural gas exploitation areas of sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Farming behaviour and perceived livelihood improvement in natural gas exploitation areas of sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Farming behaviour and perceived livelihood improvement in natural gas exploitation areas of sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Tanzania |
| title_short | Farming behaviour and perceived livelihood improvement in natural gas exploitation areas of sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Tanzania |
| title_sort | farming behaviour and perceived livelihood improvement in natural gas exploitation areas of sub saharan africa evidence from tanzania |
| topic | Natural gas exploration and exploitation Farming behaviour Crop production systems Perceived improvements in livelihoods |
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