Samenvatting

The southern highlands regions of Tanzania form the important potato growing part of the country. Several initiatives have been and they are still being established to develop the sub-sector, CD-PIT being part of them. Productivity is the key challenge that farmers face which is articulated with their farming practice being in seed potatoes, varieties, pests and diseases control or other inputs. This study was conducted with an objective to provide an in-depth investigation of the factors influencing the farmers’ adoption of (CSPs) in Iringa, Mbeya and Njombe regions of Tanzania with the view of recommending interventions that will be used by Stawisha to improve the adoption of CSPs by farmers.