A review of studies of the farming systems of the Southern Highlands of Tanzania, 1970-1990
Mussei, A.N.K|Shiyumbi, J.K / 1992

The Uyole Agricultural Centre (UAC) was established as a research and training institute in 1970, in order to promote rural development in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. The challenge for UAC was to develop agricultural research and development strategies appropriate to the Southern Highlands region. The approach adopted was first to conduct farm management studies and collect basic information, which could be used in the preparation of a sound agricultural research programme. Several of these types of studies were done and several crop/livestock commodity programmes were started on-station. This paper review's these studies on the farming systems of the Southern Highlands and describes the main production practices of, and constraints facing, smallholder farmers in the region.