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Willingness to pay for improved conservation of water catchment in Hai district, Tanzania
(Mzumbe University, 2019) Sila, Darra N
The water crisis is a real-time problem, which is attributable to poor management of water resources. Many people in rural areas in developing countries lack access to adequate water supply and sanitation, the efforts to solve it over the past three or four decades have produced disappointing results, accomplishing far less than had been expected. The cross-sectional study was conducted in Hai District, Kilimanjaro region Tanzania among 130 randomly sampled households. Data was collected using a self-administered structured questionnaire and both descriptive and inferential analysis were performed. 92.3% of respondents were aware of rules governing water catchment conservation. There was statistically significant influence (χ2 =14.436 and p = 0.001) of respondent’s primary occupation on awareness of rules governing water catchment in Hai District. The majority (70.2%) of the respondents showed positive perception about water catchment conservation, and most of them were willing to pay up to TSh. 100,000/-per month for conservation. The results of regression analysis revealed that respondent’s willingness to pay for conservation of water catchment was significantly influenced by education level (p = 0.000), farm size (p = 0.001) and ward location (p = 0.025). The study concludes that collaborative water catchment management is an effective mechanism for water resource conservation. It ensures sustainability in water availability for different uses. In view of that, farmers should increase the rate of adopting improved technologies such as drip irrigation for efficient water use, which will reduce water loss and enhance water circulation