Climate-smart agriculture: community based technology hub’s role in boosting smallholders farmers yields in Tanzania

Global food security is increasingly jeopardized by climate-induced rainfall volatility, which disproportionately affects nations reliant on traditional agriculture. Although mechanization and modern inputs are critical for agricultural transformation, global yields continue to lag behind the requirements for universal food security. This disparity is often linked to the educational barriers faced by smallholder farmers, which impede the effective adoption of sophisticated productivity-enhancing technologies. Against this backdrop, the present study examines the moderating role of community-based technology hubs in the nexus between climate-smart agriculture and smallholder productivity within the Tanzanian context. Drawing on a primary dataset of 200 respondents and utilizing Structural Equation Modeling (SEM-AMOS 21), the results demonstrate that climate smart agriculture practices significantly augment yields when supported by the infrastructure of community-based technology hubs. These findings suggest that technology hubs bridge the knowledge gap inherent in low formal education settings. Consequently, the study advocates for policy frameworks that prioritize localized, community-centric climate smart agriculture integration to bolster long-term smallholder farmers’ yields and rural livelihoods.