• Analysis of marketing performance of the dairy value chain in Tanga city, Tanzania 

  Ibrahim, A. W.; Akyoo, A. M.; Kanuya, N. L. (AJOL, 2018)

  This study was conducted in Tanga city with the general purpose of analyzing market performance of dairy value chain and specifically to quantify and assess production costs of raw milk and to characterize the market ...
• Policy imperatives for control of market exchange failure in the cashew nut industry 

  Akyoo, A.; Mpenda, Z. (NAF-IRN, 2014)

  This study examined the root causes of incessant market failure problem facing Tanzanian cashew nut industry. The overarching hypothesis was that the industry challenges are both structural and institutional. Competition ...
• Chain governance in urban dairying in Tanzania: a cross- learning study on value chain development 

  Akyoo, A. M.; Makoye, G. R.; Fredy Timothy Mlyavidoga Kilima, F. T. M.; Coles, C. F.; Nombo, C.; Mvena, Z. S. K.; Ngetti, M. (International Journal of Latest Research in Humanities and Social Science (IJLRHSS), 2011)

  Tanga city is the most unlikely location to have the most evolved urban milk value chain in Tanzania, being the most North-easterly coastal metropolis in the country, especially when contrasted with an urban milk value chain ...
• Agricultural production risks, coping mechanisms and potential for crop insurance in Tanzania 

  Akyoo, A. M.; Temu, A. E.; Hella, J. P. (2013 Time Journals, 2013)

  Pessimism surrounding feasibility and viability of crop insurance schemes especially to developing country economies has since been a global phenomenon. However, pragmatic evidence is turning the clock around as more ...
• Gliricidia agroforestry technology adoption potential in selected dryland areas of Dodoma region, Tanzania 

  Swamila, M.; Philip, D.; Akyoo, A. M.; Sieber, S.; Bekunda, M.; Kimaro, A. A. (MDPI, 2020-07-20)

  Declining soil fertility is one of the major problems facing producers of field crops in most dryland areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. In response to the declining soil fertility, extensive participatory research has been ...
• Awareness and compliance with feed quality standards: the case of chicken feeds in Tanzania 

  Longo, J. A.; Akyoo, A. M.; Sørensen, O. J. (Emerald, 2019)

  Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of awareness of and compliance with chicken feed standards among chicken farmers in Tanzania. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 107 respondents in ...
• Challenges of value chain development: experiences from milk production and marketing in Iringa municipality and Tanga city 

  Kilima, F. T. M; Mvena, Z. S. K.; Ngetti, M.; Coles, C. F.; Akyoo, A. M.; Nombo, C. (2015-06)

  The project focused on milk value chains in Iringa Municipality and Tanga City with a view to draw specific impacts of urban dairy farming on income and poverty levels. These towns represent two distinct milk collection ...
• Comparative economic analysis of beekeeping using traditional and improved beehives in the Miombo woodlands of Tabora and Katavi regions, Tanzania 

  Kuboja, N. M.; Isinika, A. C.; Kilima, F. T. M. (Huria Journal, 2016)

  The study was carried out in Tabora and Katavi regions in the miombo woodlands of Tanzania. The overall objective of the study was to undertake a comparative economic analysis of beekeeping using improved or traditional ...
• Factors influencing the consumption of pulses in rural and urban areas of Tanzania 

  Mfikwa, A. E.; Kilima, F. T. M. (2014)

  Pulses are important/sole sources of some dietary protein and energy, especially for the vegetarian population and poor people who are less able to afford the cost of other sources of protein. Despite its nutritional and ...
• A Small Push Goes a Long Way: Farmers' Participation in Rainwater Harvesting Technology Development 

  Lazaro, E.A.; Senkondo, E.M.M.; Bakari, A.; Kishebuka, S.R.; Kajiru, G.J. (1999)

  Farmer partieipation in decision making at various phases of project implementation contributes very.highly to project success. The Soil-Water Management Research Programme (SWMRP) has gained valuable experience in the ...
• Affecting the adoption of rain water harvesting technologies in western Pare lowlands of Tanzania 

  Mdoe, N.S.Y.; Hatibu, N.; Mahoo, H.; Gowing, J.; Senkondo, E.M.M (1998)

  4,d.oPtion,oj. tech,!ology.is an importantfactor in economic development especia.lly.' in developing fountries~ s.ucc,essful introduction of technologies in d~eloping countries requires an understanding gf .the prioriti~s ...
• Field assessment of rapid market estimation techniques: a case study of dairy value chains in Tanzania 

  Coles, C. F.; Kilima, F. T.; Mvena, Z. S.; Ngetti, M.; Akyoo, A.; Nombo, C. (African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2015)

  Three rapid market estimation techniques were used to quantify the informal milk market in two Tanzanian municipalities, namely Iringa and Tanga, with reference to producer-based estimates, retailer-based estimates and ...
• The impact of agricultural research on poverty and income distribution: A case study of selected on-farm research projects at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania 

  Kilima, F. T. M.; Tarimo, A. J. P.; Johnsen, F. H.; Nchimbi-Msolla, S.; Mbaga, S.; Sesabo, J.; Abdallah, J. M.; Iranga, G. (Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2013)

  Improved technologies induce productivity growth that generates pro-poor improvement processes. However, improving welfare and equity is a difficult task. This study investigated whether interventions in agriculture benefit ...
• Are price changes in the world market transmitted to markets in less developed countries? A case study of sugar, cotton, wheat, and rice in Tanzania 

  Kilima, F. T. M. (IIIS, 2006)

  This paper investigates the extent to which world market price changes are transmitted through changes in border prices into local producer prices for four agricultural product markets in Tanzania: sugar, cotton, wheat ...
• The influence of incentives in eliminating hypothetical bias: Evidence from a choice-based conjoint experiment for beef products in Iringa and Mbeya regions in Tanzania 

  Nandonde, S. W.; Msuya, E. E.; Mtenga, L. A.; Kilima, F. T.; Alphonce, R. (Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development, 2013)

  Consumer responses were observed for a within-sample comparison of preference and willingness-to-pay (WTP) estimates for tenderness, leanness, freshness and hygiene for beef products from finished cattle and non-finished ...
• Optimal fertilizer warehousing and distribution systems for farm supply cooperatives 

  Kenkel, P.; Kilima, F. (NCR-194 Research on Cooperatives, 2004)

  Fertilizer sales and appli cation services are important business areas for farm supply cooperatives. These firms account for roughly one-third of the $800M, which U.S. producers paid for fertilizer, lime and soil ...
• The capacity of on-farm research in reducing poverty: Experiences from twenty seven projects in Tanzania 

  Tarimo, A. J. P.; Johnsen, F. H.; Nchimbi-Msolla, S.; Mbaga, S.; Kilima, F. T. M.; Sesabo, J.; Abdallah, J. M.; Iranga, G. (Tanzania J.Agric.Sc, 2008)

  Poverty can be categorized into income poverty and non-income poverty. At the smallscale Jarmers level income poverty results Jrom low productivity oj agricultural enterprises. hence low sales oj products. On the other ...
• The impact of market reforms on spatial volatility of maize price in Tanzania 

  Kilima, T. M.; Chung, C.; Kenkel, P.; Mbiha, E. (Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2004)

  The impacts of market reforms on the volatility of agricultural prices in developing countries have not been well understood because economic theory does not provide a concrete basis for predicting the effects of reforms ...
• Sustainability standards and coffee exports from Tanzania 

  Lazaro, E. A.; Makindara, J.; Kilima, T. M. (DIIS · DANISH INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, 2008)

  One of the key trends characterizing agro-food trade in the last two decades has been the increas-ing complexity of public and private standards that are applied to imports into developed coun-tries. This paper aims to ...
• Adoption and impact of improved agricultural technologies in developing countries: the case of Imazapyr-resistant maize in Western Kenya 

  Mignouna, Djana Babatima (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2011)

  Declining productivity of food crops in developing countries is associated with several factors including poor adoption of improved technologies against pests and parasites destroying crops with developmental implications ...

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