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Liberalized Maize Marketing for Smallholder Farmers in Tanzania: Evidences from Ludewa and Sumbawanga Districts

Hella, J. P.; Poulton, C.; Kashuliza, A. K. (2010)

Since 1986, Tanzania undertook economic reforms to establish free market economy in order to stimulate economic growth. With respect to maize, policy measures were implemented through; removal of price subsidies on maize ...
Adoption of a New Maize and Production Efficiency in Western Kenya

Mignouna, D.B; Mutabazi, k; Senkondo, E.M; Manyong, V.M. (2010-09)

Declining yields of maize as a result of Striga infestation has necessitated a new technology known as Imazapyr-resistant maize (IRM) to contain the problem. As a result, research and development initiatives with substantial ...
Adoption of a new maize and production efficiency in western Kenya

Mignouna, D.B; Mutabazi, K; Senkondo, E.M; Manyong, V.M (2010-09)

Declining yields of maize as a result of Striga infestation has necessitated a new technology known as Imazapyr-resistant maize (IRM) to contain the problem. As a result, research and development initiatives with substantial ...
Optimising behaviour of round potato farmers in southern highlands of Tanzania

Mpogole, Hosea; Kadigi, Reuben M. J.; Mlambiti, Melchior E. (REPOA, 2011)

Production and consumption of round potatoes have been increasing in Tanzania. This is evidenced by the increase of the urban street chips vendors; local smallholder crisps processors; and large scale processors such as ...
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 ...
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 ...
L ow partic ipation of small holder farmers in rural finance services. The case of Magugu paddy growers in Babati , Tanzania

Rukiko, M. D. (Business Minds Africa, 2011)

This study investigated the factors behind the low participation in rural finance by smallholder farmers at Magugu Village, with Mshikamano Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (SACCOS) being the central focus. The aim ...
Potential of rainfall indexed micro-insurance programs as tools to mitigate agricultural production risks in Tanzania

Kadigi, Reuben M. J.; Kingu, Peter M.; Kaliba, Aloyce R. (Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA), 2011)

This paper discusses the theoretical and practical approach of developing and pricing rainfall indices, the potential and challenges of using rainfall indexed microinsurance programs as tools to mitigate agricultural ...
Round potato (Solanum tuberosum) profitability and implications for variety selections in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania.

Mpogole, Hosea; Kadigi, Reuben M. J. (Academic Journals, 2012)

According to the standard economic theory that treats a person as a maximising agent of short run profit, it would be expected that farmers would select round potato varieties with the highest profit potential. However, ...
Analysis of technical efficiency in smallholder dairy production in Tanga City, Tanzania

Wikedzi, I. A.; Akyoo, A. M; Kanuya, N. L. (AJOL, 2012)

This paper investigates the technical efficiency of smallholder dairy farmers in Tanga City using the Stochastic Production Frontier Function (SPFF) approach. The study estimates the levels of Technical Efficiency (TE) ...
Rural finance challenges in Tanzania – the case of Kibaigwa Financial Services and Credit Cooperative Society (KIFISACCOS) in Kongwa District

Karumuna, L.; Akyoo, A. M. (Business Minds Africa, 2012)

This case gives some insight into the challenges that a rural community faces with regard to access to financial institutions. Interviews and discussions were held with the members of the community-based Kibaigwa Financial ...
Determinants of access patterns to goods and services from wetlands in Tanzania and the impact on sustainable wetland management

Mombo, Felister; Speelman, Stijn; Kessy, John; Hella, Joseph; Huylenbroeck, Guido van (Academic Journals [Commercial Publisher], 2012)

Wetlands perform vital role in providing useful goods and services to mankind. Because of their importance, human beings interactions with the wetlands’ physical environment have caused some of them to be highly degraded. ...
Consumer willingness to pay for food safety in Tanzania: an incentive-aligned conjoint analysis

Alphonce, Roselyne; Alfnes, Frode (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2012)

In this paper, we present results from a consumer experiment in Tanzania focusing on food safety. We elicit consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for tomatoes that have been inspected by health officials to meet ...
Diagnostic study on performance of participatory farmer groups (PFGS) model for banana – coffee cropping system in the DASIP supported areas

Kadigi, Reuben M. J. (District Agricultural Sector Investment Project (DASIP), 2013)

Agriculture occupies a very important role in the lives of Tanzanians as well the national economy. It employs about 75 percent of the population and it accounts for 95 percent of the food consumed in the country (Ministry ...
E-Ng’ombe: a mobile phone ICT to tackle the pitfall of information asymmetry in the value chain of indigenous beef cattle in Mwanza Region, Tanzania

Kadigi, Ibrahim L.; Muhiche, Lupyana; Kadigi, Reuben M.J.; Makindara, Jeremiah; Laswai, Germana; Kashaigili, Japhet J. (Sciknow, 2013)

A value chain (VC) study was conducted in Ilemela and Magu Districts of Mwan za region in Tanzan ia to evaluate the performance of different actors in the VC of indigenous beef cattle and identify opportunities for upgrading ...
Value chain of indigenous cattle and beef products in Mwanza region, Tanzania: market access, linkages and opportunities for upgrading

Kadigi, Reuben M. J.; Kadigi, Ibrahim L.; Laswai, Germana. H; Kashaigili, Japhet J. (Academia Publishing, 2013)

The potentials of the traditional beef cattle sector in Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) have only been utilized marginally. The sector still suffers from limited access and linkages to premium markets, lack of entrepreneurial ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Economics of Potassium Based Fertilizers for Sustainable Crop Production

Hella, J, P.; Mkangwa, C, K.; Kazyoba, S, E. (2013)

In recent years utilization of in-organic fertilizers in Tanzania has more than doubled due to many factors including government subsidies through the National Input Voucher Scheme (NAIVS). However the increase is more ...

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