• Farmers’ perceptions, attitudes and adaptation to rainfall variability risks in dryland areas of Tanzania 

  Mutabazi, Khamaldin Daud Suleyman (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2007)

  The thrust of this study was to examine farmers’ perceptions and attitudes towards risks, and local adaptation strategies against agricultural risks caused by rainfall variability. Specific objectives were to: (i) analyse ...
• Determinant of household dietary diversity in rural and urban Tanzania: does household income matter the most? 

  Assenga, Theresia Francis (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  Recently, food security particularly in terms of nutrients availability has been topical reflected in food intake diversity. Thus, the study to analyze the determinant of household dietary diversity and analyze dietary ...
• Economic and institutional factors affecting smallholder farmers’ income from orange production in Muheza district, Tanzania 

  Makorere, R. F. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2016)

  This study analyzed economic and institutional factors affecting income of smallholder farmers from orange production, who can be characterized as income poor, in Muheza district, arrangements and their influence on prices ...
• Contribution of village savings and lending associations to improving rice productivity and income in Mvomero district, Morogoro, Tanzania 

  Mtenga, Rozalia Patrice (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2022)

  Village savings and lending associations (VSLAs) have proven to overcome the obstacles that exist to informal financial services and are recognized to facilitate access to credit for smallholder rice farmers in rural ...
• Farmers’ willingness to pay (wtp) for local chicken ecotypes with enhanced newcastle disease resistance in Dodoma and Singida regions, Tanzania 

  Sese, Helen Samwel (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2022)

  Indigenous poultry production plays an important role in meeting both social and economic obligations for most households in developing countries, especially for poor families. It is estimated that 2.5 million people ...
• The role of financial inclusion on poverty reduction among rice farmers in Gihanga district of Burundi: does gender matter? 

  Irakoze, Gildas (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  Financial inclusion and its role in poverty reduction have been less investigated in low- and middle-income countries. Using cross-sectional data collected from 385 rice farmers in the Gihanga District of Burundi, this ...
• Farmers’ willingness to pay for improved cassava cuttings attributes in Rugombo district, Burundi 

  Ndayisaba, Henriette (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2022)

  Despite cassava being both a staple food, a major source of calories, and the third most important crop after beans and bananas in Burundi, its seeds system is characterized by informal sectors and the unavailability of ...
• Economic analysis of virus free sweet potato production in the lake and coastal zones of Tanzania 

  Kibiki, Castory (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  A study was carried out to analyze the economics of virus free sweet potato and vine multiplication by smallholder farmers in two selected agro-ecological zones of Tanzania namely; Lake Victoria Zone and Coastal Zone. ...
• Aflatoxins contamination in raw and locally processed cashew nuts and the associated human health risks: 

  Akwilapo, Catherine Leonard (Sokoine University Of Agriculture, 2022)

  Aflatoxins (AFs) are one of the mycotoxins which are secondary metabolites of various fungi species; Aspergillus flavus, A. parasiticus and A. nomius. There are about eighteen types of aflatoxins that have been identified, ...
• Evaluation of livelihoods and economic benefits of water utilization: the case of great Ruaha river catchment in Tanzania 

  Kadigi, Reuben Mpuya Joseph (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2006)

  A study was conducted in the Great Ruaha River (GRR) catchment from mid 2002 to end of 2004 to evaluate existing livelihoods, values and benefits of water utilisation; the effect of these benefits on poverty alleviation, ...
• Farmers adaptation technologies to climate change in Pangani river basin: technical efficiency and yield risk 

  Moshi, Aborgast Benard (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2017)

  The study to investigate farmer's adaptation technologies to climate change in Pangani river basin, Tanzania focused on two central themes mainly yield risks and the efficiency of adopted farm technologies to climate ...
• Comparative analysis of groundnuts and maize seed value Chains in semi-arid agro-ecologies of central Tanzania 

  KENJEWALA, GLORIA VICENT (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  The groundnut sub-sector in Tanzania is characterized by low productivity compared to the maize sub-sector. Among other things, the low productivity is due to the use of low- quality seeds. This study is therefore attempted ...
• Mycotoxins contamination in maize and groundnut: implications on household food safety in Kilosa district, Tanzania. 

  Magembe, Kija Steven (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2014)

  Mycotoxins have become a major concern for health and economic problems all over the world particularly in the tropical countries. These countries, in particular are experiencing hazard exposure to mycotoxins. The aim ...
• Economic analysis of acreage supply response under risk: the case of selected crops in Oklahoma 

  Mlay, Gilead Isaac (Oklahoma State University, 1981-12)
• Local taxation in Uganda, Kenya, and Zambia 

  Scovill, Mary Edith (University of Illinois, 1975)

  This study examines the existing local government tax structures The taxes are then evaluated with respect in Uganda, Kenya, and Zambia. to their effectiveness in furthering central government development goals, and ...
• Economics of compliance with international food standards in tanzania: the case of organic spice 

  Akyoo, Adam Meshack (2010-09)

  The fall in the agricultural sector’s contribution to Tanzanian export earnings since the early 1990s has increased attention toward new crops with the potential of supplementing the country’s traditional export crops. ...
• Structural change in the u.s. soybean and soybean products Markets:a systematic varying coefficient Simultaneous system approach 

  Rugambisa, Jeremiah Boniface Ishengoma (1985)

  The soybean industry is an interesting area for investiga- It is extremely complex and has been changing rather t ion. dramatically over the last 10 to 15 years. There exists a high degree of interaction among the ...
• The impact of land size and farm fragmentation on Household welfare: the case of Kilosa district in Morogoro, Tanzania 

  Swai, Sophia Faustin (SUA, 2016)

  The study on which this thesis is based investigated the impact of land size and farm fragmentation on household welfare in Kilosa District. The specific objectives were to: determine factors affecting household land ...
• Gender specific adaptation practices to the effects of climate change in Bahi and Kondoa districts, Dodoma region, Tanzania 

  Swai, Okuli William (SUA, 2014)

  Climate change has differentiated effects between men and women, but there is scarce information on how men and women are adapting to the effects in Tanzania. The main objective of this study was to establish gender ...
• Agricultural marketing and economic development: a brazilian case study 

  Smith, Gordon Whitford (1965)

  This is a study of agricultural marketing and economic develop­ ment in a rapidly industrializing and urbanizing low income region, the Center-South of Brazil. It analyzes the trends in structure and effi- ciency of ...

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