• Commercialization pathways and their implications on smallholder rice farmers’ productivity and welfare in Mbarali district, Tanzania 

  Rashid, F. N. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  Agricultural transformation from low productivity to commercial agriculture has been a policy of concern in Sub-Saharan African countries whose economies depend on agriculture. Different pathways to commercialization ...
• Impact of growth enhancement support scheme on productivity, welfare and income distribution of smallholder maize farmers in Kano 

  Dakyong, T.G (Sokoine university of agriculture, 2020)

  In an effort to unlock the productive potential of the agricultural sector in Nigeria, in 2011 the government implemented the Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS) in all the thirty six states of Nigeria including ...
• Economic potential of newly introduced chicken strains at Farm level in selected areas of Tanzania 

  Andrew, R (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2020)

  In Tanzania, local chicken farming is an integral part of the rural economy with a high potential for poverty reduction and enhancing food security. However, despite its contributions to household economy and food security, ...
• Consumers’ preference attributes for tropically adapted improved chicken in Njombe and Morogoro regions, Tanzania 

  Muhikambele, E. R. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  Generally in Tanzania consumers prefer local chickens and pay premium prices compared to other chickens due to the perception that local chicken tastes better, nutritious and organically raised. However, productivity ...
• Aggregate cocoa supply response to government expenditure in Ghana 

  Jonathan, A. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  The cocoa sub-sector of Ghana is a major employer and source of income for most smallholder farmers as well as a major export earner for the government. The importance of the cocoa sub-sector has resulted in government ...
• Optimal farm enterprise mix and threshold dietary requierements for smallholder farmers in semi-arid Chamwino district, Dodoma-Tanzania 

  Kihamba, G. Z. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  Malnutrition is among the serious health problems affecting infants, children and women of reproductive age in Tanzania. Various approaches have been adopted to address this problem. Such approaches include; importation ...
• Farm size and agricultural productivity across maize cropping systems in Maize Producing Districts in Tanzania Mainland 

  Severian, N. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  The evidence over a negative relationship between farm size and productivity in large global literature is largely dependent on a narrow range of farm sizes excluding medium and large scale farms. This study was carried ...
• Social networks, governance and transaction costs effects on organic tomato and sweet pepper tourist hotels market in Arusha and Unguja 

  Mbapila, S. J. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  The objectives of this study were to (i) determine the social networks of the main actors in the organic food value chain in the tourism sector (ii) determine governance in the value chain of organic tomatoes and sweet ...
• Adoption of system of rice intensification and impact on yield in Mbarali District In Mbeya, Tanzania 

  Ndabila, A. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2018)

  Rice yields in developing countries in general and specifically in Tanzania remain low due to limited adoption of new innovations by smallholder rice farmers. The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is believed to have ...
• The contribution of women to household food and nutrition security in Chamwino District, Dodoma, Tanzania 

  Ngilangwa, J. N. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  Despite economic growth and improvements in living standards, food and nutrition security are still major socio-economic problems in Tanzania. In Tanzania, food and nutrition security are achieved through agricultural ...
• Value chain analysis of the tropically adapted improved chicken in Lindi rural and Masasi Districts, Tanzania 

  Isack, N. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  Providing agro- ecologically adaptive, low-inputs and high productive chickens in terms of eggs and meat remain critical to transform smallholder chicken farmers in developing countries from subsistence to commercial ...
• Determinants of total factor productivity of maize in Ruvuma Region, Tanzania: the effect of input subsidies 

  Ngalya, N. C. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  Ruvuma Region has been receiving subsidy fertilizer since the reintroduction of the NAIVS programme by the government of Tanzania in 2003/04 crop season. The current study examines the performance of small holder farmer’s ...
• Effects of non-farm activities on household income in selected rapidly urbanizing villages in Mufindi District in Iringa Region, Tanzania 

  Rumulika, K. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  Although, agriculture remains the main source of income and employment in developing countries, it is a universally accepted fact that agricultural sector is incapable of creating sufficient income in the middle of ...
• Analysis of tomato value chain in Rugombo District, Burundi 

  Mwadjuma, M. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  This study analysed the tomato value chain in Rugombo district in order to develop new insights on the nature of activities along the chain and shade light on possible strategies that may increase primary actor’s ...
• Social networks, governance and transaction costs effects on organic tomato and sweet pepper tourist hotels market in Arusha and Unguja 

  Mbapila, S. J. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  The objectives of this study were to (i) determine the social networks of the main actors in the organic food value chain in the tourism sector (ii) determine governance in the value chain of organic tomatoes and sweet ...
• Determinants of total factor productivity of maize in Ruvuma Region, Tanzania: The effect of input subsidies 

  Ngalya, N. C. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  Ruvuma Region has been receiving subsidy fertilizer since the reintroduction of the NAIVS programme by the government of Tanzania in 2003/04 crop season. The current study examines the performance of small holder farmer’s ...
• Farm livelihood impact of apron star 42 ws – dressed bean seeds and its commercialization viability in Mbeya and Mbozi districts, Tanzania 

  Mushi, E. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  Commercializing the subsistence agriculture is essential for improving the smallholder farmers‟ productivity in Sub-Saharan African countries including Tanzania. However, without an adoption of productivity enhancing ...
• Effect of east african community-common external tariff for selected agro-food sensitive products on Burundi’s Trade, Welfare and Tariff Revenue 

  Bizoza, S. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  The effects of the customs union are ambiguous and depend on different factors. The theoretical ambiguities raise a need for empirical studies to generate information for a particular case. This study looks on the effect ...
• Effects of cotton market liberalization on the smallholder farmer s’ livelihoods: a case study of two district in Shinyanga region Tanzania 

  Kamile, I. B (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2010)

  Market liberalization has been one of the most important and widely implemented aspects of the Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) in sub –Saharan Africa (SSA). The general objective of the study was to investigate the ...
• Economics of grain storage techniques for smallholder farmers in Kilosa District, Tanzania 

  Luoga, R. E. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  Smallholder farmers lack knowledge on the amount of income lost from improper grain management after harvest thus they make uninformed decisions on the storage technique to use. This study aimed at assessing the economics ...

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