• Assessment of environmental degradation in Nakambala Mazabuka Zambia 

  Chinjila, Mellon Halubanje (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 1996)

  An environmental degradation assessment was carried out in Nakambala Estate, Mazabuka Zambia in October 1994 to June 1995 . The objectives of the study were: impact change, of the natural sugar plantation vege ...
• Digital processing of landsat thematic mapper satellite data for land cover classification using statistical methods for accuracy assessment: a case study of Ngerengere watershed 

  Mahuha, Fares Enock (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 1998)

  This study involved primarily digital image processing and interpretation land for classification . cover Part of Ngerengere watershed covering about 300 km2 was taken as a case study Land cover which relates to the ...
• Transfer and utilisation of selected agricultural production innovations in Tanzania: a case of Kilosa district 

  Mwanga, Lilian Jesse (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2010)

  Farmers can potentially increase their productivity through adoption of agricultural production innovations, practices, and new input packages, if appropriate extension services are put in place. However, many conventional ...
• Assessment of processing methods, sensory attributes, nutritional quality and safety of cassava leaves product (isombe) in Rwanda. 

  Umuhozariho, Marie Goretti (Sokoine University of Agriculture., 2014)

  Cassava (Manihot esculenta Cranz) leaves are cherished as a vegetable in Africa, but contain a toxic compound, cyanide. Studies were conducted to assess utilization, cyanide and nutritional value of cassava leaves after ...
• Valorisation of immature cereal grains to improve food security in Sub-Saharan Africa:a case study on pepeta in Tanzania 

  Miraji, Kulwa Furahisha (Wageningen University, 2022-04-05)

  Cereals contributes a substantial proportion of the food supply for humans and animals globally, including in the SSA where they form a major source of dietary energy and protein intakes as staple foods. Beside their ...
• Development of a computer-based decision support tool for selection of optimum tractor-plough system for upland farming in Tanzania: a case of Mvomero District 

  Mwasandube, Amon Cornel (Sokoine University Of Agriculture, 2015)

  In Tanzania, fanners like others elsewhere, have to make informed choices of optimum and cost effective farm machinery. The level, appropriate choice and subsequent proper use of farm machinery has a direct and significant ...
• Performance of carrots under various fertilization and water application regimes 

  Alexandre, Ciza (Sokoine university of agriculture, 2022)

  Carrot (Daucus carota L.) is a crop cultivated in Tanzania, but its productivity is still low, mainly due to poor agronomic practices and limited information on optimal levels of water along with type and level of ...
• Development of a computer-based decision support tool for selection of optimum tractor-plough system for upland farming in Tanzania: 

  Mwasandube, Amon Cornel (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2015)

  This thesis is the result of a study carried out in Mvomcro District in Morogoro region, Tanzania. The success of this work was made possible by moral and material support of different persons and institutions. First, ...
• Implications of ecological gradients and climate change on tree species composition, diversity and distribution in two eastern arc mountains, Tanzania 

  Chitiki, Alfred (Sokoine University of Agriculture., 2014)

  The conservation of biological diversity in the tropics is important for improving ecosystem goods and services. Proper conservation planning however requires a thorough understanding of forest ecosystem processes that ...
• Modelling and measurement of soil moisture content based on a remote sensing method for applications in Semi-arid tropics. 

  Salim, Baanda A. (University of Bonn, 1999-06-18)

  Soil moisture plays a very crucial role in land surface processes It should therefore be monitored with the same accuracy and frequency as other important environmental variables Two approaches are used for estimation of ...
• The influence of age, size and sex on feeding in yellow baboons: sexual segregation but not as we know it 

  Kitegile, Amani (Anglia Ruskin University, 2016)

  Yellow baboons are sexually size dimorphic mammals living in permanent stable mixed- sex troops: Puzzling in the context of our current theory on group living, sexual dimorphism and sexual segregation! This study is the ...
• Silicon uptake by rice plant under the system of rice intensification and continuous flooding in Mkindo Irrigation Scheme, Morogoro, Tanzania 

  Gowele, Grace Erasto (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  Silicon (Si) is the second most abundant element available in the earth's crust and is considered as a beneficial element for crop growth especially rice. Si deficiency in the soil may lead to decline in rice yields. A ...
• Access to formal credit and its linkace with agricultural technologies adoption: a case of smallholder farmers ln Zanzibar 

  Mohamed, Khalid Salim (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2009)

  This study was conducted in order to determine the extent of access to formal credit in rural Zanzibar and identify factors that influence smallholder farmers* access to formal credit. It also aimed to assess the linkage ...
• Development of a model for integrated anaerobic digestion, solar and wind energy system for rural semi-arid areas 

  Yustas, Yusto Mugisha (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  The availability of sufficient energy and its efficient use is a primary factor in improving and sustaining the economic and technological development of any community. However, there are several challenges related to ...
• Pathways for increasing agricultural water productivity 

  Molden, David; Oweis, Theib Y; Pasquale, Steduto; Kijne, Jacob W; Hanjra, Munir A; Bindraban, Prem S; Bouman, Bas AM; Mahoo, Henry F; Silva, Paula; Upadhyaya, Ashutosh (2007-01-03)

  Water productivity is defined as the ratio of the net benefits from crop, forestry, fishery, livestock, and mixed agricultural systems to the amount of water required to produce those benefits. In its broadest sense it ...
• Crop water productivity of an irrigated maize crop in Mkoji sub-catchment of the Great Ruaha River Basin, Tanzania 

  Igbadun, Henry E; Mahoo, Henry F; Salim, Baanda A; Tarimo, Andrew K. P. R. (Elsevier, 2006-09-16)

  Crop water productivity (CWP) is a quantitative term used to define the relationship between crop produced and the amount of water involved in crop production. It is a useful indicator for quantifying the impact of irrigation ...
• Performance of sorghum varieties under variable rainfall in Central Tanzania 

  Msongaleli, Barnabas M.; Tumbo, S. D.; Kihupi, N. I; Rwehumbiza, Filbert B (Hindawi, 2017-04)

  Rainfall variability has a significant impact on crop production with manifestations in frequent crop failure in semiarid areas. This study used the parameterized APSIM crop model to investigate how rainfall variability ...
• Watershed level baseline assessment in the Mkindo watershed, Wami basin, Tanzania 

  de Bruin, Annemarieke; Cinderby, Steve; Mbilinyi, Boniface; Mahoo, Henry; Barron, Jennie (Stockholm Environment Institute, 2012-07)

  This report describes the results of a baseline assessment of current livelihood strategies in the Mkindo watershed of the Wami River Basin in Tanzania. The work is part of the IWMI project entitled ‘Agri- cultural Water ...
• Soil nitrogen dynamics and relationships with maize yields in a gliricidia–maize intercrop in Malawi 

  Ikerra, Susan T.; Maghembe, Jumanne A.; Smithson, Paul C.; Buresh, Roland J. (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999-04)

  Many soils of southern Africa are severely N deficient, but inorganic fertilizers are unaffordable for most sub- sistence farmers. Rotations and intercrops of legumes with crops may alleviate N deficiency through biological ...
• The effect of insecticidal plant materials on the quality of stored beans 

  Kabyazi, Evance Kamanya (Sokoine university of agriculture, 2021)

  The research was conducted at the Department of Engineering Sciences and Technology of Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) to study the effect of insecticidal plant materials (neem and eucalyptus leave powder) on ...

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