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Aboveground biomass and carbon stock of Usambara tropical Rainforests in Tanzania

Mauya, E.W.; Madundo, S (Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation, 2021)

Forest Above ground biomass (AGB) and carbon stock (AGC) estimation is important for carbon budget accounting, sustainable forest management as well as for understanding the role of forest ecosystem in the climate ...
Applications and challenges of information and communication technology in the forest sector: a case study of Morogoro municipality, Tanzania

Ahmad, Mchelu Hadija; William, Mauya Ernest; Juma, Lolila Nandera; Dawood, Madundo Sami (Science Publishing Group, 2022)

In Tanzania there is rapid adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the forest sector and other allied sciences. Many of the uses of ICT in the forest sector are relatively new or still on the horizon ...
Assessment of productivity and costs of three wheeled loader: case study of Sao Hill forest plantation - Mufindi Iringa, Tanzania.

Kaniki, Edson Dennis (Sokoine University of agriculture, 2021)

In recent years logging operations are either semi-mechanized or full mechanized. This has emerged due to shortage of labour in logging operations and the presence of new technology which simplifies work and increases ...
Attitude,adoption and economic potentials of Agroforestry in Kilosa District Tanzania

Luumi, F.; Mombo, F.; Senkondo, M.; Makonda, F. B. S. (2016-03-25)

The paper aimed at describing the existing agroforestry systems and technologies, examining the level of attitudes towards agroforestry, identifying socio factors influencing agroforestry adoption and estimating costs ...
Balancing wood and non-wood products in Miombo Woodlands

Makonda, F. B. S.; Gillah, P. R. (2007)

In most of the sub-Saharan countries including Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia, more than 80% of rural people are poor and traditionally rely on existing non-wood goods and services provided by miombo. ...
Bark-stripping and food habits of blue monkeys in a forest plantation on mount Meru, Tanzania

Maganga, Samwel L.S. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 1989-04)

Bark-stripping of Cupressus lusitanica (cypress) and Pinus patula (pine) by blue monkeys (Cercopethicus mitis kibonotensis) in Meru Forest Plantations has been a problem since they were established in the early 1950s. This ...
Basic density and some strength properties of pinus caribaea, pinus kesiya and pinus oocarpa grown in Katugo, Uganda

Odokonyero, Geoffrey (Sokoine University of Agriculture., 1998)

Basic density variations in and six 25-y-old properties strength three Pinus and their grown species in Katugo, Uganda were investigated. Six trees in each of Pinus caribaea and Pinus oocarpa and three in Pinus kesiya were ...
Bio-mass inventory on the basis of terrestrial surveys and aerial photographs - Illustrated on the example of a Tanzanian Miombo Woodland.

Malende, Yusufu H.M.B. (Georg-August-Univerisitat Gottingen, 1997-07)
Biomass and volume models based on stump diameter for assessing degradation of miombo woodlands in Tanzania

Manyanda, Bernardol J; Mugasha, Wilson A; Nzunda, Emannuel F.; Malimbwi, Rogers E (Hindawi, 2018-12-27)

Models to estimate forest degradation in terms of removed volume and biomass from the extraction of wood fuel and logging using stump diameter (SD) are lacking. The common method of estimating removals is through estimating ...
Comparison of dimensional stability of particle boards Manufactured in Tanzania and those imported from South Africa

Gillah, P.R; Ishengoma, R.C; Deogratias, J; Kitojo, D.H (2004)

Dimensional stability properties of particleboard from Tembo Chipboard Ltd, located in Tanga, Tanzania and of those imported from South Africa were determined and compared. A total of 64 test samples, 32 from Tembo Chipboard ...
Comparison of productivity, cost and energy expenditure when sawing on pitsawing and portable platforms In agroforestry farms in Kilimanjaro

Rurangwa, Felix Anvers (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2011)

Although future increase in timber supply in many countries is expected to come from agroforestry, the problem of on farm timber sawing, physical strain on sawyers caused by “Pitsawing” has to be addressed, to increase ...
Consumers’ preference on imported and locally made furniture in Dar es Salaam and Arusha, Tanzania

Kumburu, Neema P.; Kessy, John Francis (SAGE, 2018)

This study was designed to assess the consumer’s preference between imported and locally made furniture in Dar es Salaam and Arusha in Tanzania. Primary and secondary data for the study were collected from furniture ...
The contribution of medicinal and wild food plants to the well-being of rural communities in Lindi rural district. Tanzania

Salum, Mandalo Abeid (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2006)

A study was undertaken to assess the contribution of medicinal and wild food plants to the well-being of rural communities in Lindi Rural District, Tanzania. Structured and semi structured questionnaires and Participatory ...
DIssemination and adoption status of agroforestry practices in Mufindi district, Iringa region, Tanzania

Mgeni, Habib Wallace (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2008)

The current study was carried out during September 2006 to March 2007 in six villages namely Sawala, Kisada, Ikongosi, Sao-Hill, Ihowanza and Igomaa in Mufindi District, Iringa Region, Tanzania. The objective of the study ...
The Eastern arc mountain forests of Tanzania: Their role in biodiversity, wateresource conservation, and net contribution to atmospheric carbon.

Pantaleo, Munishi K. T. (North Carolina State University, 2001)

Mountain forests play major ecological and environmental roles. This study evaluated the roles of the Eastern Arc Mountain forests of Tanzania in conservation of biodiversity, water resources, and net contribution to ...
Economic valuation of nontimber forest products under the changing climate in Kilombero district, Tanzania

Balama, C.; Augustino, S.; Mwaiteleke, D.; Lusambo, L. P.; Makonda, F. B. S. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016)

Sustainable collection of Nontimber Forest Products (NTFPs) for trade is an appropriate measure to increase people’s adaptive capacity against adverse effects of climate change. However, information on the economic value ...
Forest resource use conflicts as a consequence of pseudo- devolution of power: a case study of Pugu and Kazimzumbwi forest reserves, Tanzania

Shabani, Zainabu (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2009)

The Pugu and Kazimzumbwi forest reserves are among the 83 lowland coastal forests in Tanzania. The decentralization of these reserves can be called pseudo-devolution, because system does not allow for full participation ...
Fuelwood consumption in brick making: A case of Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania

Magembe, K. S.; Makonda, F. B. S.; Masanja, M. M (2015-11)

The study aimed at determination of the annual fuel wood consumption caused by brick making activities in Morogoro municipality, Tanzania. The collected and analyzed data were based on field survey and quantitative ...
Fungal diseases of trees in Tanzania with emphasis on the stem decay of the East African camphor tree, Ocotea usambarensis Engl.

Nsolomo, Vincent R. (Agricultural University of Norway, 1996)

This study presents the current situation and gives a background on forest disease research and knowledge in Tanzania. Some important disease epidemics are discussed and known fungi causing diseases to indigenous and exotic ...
Gender roles in sustainable use and practices of medicinal plants in Urban Districts of Morogoro and Iringa Tanzania

Augustino, Suzana (Sokoine University of Agriculture., 2002)

This study was designed to assess the role played by gender in sustainable use and practices of medicinal plants, in urban districts of Morogoro and Iringa, Tanzania. Data were collected through social survey methods ...

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