• Ending rural hunger: the case of Tanzania 

  Alphonce, Roselyne (2017)

  Ending hunger is an ambition formally enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and adopted by all 193 member countries of the United Nations. This report looks at Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2), ...
• Ex-ante economic impact assessment of green manure technology In maize production systems in Tanzania 

  William, J G; Hella, J P; Mwatawala, M W (2012)

  In maize-based farming systems, intercropping of maize with green manure have been increasingly been one of the strategies to revive the declining maize production caused by increasing pests’ infestations and low soil ...
• An economic comparison of biological and conventional control Strategies for insect pests in cashew and mango Plantations in Tanzania 

  Juma George, William; Hella, Joseph; Esbjerg, Lars; Mwatawala, Maulid; Rwegasira, Gration (2013)

  This study was undertaken to compare alternative methods of pest control for insect pests in order to determine which methods has the highest efficacy against insect pests and the least detrimental side effects, ...
• Options to increase adoption of lowland rice - legume Technologies in Morogoro, Tanzania 

  Tenge, Albino; Ley, George; Hella, Joseph; Magreth, Kinyau; Opio, Fina; Rwomushana, Ivan (Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2013)

  The main concern in agricultural research is to ensure that research products are adopted by farmers. However, the rate of adoption is low. Most research on adoption rates are post-ante. The values of such research can ...
• Productivity impact of growth enhancement support scheme on maize farm households in Kano State, NigeriaProductivity impact of growth enhancement support scheme on maize farm households in Kano State, Nigeria 

  Tiri, G. D; Mlay, G. I; Roselyne, A (African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2019-11)

  In Nigeria, farmers depend on government support for farm inputs in form of subsidies in order to improve their livelihoods. In this article, the productivity impact of the Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS) input ...
• Ex-Ante analysis of adoption of introduced chicken strains among smallholder farmers in selected areas of Tanzania 

  Andrew, Rogers; Makindara, Jeremia; Mbaga, Said H; Alphonce, Roselyne (Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2019-04)

  Keeping local chickens is an integral part of Tanzania’s rural economy although it suffers low genetic potential. To address the problem, the Africa Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project introduced and tested improved strains ...
• Consumer demand for branded and packaged processed foods: the case of rural and urban towns in Tanzania 

  Kway, Yudathadei; Alphonce, Roselyne (Agricultural Economics Society of Tanzania, 2020-12)

  This paper elicit the demand for packaged and branded processed food products in selected urban and rural towns of Tanzania, where 630 consumers were randomly selected from two urban and four rural towns based on their ...
• Commercialization Pathways: Synegies Between Small And Medium Scale Farmers In Tanzania 

  Alphonce, Roselyne; Muyanga, Milu; Minde, Isack (2021-02)

  The changing farm structures in sub-Saharan countries, with the emergence of medium and large scale farmers, has elicited opposing views in the literature. While much of this is largely positive, pointing to positive ...
• 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. (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 ...
• Economic viability of newly introduced chicken strains at village level in Tanzania: FARMSIM model simulation approach 

  Makindara, Jeremia; Andrew, Rogers; Mbaga, Said H; Alphonce, Roselyne (ELSEVIER, 2019)

  A local chicken farming is an integral part of Tanzania's rural economy. However, despite its contributions to household economy and food security, local chicken productivity remains low because of low genetic potential, ...
• 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 ...
• Eliciting Consumer WTP for Food Characteristics in a Developing Context: Application of Four Valuation Methods in an African Market 

  Alphonce, Roselyne; Frode, Alfnes (WILEY, 2016)

  We elicit willingness to pay for conventional, organic and/or food-safety-inspected tomatoes in a traditional African food market. We identify four elicitation methods that can be conducted with one respondent at a time, ...
• Consumption of processed food & food away from home in big cities, small towns, and rural areas of Tanzania 

  Sauer, Christine M; Reardon, Thomas; Tschirley, David; Liverpool-Tasie, Saweda; Awokuse, Titus; Alphonce, Roselyne; Ndyetabula, Daniel; Waized, Betty (WILEY, 2021)

  We study household consumption of various categories of processed food, includ ing ultra-processed food and meals away from home in Tanzania. We compare peri-urban versus hinterland rural areas, and large cities versus ...
• Behavioral responses and the impact of new agricultural technologies: evidence from a double-blind field experiment in Tanzania 

  Bulte, Erwin; Beekman, Gonne; Difalco, Salvatore; Hella, Joseph; Lei, Pan (Oxford University Press, 2014)

  Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in the social sciences are typically not double-blind, so participants know they are “treated” and will adjust their behavior accordingly. Such effort responses complicate the assessment ...
• Climate variability and farm technology adoption decisions among smallholder farmers in Pangani River Basin 

  Moshi, Arbogast; Hella, Joseph; Isinika, Aida (Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 2016)

  Climate change is currently a serious threat for agriculture development and food security in sub-Saharan Africa. With the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) climate outlook for the 21 st century, the future ...
• Assessment of operational aspects of the input supply chain under national agriculture input voucher scheme (NAIVS) in Tanzania 

  Aloyce, G. M.; Gabagambi, D. M.; Hella, J. P. (Academic Journals, 2014)

  This study examines the operational aspects of the National Agriculture Input Voucher Scheme in Tanzania from 2009/2010 to 2010/2011 based on secondary and primary data. Primary data were collected from a random sample ...
• National agricultural input voucher scheme impact on productivity and food security of smallholder farmers in Tanzania 

  Aloyce, G. M.; Gabagambi, D. M.; Hella, J. P. (Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 2014)

  Tanzania Government introduced National Agriculture Input Voucher Scheme (NAIVS) in 2008/2009 to overcome the limitations of the previous subsidy programs. This would increase productivity and food security contributing ...
• Participatory market-led cowpea breeding in Sub- Saharan Africa: Evidence pathway from Malawi and Tanzania 

  Hella, J. P.; Chilongo, T; Mbwag, A. M; Bokosi, J; Kabambe, V; Riches, C; Massawe, C. L. (2013-09)

  This paper present presents a pathway followed by the Alectra research project group in Tanzania and Malawi breeding cowpea for Alectra resistance and for the market. The main objective of the project was to develop ...
• The art of balancing food security: securing availability and affordability of food in Tanzania 

  Haug, Ruth; Hella, Joseph (2013-04)

  Monitoring of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) indicates that a large number of countries are not on track to reach the hunger targets set out in Goal 1 (MDG1, Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger by 2015). The ...
• 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. ...

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