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Item Bringing evidence to bear for negotiating tradeoffs in sustainable agricultural intensification using a structured stakeholder engagement process(Taylor & Francis, 2021) Winowiecki, Leigh Ann; Bourne, Mieke; Magaju, Christine; Neely, Constance; Massawe, Boniface; Masikati, Patricia; Vågen, Tor-Gunnar; Musili, Faith; Nabi, Muhammad; Nguyo, Anthony; Seid, Hadia; Hadgu, Kiros; Shoo, Aikande; Tembo, Howard; Chipatela, Floyd; Chesterman, Sabrina; Hughes, Karl; Temu, Emmanuel; Kimaro, Anthony Anderson; Sinclair, FergusSustainable agricultural intensification (SAI) has the potential to increase food security without detrimental effects on ecosystem services. However, adoption of SAI practices across sub-Saharan Africa has not reached transformational numbers to date. It is often hampered by lack of context-specific practices, sub-optimal understanding of tradeoffs and synergies among stakeholders, and lack of approaches that bring diverse evidence sources together with stakeholders to collectively tackle complex problems. In this study, we asked three interconnected questions: (i) What is the accessibility and use of evidence for SAI decision making; (ii) What tools could enhance access and interaction with evidence for tradeoff analysis; and (iii) Which stakeholders must be included? This study employed a range of research and engagement methods including surveys, stakeholder analysis, participatory trade-off assessments and co-design of decision dashboards to better support evidence-based decision making in Zambia, Tanzania and Ethiopia. At the inception, SAI evidence was accessible and used by less than half of the decision makers across the three countries and online dashboards hold promise to enhance access. Many of the stakeholders working on SAI were not collaborating and tradeoff analysis was an under-utilized tool. Structured engagement across multiple stakeholder groups with evidence is critical.Item Rescue archaeology at open-air sites around the University of Dodoma, central Tanzania(South African Archaeological Bulletin, 2021) Ryano, Kokeli P.; Augustino, Augustino; Rao, Krishna S.; Ng'winamila, Kasongi; Temu, Emmanuel; Ngowi, Edwin; Kilonzo, RehemaA team of researchers from the University of Dodoma conducted a rescue study involving systematic and random land walkover surveys, interviews and group discussions with elders, and minimal excavations around the periphery of the institution. Findings indicate the existence of two traditions that are temporally separated by thousands of years. The lithic artefacts, analysed through a technologi- cal-attribute approach, suggest an older tradition that belongs to the Middle Stone Age prepared Levalloisian core technology that we estimate to have occurred between 60 and 50 ka. The cores were knapped in a unidirectional fashion using hard hammer to produce flakes or blades. The younger materials represent a civilisation of peasant farmers and probably pastoralists, the cause of whose disap- pearance is still unknown. According to oral history, these were the Wambambali people whose disappearance may have been a result of recurrent famines. This civilisation is represented by remains of pottery and of deserted settlements and buildings. Most of the pottery is in pieces (c. 86%) identified to be body parts, while others (c. 14%) represent rims, necks, and shoulders. The buildings were constructed using thatch and daub and they were likely burnt before settling in to solidify the structures. This research represents an important opportu- nity and has convinced us to now call on authorities and other stake- holders to ensure the protection of the cultural heritage through emphasising impact assessment studies prior to any destructive project.Item Transferring cultural geo-history datasets of artifacts using gis geodatabase for archiving in Dodoma capital city, Tanzania(2018) Mwakipesile, Augustino; Ngowi, Edwin; Kasongi, Ng’winamila; Temu, Emmanuel; Kilonzo, RehemaThe study aimed to create a historical geographic information system (HGIS), including a geodatabase and simple web application for Dodoma Capital City (DCC) in Tanzania. A web GIS application based is an outcome of the study that can improves research on, and knowledge of, the rare artifacts of cultural and historical heritage in Dodoma Capital City (DCC) for historians and the wider academic community. Likewise, spatial data incorporated allows for visualization of the relationship between people, and their geographic and cultural surroundings. Therefore, the cultural geo-history in this paper describes the specific connection of the cultural artifacts and historical site in a given area to their environment and geographic space. For that purpose, the Dodoma Capital City (DCC) historical artifacts as a case study were cataloged based on GIS techniques, geocoding protocols, and describing the artifacts to create an intuitive and familiar tool for historical researchers and archivists to better understand the cultural geo-history of Dodoma Capital City (DCC). The resulting tool, the Dodoma Capital City Historical Geographical Information System (DCCHGIS), combines a geodatabase and a web application to provide access to a small portion of the geospatial cultural history of Dodoma Capital City (DCC). The DCCHGIS demonstrates that archiving are useful in creating an accurate, informative, and usable Historical Geographic Information System (HGIS) tool that increase the knowledge of and access to cultural geo-history