• Consumer preferences for quality characteristics along the cowpea value chain in Nigeria, Ghana and Mali 

  Mishili, Fulgence Joseph; Fulton, Joan; Shehu, Musa; Kushwaha, Saket; Marfo, Kofi; Jamal, Mustafa; Kergna, Alpha; Lowenberg-DeBoer, J. (Wiley InterScience, 2009)

  The production and trade of cowpea is a growing business in West Africa. But a better understanding of consumer preferences is essential to market development. The objective of the study was to determine the impact of ...
• Factors influencing brewery contract farming participation among sorghum farmers in selected districts in Dodoma, Tanzania : a logit analysis approach 

  Kimbi, Thedy Gerald; Mishili, Fulgence; Magomba, Christopher (Social Science Research Network, 2022)

  As contract farming is a useful arrangement that integrates smallholder farmers in the agricultural value chain in developing countries, it is essential for agricultural policies focusing on rural development to implement ...
• Factors influencing land allocation decisions to food crops - trees production in Mufindi, Tanzania:A fractional multinomial logit approach (fmnl) 

  Ng’elenge, H; Damas, P (Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2023)

  Understanding of factors influencing land allocation decisions to food crops - trees production is vital for improving the welfare gain from land allocation decisions smallholder farmers make. This article aimed to ...
• Economic viability of system of rice intensification (sri) technology in Morogoro, region, Tanzania 

  Mkubya, R.W; Damas, P; Mahoo, H.F (Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2023)

  The objective of this study is to analyze the benefits and costs of the system of rice intensification in the Morogoro Region, Tanzania. The cost-benefit analysis theory was used in this study. Data were collected by using ...
• Editorial: achieving nutrition security in Tanzania by improving production, education and economics: methods, tools and applications 

  Hoffmann, Harry Konrad; Kinabo, Joyce Ludovick; Sieber, Stefan; Stuetz, Wolfgang; Bonatti, Michelle; Mbwana, Hadijah Ally; Uckert, Götz Bernhard; Matavel, Custodio Efraim; Hafner, Johannes Michael; Löhr, Katharina; Rybak, Constance (Frontiers, 2022-09-20)

  Globally, the number of people unable to afford a healthy diet rose by 112 million to almost 3.1 billion, reflecting the impacts of rising consumer food prices during the pandemic (1). In this context, food security and ...
• Total economic values of tourist hunting blocks in Tanzania 

  Kadigi, Reuben M. J.; Nkuwi, Imani R.; Ligate, Fredrick A.; Kija, Hamza; Musamba, Emmanuel B. (BT International, 2023)

  This chapter is based on the findings of a study that was conducted in 12 tourist hunting blocks (HBs) in Tanzania. The aim of the study was to evaluate the total economic values (TEV) of the HBs to inform the decision ...
• Mapping value chains for nutrient-dense foods in Tanzania 

  Temu, Anna; Waized, Betty; Ndyetabula, Daniel; Robinson, Ewan; Humphrey, John; Henson, Spencer (Institute of Development Studies, 2014-06)

  This report details the findings of an analysis of value chains for several nutrient-dense foods in Tanzania. It rapidly assesses the potential of ten commodities to contribute to reducing undernutrition and identifies ...
• Promoting biofortified crops for nutrition: lessons from orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in Tanzania 

  Waized, Betty; Ndyetabula, Daniel; Temu, Anna; Robinson, Ewan; Henson, Spencer (Institute of Development Studies, 2015-04)

  This case study examines the outcomes of interventions in Tanzania that have promoted the production and consumption of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) – a biofortified crop – with the objective of reducing vitamin A ...
• Impacts of prices and transactions costs on input usage in a liberalizing economy: evidence from Tanzanian coffee growers 

  Winter-Nelson, Alex; Temu, Anna (2004-06-15)

  Despite improvements in production incentives, agricultural output in Africa remained sluggish through the 1990s. Low use of purchased inputs may be part of the cause of persistently low productivity in African agriculture. ...
• Market liberalisation, vertical integration and price behaviour in Tanzania’s coffee auction 

  Temu, Anna A.; Winter-Nelson, Alex; Garcia, Philip (Blackwell Publishers, 2001)

  Whether market liberalisation can promote agricultural development in Africa depends on how well existing institutions can facilitate trade by private agents. This article assesses the performance of the Tanzania ...
• Economic viability of improved fodder production in Iringa region: comparative cost – benefit analysis of different on-farm treatments 

  Mbwaga, A. I.; Mgeni, C. P.; Kadigi, R. M. J. (Eastern and Southern Africa Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development, 2022-06)

  Inadequate fodder production and availability has been a challenge to the livestock farmers in Tanzania. This study assessed the economic viability of fodder production using on-farm treatments at ASAS farm in Iringa ...
• The performance and determinants of rice export in Tanzania: a vector error correction analysis 

  Luhwago, W.; Philip, D.; Kadigi, R.; Kangile, J.R.; Kazuzuru, B.; Hella, J.; Mgeni, C.P. (Agricultural Economics Society of Tanzania, 2021)

  The performance of rice export in Tanzania is inadequate despite the country being the leading rice producer in the East African Community (EAC) region. Extensive government interventions in the sector and existence of ...
• The Knowledge about the Potential Health Risks of Illegal Bushmeat Activities among Local Communities Adjacent to Western Nyerere National Park, Tanzania 

  Foya, Yohani R.; Mgeni, Charles P.; Kadigi, Reuben M. J.; Kimaro, Michael H.; Hassan, Shombe N. (Scientific Research Publishing, 2023-01-19)

  Establishing knowledge of local communities regarding the potential health risks of illegal bushmeat hunting and its related practices is among the essen- tial means to developing effective conservation and public health ...
• Evaluating the contribution of complex international research‑for‑development programmes to the sustainable development goals 

  Lu‑Gonzales, Arlene; Tsusaka, Takuji W.; Szabo, Sylvia; Kadigi, Reuben M. J.; Foglietti, Camilla Blasi; Park, Seree; Matthews, Zoe (Springer, 2023)

  While evaluation of research-to-policy projects is a fundamental aspect of measur- ing the impact of new knowledge, limited studies have examined evaluation methods in such projects, as well as how the evaluation can ...
• Trade, GDP value adding activities and income inequality in the East African community 

  Kadigi, Reuben M. J. (PLOS, 2022)

  This paper investigates the extent to which the East African Community (EAC) countries have developed economically over time and whether income inequality decreases with eco- nomic growth. The relationship between trade ...
• Wildlife poaching practices in Tanzania’s Ruaha Landscape 

  Mrosso, H. T.; Kicheleri, R. P.; Kashaigili, J. J.; Munishi, P. K. T.; Kadigi, R. M.; Mgeni, C. P.; Kimaro, M. H. (AJOL, 2022)

  Throughout the world, millions of wild species and products are illegally collected, used, traded and exported. Tanzania's Ruaha landscape is considered a critical area for biodiversity, as well as an area where poaching ...
• Assessment of variation in marginal productivity value of water in paddy farming systems in times of water stress 

  Sigalla, Onesmo Zakaria; Kadigi, Reuben Mpuya Joseph; Selemani, Juma Rajabu (MDPI, 2022)

  Global projections show that increases in agriculture water productivity (AWP) by 30 and 60% in rain-fed and irrigated agriculture, respectively, are required to ensure food security in the period 2000–2025. In sub-Saharan ...
• Illegal wildlife trade: trade flows of wildlife products and facilitation methods in the Ruaha Landscape, Tanzania 

  Mrosso, Hillary Thomas; Kicheleri, Rose Peter; Kashaigili, Japhet Joel; Munishi, Pantaleo; Kadigi, Reuben Mpuya Joseph; Mgeni, Charles Peter; Kimaro, Michael Honorati (Scientific Research Publishing, 2022)

  Tanzania’s Ruaha landscape is prominent for its potential wildlife resources, which play a key role in sustaining the economy and livelihoods of the people. However, most of these resources are illegally obtained and ...
• The effects of trade governance on sugar trade and its landscape of policy practices in Tanzania 

  Kangile, Joseph Rajabu; Mpenda, Zena Theopist; Kadigi, Reuben M. J.; Mgeni, Charles Peter (SAGE, 2022)

  Trade governance is important for the efficient implementation of trade policies that support and controls most of the global value chains (GVCs) trade in African countries. Poor trade governance leads to misalignment of ...
• Gender again -views of female agricultural Extension officers by smallholder farmers in Tanzania 

  Due, Jean M.; Magayane, Flavianus; Temu, Anna A. (Elsevier Science Ltd, 1997)

  Tanzania attempts to have a village extension officer (VEO) in every village; until recent years most of the VEOs were male. Research indicated that male VEOs did not often visit female farmers and male farmers frequently ...

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