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Change and stability in the indigenous farming system of the Matengo

Mattee, A. Z. (FAO, 1999)

Mbinga District is one of the most densely populated areas in Tanzania. The indigenous system in the Matengo highlands is characterised by the Matengo pit system. This system is believed to have sustained land productivity ...
Assessing Agricultural Productivity among Smallholder Coffee Farmers in Tanzania: Evidence from Rungwe District

Mwakalobo, A. B. S. (Institute of Continuing Education, 2005-01)

This paper presents empirical findings on resource productivity and allocation efficiency in smallholder coffee farmers in Rungwe district. The data used in this paper are based on a case study that involved interviewing ...
Opportunities for upgrading the banana value chain in Uganda

Alex, A.; Makindara, J.; Tumwesigye, G.; Sikira, A. (2005-06)

As one of the major staple foods in Uganda, the banana industry is important for providing . fi)od and income to producers and other value chain actors. However, the sector is vastly underdeveloped, hence limiting its ...
Processes, experiences and guidelines for the formation of sub-catchment water users associations in the great Ruaha river catchment area – Iringa and Mbeya regions, Tanzania

Kayunze, Kim Abel (2008)

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Tanzania Country Office (WWF-TCO), with financial support from the European Union (EU), is implementing a Ruaha Water Programme with the aim to ensure that by 2010 the people of the Great ...
Social ecology: a neew perspective to HIV/AIDS susceptibility and vulnerability analysis in Mkamba village, Morogoro Tanzania

Nombo, C.; Muhanga, M. (Institute of African Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul Korea, 2009)
Muhanga, M and C.I Nombo (2010) Local Government policy responses to informal sector in Morogoro, Tanzania: seeing problems in an opportunity or seeing an opportunity in problems?

Muhanga, M.; Nombo, C. (Institute of African Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul Korea, 2010)

This paper is a study conducted in selected wards in Morogoro Municipality in Tanzania which aims at assessing the Local Government Authorities' policy responses and supporting the informal sector. Both checklist and ...
Analysis of the agricultural science, Technology and Innovation System: banana (Musa spp.) case study in Tanzania

Maerere, A. P.; Rweyemamu, C. L.; Sibuga, K. P.; Mgembe, E. R.; Rwambali, E. G.; Nchimbi-Msolla, S. (ResearchGate, 2010-11)

This study was conducted to collect information on the agricultural science, technology and innovation (ASTI) system in the banana (Musa spp.) subsector in Tanzania. Major policies were reviewed with respect to their impact ...
Agricultural growth and poverty reduction in Tanzania 2000- 2010: where has agriculture worked for the poor and what can we learn from this?

Mashindano, Oswald; Kayunze, Kim; Maro, Festo; Da Corta, Lucia (2011)

Agriculture is an economic activity important to achieving the poverty reduction strategy goals of Tanzania. Growth in agriculture has made contributions to GDP, foreign exchange earnings, and income poverty reduction. ...
Hidden hunger in rural Tanzania: what can qualitative research tell us about what to do about chronic food insecurity?

Shepherd, Andrew; Kayunze, Kim; Vendelin, Simon; Darko, Emily; Evans, Alice (2011)

This paper is part of a series of working papers making use of a qualitative, life history dataset developed by the CPRC in Tanzania. It investigates the experience of hunger, its causes and consequences, the strategies ...
Wildlife-based domestic tourism in Tanzania: experiences from Northern Tourist Circuit

Mariki, S. B.; Hassan, S. N.; Maganga, S. L. S.; Modest, R. B.; Salehe, F. S. (Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 2011-12)

It is believed that for tourism industry to become successful, domestic, and international tourism should complement each other. But domestic tourism in many developing countries is nearly non-existent, with local residents ...
The sustainable livelihood framework: a reconstruction

Mensah, Emmanuel J. (The Development CAFÉ, 2012)

This paper provides a new construction of the Sustainable Livelihood Framework. Underlying the need for this reconstruction is the persisting argument that the framework is too micro, too household focused, thereby ...
Women to women marriages (nyumba nthobhu): Violence among infertile women in Mara region, Tanzania

Sikira, A. N.; Chingonikaya, E.; Ringo, J. (2012)

This paper examines women to women marriages (nyumba ntobhu) and its relation with gender-based violence (GBV) in Serengeti District of Mara Region. It also explores types of gender-based violence and consequences of women ...
Gender issues in dairy and beef value chains in Tanzania

Nombo, C. I.; Sikira, A. N. (Tanzania Journal of Development Studies, 2012)

This study was conducted to assess the role and level of participation of women, men and youth in the dairy and meat value chains. The study also focused on gender constraints and challenges that hinder equitable involvement ...
‘One Health’ infectious diseases surveillance in Tanzania: are we all on board the same flight?

Mbugi, Erasto V; Kayunze, Kim A; Katale, Bugwesa Z; Kendall, Sharon; Good, Liam; Kibik, Gibson S; Keyyu, Julius D; Godfrey-Faussett, Peter; van Helden, Paul; Matee, Mecky I (OJVR, 2012)

Infectious diseases account for nearly 40% of the burden of human mortality and morbidity in low-income countries, of which 7% is attributable to zoonoses and 13% to recently emerging diseases from animals. One of the ...
The role of development projects in strengthening community-based adaptation strategies: the case of Uluguru mountains agricultural development project (umadep)-Morogoro-Tanzania.

Mussa, Kassim Ramadhani; Mjemah, Ibrahimu Chikira; Malisa, Emmanuel Timothy (International Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2012)

This study was trying to find out whether the designing and implementation of the Uluguru Mountain Agricultural Development Project (UMADEP) has taken into account the hazards, impacts and risks associated with climate ...
Gender and adaptation practices to the effects of climate change in Bahi and Kondoa Districts Dodoma Region, Tanzania

Swai, Okuli W.; Mbwambo, Jonathan S.; Magayane, Flavianus T. (Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2012)

Climate change has different effects between men and women, but disaggregated data by gender to realize specific adaptation practices undertaken by men and women in Tanzania are scarce. To fill part of the information ...
The impact of land tenure and degradation on adoption of agroforestry in Uluguru mountains forest, Tanzania

Ruheza, Sosthenes; Tryphone, George Muhamba; Khamis, Zuena K. (Research Gate, 2012)

The influence of land tenure and land degradation on adoption of Agroforestry practices can not be overstated. A study was carried in Tandai village in Uluguru Mountains of Morogoro Rural District, Tanzania, to investigate ...
Trends in HIV/AIDS voluntary testing in Tanzania: a case of Njombe urban, Njombe region

Kabote, Samwel J.; Niboye, Elliott P. (IISTE, 2012)

This article presents and analyzes status and trends for people who were voluntarily tested for HIV/AIDS infections in Njombe Town Council in Njombe region. The analysis covers five year period between 2007 and 2011. ...
Studies on the influence of tree tenure on the adoption of agroforestry practices in Uluguru mountains, Tanzania

Ruheza, Sosthenes; Tryphone, George Muhamba; Mbwambo, Jonathan Stephen; Khamis, Zuena K.; Swella, George; Mushobozy, Deus K. (Research Gate, 2012)

On-farm tree retention formed the basis for the present day agroforestry systems in many traditions. In the present study, we assessed the influence of tree tenure on the adoption of agroforestry practices in Uluguru ...
Plot and Household-Level Determinants of Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Rural Tanzania

Kassie, Menale; Jaleta, Moti; Shiferaw, Bekele; Mmbando, Frank; Muricho, Geoffrey (2012-01)

Soil fertility depletion is considered the main biophysical limiting factor to increasing per capita food production for most smallholder farmers in Africa. The adoption and diffusion of sustainable agricultural practices ...

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