Aims: To analyze the organization and challenges of contract farming in Tanzania.
Study Design: Cross sectional.
Place and Duration of the Study: Turiani division in Mvomero District. Data collection began in
February ...
Respikius, M; Ahmad, A.K; Lamtane, H; Mtui, H.D.(2021)
Integrated Agri-Aquaculture (IAA) is the integration of fish farming within a broader farming
system. Although this system is common in Asia, it is not widely practised in Africa and Tanzania
in particular. For many ...
In recent years, non-industrial private forestry (NIPF) for timber production has gained economic importance in the Southern Highlands of
Tanzania. Access to benefits accrued from NIPF represents an opportunity for poverty ...
R, Martin; Kahamba, J. S(Journal of the Open University of Tanzania, 2017)
Many studies have focused on the use of ICT by farmers; however, little
attention has been on the use ICT by agricultural extension agents who are the
bridge between source of agricultural knowledge and technologies ...
Contract and trust are the two main governance mechanisms that influ ence actors’ integration into value chains. Nevertheless, most studies treat trust as a
complement to formal contract, paying less attention on the ...
Abstract: Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) disease is a major constraint of banana production in the Lake zone (Kagera, Mwanza
and Mara) regions of Tanzania where banana plays an important role as a staple food and cash crop. ...
Mbise, Mirau(Tanzania Journal of Community Development, 2021-11-04)
Crops’ production and marketing in Tanzania are affected by socio-
demographic factors. However, such factors have been given little
attention. Thus, this study assesses the relationship between socio-
demographic factors ...
John, Regina; Mattee, Amon Z.; Nyamba, Siwel Y.(Tanzania Journal of Community Development, 2021-08-25)
Being guided by the theory of reasoned action, this study sought
to investigate factors that determined the choices of income-
generating activities among youth beneficiaries of Youth
Development Fund in Morogoro ...
A study was carried out to assess the variation in morphological characteristics of four strains (namely, Pare, Gogo,
Sukuma and Sonjo) of Small East African (SEA) goat breed in four regions of Tanzania as a first step ...
A study was conducted in Turiani (sub-humid environment) and Mlali (semi-arid environment) to
assess the seasonal variation of nematode infection in Small East African (SEA) goats and F 1 crosses
of SAE with Saanen and ...
Molden, David; Oweis, Theib Y; Pasquale, Steduto; Kijne, Jacob W; Hanjra, Munir A; Bindraban, Prem S; Bouman, Bas AM; Mahoo, Henry F; Silva, Paula; Upadhyaya, Ashutosh(2007-01-03)
Water productivity is defined as the ratio of the net benefits from crop, forestry, fishery, livestock, and mixed agricultural systems to the amount of water required to produce those benefits. In its broadest sense it ...
Ninety eight male, mixed breed weaner rabbits were used in a 70 day feeding trial to
study the performance, apparent nutrient digestibility, caecal fermentation, ileal mor-
phology and caecal microflora of growing rabbits ...
Igbadun, Henry E; Mahoo, Henry F; Salim, Baanda A; Tarimo, Andrew K. P. R.(Elsevier, 2006-09-16)
Crop water productivity (CWP) is a quantitative term used to define the relationship between crop produced and the amount of water involved in crop production. It is a useful indicator for quantifying the impact of irrigation ...
Chenyambuga, Sebastian W.; Madalla, Nazael; Ally, tausi(2017)
The study was conducted to approximate the composition of house fly maggots and earthworms from
different substrates as well as to evaluate their suitability as protein sources in the Nile tilapia
(Oreochromis niloticus) ...
Msongaleli, Barnabas M.; Tumbo, S. D.; Kihupi, N. I; Rwehumbiza, Filbert B(Hindawi, 2017-04)
Rainfall variability has a significant impact on crop production with manifestations in frequent crop failure in semiarid areas. This
study used the parameterized APSIM crop model to investigate how rainfall variability ...
Chenyambuga, S. W; Shija, D. S; Kusiluka, L. J. M; Lekule, F. P(Taylor & Francis Group, 2015-08)
This study was carried out to compare the growth rate, lactation
performance and tolerance to gastrointestinal nematode infection
of Toggenburg and Norwegian breeds in Kongwa district,
Tanzania with a semi-arid environment ...
Kadig, Ibrahim L.; Mutabazi, Khamaldin D.; Philip, Damas; Richardson, James W.; Bizimana, Jean-Claude; Mbungu, Winfred; Mahoo, Henry F.; Sieber, Stefan(MDPI, 2020-07)
Tanzania is the second-largest producer of rice (Oryza sativa) in Eastern, Central,
and Southern Africa after Madagascar. Unfortunately, the sector has been performing poorly due to
many constraints, including poor ...
Alders, R.G; Spradbrow, P.B; Young, M.P(Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), 2005-10)
Village poultry have been raised for thousands of years and the selection pressure present in the village
environment has resulted in local breeds that are well adapted to local conditions. Within the livestock
sector, ...
Swamila, Martha; Philip, Damas; Akyoo, Adam Meshack; Manda, Julius; Mwinuka, Lutengano; Smethurst, Philip J.; Sieber, Stefan; Kimaro, Anthony Anderson(MDPI, 2021-12)
Declining soil fertility and climatic extremes are among major problems for agricultural
production in most dryland agro-ecologies of sub-Saharan Africa. In response, the agroforestry tech-
nology intercropping of ...
This study identifies the adoption determinants and causal
impact of adoption of imazapyr-resistant maize (IRM) on income
and poverty among maize farming households using a logistic
model and Heckman selection-correction ...