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Analysis of start, end and length of the rainfall seasons in Mbeya, southwestern highland in Tanzania

Kimambo, Offoro Neema; Ndeto, Emmanuel Lubango (Creative Commons CC, 2018-07)

Tanzania like any other developing countries is depending on uncertain rainfall for their subsistence and commercial agriculture. In this paper the start and end of rains for Mbeya Meteorological Station in Tanzania ...
Assessment of consumers’ knowledge on the safety of vegetables produced in Morogoro urban using low quality water

Mdegela, Shukrani (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2014)

This study sought to assess the knowledge of consumers on the safety of vegetables produced in Morogoro Urban using Low Quality Water (LQW). The study determined how the knowledge of consumers influenced the perception and ...
Assessment of gender roles in sunflower value chain:their potentials and constraints in Mvomero District,Morogoro region.

Khahima, Juliana Jacob (Sokoine university of Agriculture, 2015)

This study on the assessment of gender roles in sunflower value chain was carried out in Mlali and Mzumbe wards to assess ones‟ involvement in sunflower value chain in Mvomero District, Morogoro, ...
Assessment of livelihoods of smallholder pig keepers in Mbeya rural and Mbozi districts, Mbeya region, Tanzania

Kamaghe, A.A.S.; Mlozi, R.S.M.; Johansen, M.V. (Academe Research Journals, 2014-12)

This study investigated the livelihoods of 98 smallholder farmers keeping pigs in Mbeya rural and Mbozi districts in Mbeya region. The study found that respondents’ characteristics influenced decision making on pig keeping ...
Challenges and opportunities for implementing an intersectoral approach in malaria control in Tanzania

Mlozi, M. R. S.; Mlacha, T.; Bwana, V. M.; Shayo, E. H.; Mayala, B. K.; Malima, R. C.; Mashoto, K. O.; Mboera, L. E. G. (Tanzania Journal of Health Research, 2015)

Background: Malaria is a complex health problem related to socio-economic and environmental factors that cut across a number of sectors. Establishing intersectoral linkages is important to facilitate joint efforts to ...
Challenges and opportunities for implementing an intersectoral approach in malaria control in Tanzania

Mlozi, M.R.S; Rumisha, F.S; Mlacha, T; Bwana, V.M; Shayo, E.H; Mayala, B.K; Malima, R.C; Mashoto, K.O; Mboera, L.E.G (Tanzania Journal of Health Research, 2015)

Background: Malaria is a complex health problem related to socio-economic and environmental factors that cut across a number of sectors. Establishing intersectoral linkages is important to facilitate joint efforts to ...
Climate change, smallholders farmers’ adaptation in Pangani Basin and Pemba implications for redd+ initiatives

Hella, J. P.; Sanga, G. J.; Haug, R.; Mziray, N.; Senga, H.; Haji, M.; Lyimo, S.; Moshi, A.; Mboya, S.; Bakar, M. (Climate Change Iimpacts and Adaptation and Mitigation Project (CCIAM) - Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), 2016)

This chapter is based on a study conducted in Pangani river basin and on Pemba Island in Tanzania. The main objective of the study was to assess evidence of the climate, small farmers’ adaptive strategies and associated ...
Determinants of students’ academic achievement in agricultural sciences: A case study of secondary schools in Katsina State, Nigeria

Abdullah, H. A.; Mlozi, M.R.S; Nzalayaimisi, G. K. (NET Journals, 2015-03-18)

Education is viewed as a tool for change. Globally, efforts are geared toward enhancing the educational process of students’ academic achievement in secondary schools. However, there is gap associated with differences ...
An economic comparison between alternative rice farming systems in Tanzania using a monte carlo simulation approach

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 ...
Evaluation of the soil fertility status in relation to crop nutritive quality in the selected physiographic units of Mbeya Region, Tanzania

Amuri, N.; Semu, E.; Msanya, B. M.; Mhoro, L.; Anthony, J. M. (RUFORUM Biennial Meeting, 2010-09)

This study is assessing soil fertility status in Mbeya region of Tanzania in terms of adequacy for crop growth and crop nutrient status in terms of human nutrition. It will examine levels of macro and micronutrient. The ...
Factors Influencing the use of mobile phones in communicating agricultural Information: A case of Kilolo District, Iringa, Tanzania

Nyamba, S. Y.; Mlozi, M. R. S. (International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Research, 2012-07)

This study sought to investigate factors influencing the use of mobile phones in communicating agricultural information in Rural Tanzania. Generally, it aimed at addressing the following questions: (1) in ...
Factors that affect the adoption of improved maize varieties by smallholder farmers in Central Oromia, Ethiopia.

Teferi, Abadi; Philip, Damas; Jaleta, Moti (Iiste, 2015)

This study aims at identifying factors which affect the adoption of improved maize varieties in three woredas in Central Oromia, Ethiopia. The study utilized cross-sectional farm household level data collected by CIMMYT from ...
Farmers' Access and Use of Mobile Phones for Improving the Coverage of Agricultural Extension Service: A Case of Kilosa District, Tanzania

Sanga, Camilius; Mlozi, Prof M R S; Tumbo, Siza; Haug, Ruth (IGI Global, 2016-08)

This study sought to investigate on the access and use of mobile phones for improving the coverage of agricultural extension services among farmers in the pre-harvest stages of maize value chain in Kilosa district. The ...
Impact of indigenous-based interventions on land conservation: A case study of a soil conservation and agroforestry project, Arumeru district, Tanzania

Kajembe, G. C.; Julius, F.; Nduwamungu, J.; Mtakwa, P. W.; Nyange, D. A. (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2005)

Land degradation has been identified as a serious problem in Tanzania since the 1920s. Among the factors normally cited as contributing to land degradation are deforestation, overgrazing and inappropriate farming practices. ...
Impact of joint forest management on Handeni hill forest reserve and adjacent communities in Tanga, Tanzania

Kajembe, G. C.; Mohamed, B.S.; Luoga, E. J. (2005)

Most forests in Tanzania have been managed under state ownership regime but have been faced with enormous pressure leading to degradation. Joint Forest Management (JFM) was introduced in 1998 aiming at improving conditions ...
Implications of local knowledge in the utilization of forage resources in mixed livestock systems of Eastern Tanzania

Komwihangilo, Daniel M.; Lekule, Faustin P.; Kajembe, George C.; Mgheni, Dyness M.; Petersen, Poul H. (Taylor & Francis, 2007)

Smallholder farmers have considerable understanding of locally available resources that they normally use in crop and livestock production. This was demonstrated in a study about the utility of local knowledge in forage ...
Knowledge Sharing and Communication Tools for Dialogue Issues on Productivity of Water in Agriculture in Mkoji Sub-catchment, Tanzania

Kasele, S. S.; Mlozi, M. R. S.; Hatibu, N.; Mahoo, H. F. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2003)

The concept of productivity of water in agriculture is new and is understood differently by different stakeholders. Yet to apply it, all stakeholders require a common understanding. Currently there is limited understanding ...
Major agricultural extension providers in Tanzania

Rutatora, Deogratias F.; Mattee, Amon Z. (kyoto university IRR, 2001-12)

While agricultural extension services in Tanzania have mostly been provided and financed by the public sector, the landscape is changing with regard to the provision of extension services in the country. Observations ...
Management of natural resources programme, Tanzania TAN-0092

Cooksey, Brian; Anthony, Leonce; Egoe, Jim; Forrester, Kate; Kajembe, George; Mbano, Bakari; Oertzen, Isabell von; Riedmiller, Sibylle (Royal Norwegian Embassy, 2006)

The final evaluation of the Management of Natural Resources Programme (MNRP) consisted of site visits to the programme’s eleven projects, interviews with project managers and beneficiaries, and a review of programme ...
Measuring Farm-level Technical Efficiency of Urban Agriculture in Tanzanian Towns: the Policy Implications

Mwajombe, Kizito K.; Mlozi, Malongo R. S (2015-01)

Technical Efficiency Indices of Urban Agriculture (UA) were determined using the stochastic frontier production function which incorporates a model of technical inefficiency effects. In 2010, farm-level data of 270 ...

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