• Evaluation of the impact of alternative wheat residue and water management on soil properties and soybean yield in a wheat-soybean double-crop system, Eastern Arkansas 

  Amuri, Nyambilila (University of Arkansas, 2008-12)

  Long-term agricultural sustainability requires evaluation of agricultural management practices that may improve and sustain soil quality and crop productivity over time. The objective of this study was to determine the ...
• Human activity spaces and plague risks in three contrasting landscapes in Lushoto district, Tanzania 

  Hieronimo, P; Gulinck, H; Kimaro, D. N (Department of Agricultural Engineering and Land Planning, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3003, Morogoro, Tanzania, 2014-07-14)

  Since 1980 plague has been a human threat in the Western Usambara MountainsinTanzania.However,thespatial-temporal pattern of plague occurrence remains poorly understood.The mainobjectiveofthis ...
• Climate Impacts on Agricultural and Natural Resource Sustainability in Africa 

  Singh, Bal Ram; Safalaoh, Andy; Amuri, Nyambilila A; Eik, Lars Olav; Sitaula, Bishal K; Lal, Rattan (Springer, 2020)

  The major challenge related to sustainable management of natural resources, agricultural and livestock production, and the assessment of innovative technologies and policies is to identify solutions for these problems. ...
• Report on agronomic practices and soil fertility analysis for improved rice production in the Kilombero and Wami Valley Area in Tanzania 

  Massawe, B. H. J. (USAID & Feed the Future, 2012-11-13)

  Tanzanian economy is dominated by smallholder agriculture accounting for more than 90% of rural employment with food crop production dominating the agriculture economy. Rice is the second most important cereal crop in ...
• Report on agronomic practices and soil fertility analysis for improved maize production in Kiteto and Kongwa Districts in Tanzania 

  Massawe, B. H. J. (USAID & Feed the Future, 2012-11-13)

  As the pillar of both the domestic and the export economy, the agricultural sector in Tanzania engages about 80 percent of the labor force. The Tanzania’s agriculture economy is dominated by food production which accounts ...
• Livestock resources inventory and mapping in agro-pastoral area of Senani, Maswa District, Shinyanga, Tanzania 

  Boniface, H.; Massawe, J.; Meliyo, J. L.; Mwilawa, A.; Mashalla, B. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2011)

  The agro-pastoralist economy is based on livestock and crop production. The societies practicing agro-pastoralism are equally highly dependent on livestock for their basic food, income and social needs as it is for crop ...
• Distribution of invasive plant species Prosopis juliflora (mesquite) in relationship to biophysical factors in Rombo, Mwanga, and Same districts 

  Massawe, B. H. J. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2016)

  Prosopis juliflora is among aggressive invaders in tropical, arid and semi-arid natural grasslands. This plant which belongs to the Fabaceae family is native to Mexico, South America and the Caribbean, has become established ...
• Bringing evidence to bear on negotiating ecosystem service and livelihood trade-offs in sustainable agricultural intensification in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Zambia as part of the SAIRLA program 

  Massawe, B.; Johaness, N.; Winowiecki, L. A.; Neely, C. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2017-05)

  The Sustainable Intensification of Agricultural Research and Learning in Africa (SAIRLA) Programme is a UK Department for International Development-funded initiative that seeks to address one of the most intractable problems ...
• Feasibility study of green harvest technology in the sugarcane farming in Tanzania, under the accompanying measures sugar protocol (2011 – 13) 

  Massawe, B. H. J.; Mhoro, L. (Ministry of Agriculture, 2017)

  Sugarcane is a tall perennial grass of genus Saccharum. Plant remnants and DNA evidence suggest that sugar cane evolved in South East Asia (Horton et al., 2015), and it was domesticated in Papua New Guinea around 8000 ...
• Distribution of invasive plant species Chromolaena odorata (Siam Weed) in Serengert district 

  Massawe, B. H. J. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2016)

  Chromolaena odorata, also known as Siam Weed, is an herbaceous to woody perennial invasive plant species that is considered one of the world’s worst weeds. The plant has a bushy habit which forms a very dense thicket ...
• Factors influencing adoption of soil conservation technologies in Tanzania: A case study in Gairo 

  Kalineza, H. M. M.; Mdoe, N. S. Y.; Mlozi, R. S. M. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 1999)

  Factors that influence smallholder farmers’ decision to adopt soil conservation practices were analysed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression model. Data for the study were collected from 114 randomly selected ...
• Characterization of some typical soils of the miombo woodland ecosystem of Kitonga Forest Reserve, Iringa, Tanzania: physico-chemical properties and classification 

  Shelukindo, Hassan Bashiru; Msanya, B. M.; Semu, Ernest; Mwango, Sibaway Bakari; Singh, Bal Ram; Munishi, Pantaleo (Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 2014-03-20)

  Despite the fact that miombo woodland soils have significant implications in global climate change processes, few studies have been done to characterize and classify the soils of the miombo woodland ecosystem of Tanzania. ...
• Soil organic carbon stocks in the dominant soils of the Miombo woodland ecosystem of Kitonga Forest Reserve, Iringa, Tanzania 

  Shelukindo, Hassan Bashiru; Semu, Ernest; Msanya, B. M.; Singh, Bal Ram; Munishi, Pantaleo K.T (International Journal of Agricultural Policy and Research, 2014-03-06)

  Few studies have determined the soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in the Miombo woodlands ecosystem in Tanzania. Standard field and laboratory procedures were used to evaluate SOC storage in the Miombo woodlands ecosystem ...
• Predictor variables for soil organic carbon contents in the Miombo woodlands ecosystem of Kitonga Forest Reserve, Tanzania 

  Shelukindo, Hassan Bashiru; Semu, Ernest; Msanya, B. M.; Singh, Bal Ram; Munishi, Pantaleo K.T (International Scholars Journals, 2014-05-20)

  Few studies have established the variables which adequately predict SOC storage in the Miombo woodlands. Multiple regression analysis was used to establish the variables which could predict SOC contents in dominant soils ...
• Assessment of nutrient and biomass yield of medium and long duration pigeon pea in a pigeon pea-groundnut intercropping system in Malawi 

  Phiri, Austin Tenthani; Msaky, John J.; Mrema, Jerome; Kanyama-Phiri, George Yobe; Harawa, Rebbie (Journal of Sustainable Society, 2013)

  Preliminary assessment of the performance of the medium and long duration pigeon pea in a pigeon pea- groundnut intercropping system was conducted at Chitedze Agricultural Research Station (S 13 0 59’ 23.2”, E033 0 38’ ...
• Soil loss due to crop harvesting in Usambara Mountains, Tanzania: the case of carrot, onion and potato 

  Mwango, Sibaway Bakari; Msanya, B. M.; Mtakwa, Peter W.; Kimaro, D. N.; Deckers, J.; Poesen, J.; Lilanga, S.; Sanga, R. (SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2014-09-06)

  Among the various soil erosion processes threatening sustainable agriculture, soil losses due to root, tuber and bulb harvesting are poorly documented, particularly in tropical environments. A study was thus conducted ...
• Soil fertility and crop yield variability under major soil and water conservation technologies in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania 

  Mwango, Sibaway Bakari; Msanya, B. M.; Mtakwa, Peter W.; Deckers, J.; Poesen, J.; Meliyo, J. L.; Dondeyne, S. (SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2014-12-15)

  Indigenous soil and water conservation (SWC) technologies such as miraba (rectangular grass strip bounds that do not necessarily follow contours) and micro ridges have been used widely in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania. ...
• Root properties of plants used for soil erosion control in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania 

  Mwango, Sibaway Bakari; Msanya, B. M.; Mtakwa, Peter W.; Kimaro, D. N.; Deckers, Jozef; Poesen, Jean; Massawe, V.; Bethuel, I. (SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2014-08-25)

  Plant roots may have a strong erosion-reducing effect. However, little is known about root characteristics of tropical plants used for erosion control. A study was thus conducted in the Western Usambara Mountains, Tanzania ...
• The influence of selected soil conservation practices on soil properties and crop yields in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania 

  Mwango, Sibaway Bakari; Msanya, B. M.; Mtakwa, Peter W.; Kimaro, D. N.; Deckers, Jozef; Poesen, J.; Nzunda, I.; Ringo, S. (SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2014-12-08)

  The Usambara Mountains in Tanzania are severely affected by soil erosion which has led to deterioration of soil properties and reduced crop productivity. Indigenous soil erosion control measures such as miraba which are ...
• Effectiveness of selected soil conservation practices on soil erosion control and crop yields in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania 

  Mwango, Sibaway Bakari; Msanya, B. M.; Kimaro, D. N.; Mtakwa, Peter W.; Deckers, Jozef; Poesen, Jean; Massawe, I.; Samwel, J. (SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2014-12-16)

  Indigenous soil conservation measures such as miraba have been widely used in Usambara Mountains for controlling soil erosion but with little success. On-farm runoff experiments were set from 2011–2014 on Acrisols in ...

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