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The Perceived Importance of Communication Skills Courses among University Students: the case of two universities in Tanzania

Komba, S. C. (02-02-15)

This article is about the perceived importance of communication skills courses among Tanzanian university students. A total of 134 undergraduate students, randomly selected from two Tanzanian universities, were involved ...
The use of schools for socioeconomic transformation: a study of Tanzanian secondary school students' beliefs, attitudes and aspirations toward farming and rural life

Mattee, Amon Z (University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1983)

Purpose The purpose of the study was to assess Tanzanian secondary students' beliefs, attitudes and aspirations regarding farming and rural life, and how these relate to school agricultural experiences and to individual ...
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 ...
Gender, biodiversity and local knowledge systems (LinKS) to strengthen agricultural and rural development (GCP/RAF/338/NOR)

Kauzeni, A.S. (LinKS, 1999)

In recent years the notion of local knowledge has gained popularity. An important impetus for this has been problems and failures encountered in development endeavours in developing countries. Development agencies, ...
Gender roles in agroforestry: a socio-economic analysis of Embu and Kirinyaga districts, Kenya

Njuki, Jemimah Micere (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2001)

This study was carried out in an agroforcstry system in the Central Highlands of Kenya (Kirinyaga and 1-mbu Districts) with the aim of investigating the gender roles in the agroforestry system and how these affect ...
Gender Imbalance in Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Activities: A Case Study of Morogoro Rural District, Tanzania

Ndiyo, D.; Urassa, J. K. (2003)

This article is based on findings from a study conducted in Mkindo village Morogoro district between November 2001 and March 2002. The aim of the study was to assess gender involvement in agricultural activities and its ...
Dynamics of land use systems and environmental management in the Matengo highlands, Tanzania

Nindi, Stephen Justice (Kyoto University, 2004)

Historically, indigenous African options and changes in agricultural land use systems have gone almost completely unnoticed, partly because they were not widely researched and written down or published. Ever since colonial ...
The impact of Hiv/Aids on household food security in Arumeru district Tanzania

Ole - losai, Nasim cornelius (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2004)

The growing burden of HIV/AIDS has impact on household food security. Families suffer food insecurity because the disease strikes the most economically productive members of ths society. However, few researches have been ...
Farmers’ coping strategies with the changes of coffee marketing system after economic liberalisation: the case of Mbinga District, Tanzania

Mhando, David Gongwe (Kyoto University, 2005)

Mbinga District is well known as one of the major coffee producing areas in Tanzania. The inhabitants of the district known as the Matengo, combine ngolo cultivation to produce food crops and also engage in coffee ...
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 ...
Quality of care for people living with hiv/aids in morogoro municipality

Masako, Regina Matern (Sokoine university of agriculture, 2006)

Assessment of the quality of care services provided to people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) was undertaken in Morogoro Municipality whereby a cross sectional survey approach was adopted. Ninety people living with HIV/AIDS ...
Effects of phosphate haplustult duration of contact and rates of Minjingu Phosphate Rock (MPR) on its release of P in a kanhaplic haplustult

Nsenga, J. V; Mrema, J. P (2006)

An incubation pot experiment was conducted at the Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania to study the effects of times of contact and rates of Minjingu phosphate rock (MPR) applied to a Kanhaplic Haplustult ...
The role of media in the conservation of Uluguru mountains forests in Morogoro

Aligaesha, Aminiel (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2006)

Deforestation is one of the major problems facing Tanzania. In Morogoro, the area under forests of Uluguru Mountains has been declining over time, which has threatened the survival of fauna and flora, human well-being, ...
Normative change in contemporary religious practice: a case of Africa inland and Catholic churches in Morogoro municipality

Falanta, Emmanuel Mhoja (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2006)

The changes of norms in our contemporary church practice have been subjected to social changes which lead to loose spiritual conduct in and out of our churches. Based on the church profile this was merely caused by the ...
Determinants of population growth in Bukombe district, Shinyanga – Tanzania

Malala, Paulo Sosthenes Magalaya (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2006)

A study on determinants of population growth in Bukombe District was conducted in Bukombe District in Shinyanga Region. The study was prompted by the exceptionally high population growth rate of 7.4% in the district ...
Participatory approach and development planning process in Maswa district, Shinyanga - Tanzania

Mabula, Benedict John (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2007)

A study on participatory approach and development planning process was conducted at Maswa District in Shinyanga Region. Overall objective of the study was to assess participatory planning process for development; ...
Assessement of social support projects for vulnerable groups towards poverty reduction : a case study of TASAF in Bukoba district

Lupilya, George Stanslaus (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2007)

This study was conducted in Bukoba District being one of the pilot districts in Tanzania to implement social support projects supported by TASAF. The overall objective of this study was to assess the impact of social ...
Socio-economic values and genetic diversity of indigenous cattle in Mara region, Tanzania

Ngowi, Edwin Estomii (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2007)

A field survey was carried out on Tarime zebu cattle (TZC) in Tarime district (Mara region) in order to describe farmers’ traditional knowledge practices of cattle preferences, productive, reproductive, breed-specific ...
Impact of joint forest management on forest resource base and livelihoods of communities in Amani nature reserve, Muheza district, Tanzania

Kijazi, Mwanaidi Said (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2007)

Joint Forest Management (JFM) is an institutional arrangement considered to be a proper way forward for alleviating forest degradation. However, since the inception of JFM in Amani Nature Reserve (ANR), its impacts to ...

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