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Contribution of spice farming to household’s income on the slopes of uluguru mountains, Morogoro Tanzania

Ngolle, Ainessy (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

The current study aimed at assessing how spice farming contributes to household’s income of smallholder farmers on slopes of Uluguru Mountains. Specifically, the study intended to identify types of spices cultivated ...
Institutional framework in relation to the use of low‐quality water for food crops irrigation in Tanzania

Nyanda, Suzana S; Mahonge, Christopher P (Springer, 2021-04)

Low-quality water as an alternative source of water for food crops irrigation is gaining popularity in urban and peri-urban area in developing countries. The practice is associated with health risks if appropriate ...
Dynamics of timber value chain in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania

Mhando, D.G; Lusambo, L.P; Nyanda, S.S (2022)

The dynamics of the timber value chain in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania well known. The study strove to identify key actors, their roles, functions, and interactions in various nodes along the timber value chain. ...
Profitability analysis of tree growing in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania

Lusambo, Leopold Pascal; Nyanda, Suzana Samson; Mhando, David Gongwe (HINDAWI, 2021-01)

This study aimed at determining the extent to which the smallholder tree growers benefit from tree growing activities. It strove to accomplish the following: (i) analyse costs and benefits associated with tree growing ...
Influence of socio-demographic factors on the use of mobile phones in accessing rice information on climate change adaptation in Tanzania

Mwalukasa, Nicholaus; Mlozi, Malongo R.S; Sanga, Camilius A (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018-09)

The purpose of this study was to examine socio-demographic factors influencing the use of mobile phones in accessing rice information on climate change adaptation by rain-fed farmers in Tanzania with reference to Morogoro ...
Smallholder Farmers’ Perception of Climate Change Versus Meteorological Data in Semi-arid Areas of Iringa District, Tanzania

Kihupi, Mary L; Chingonikaya, Emmanuel E; Mahonge, Chritopher (2015)

The ongoing changes in global climate threaten the sources of livelihood, especially among smallholder farmers in poor parts of the world. Smallholder farmers need to recognize the changes in climate already taking place ...
Contributions of Community Health Fund to Social Health Security in Kalambo District Rukwa, Tanzania

Kasonso, Alexander D; Chingonikaya, Emanuel E; Sikira, Anna N (2020)

Community Health Fund (CHF) was established in 1996 as a District Council based pre-payment health insurance scheme in Tanzania with the aim of improving health of communities working in the informal sectors. However, since ...
Teachers’ conceptions of competence based curriculum and its implementation challenges in selected secondary schools in Ilala municipality, Dar es - Salaam - Tanzania

Saware, Grace M. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

The study aimed at exploring teacher's conceptions of competence-based curriculum (CBC) and the factors influencing its implementation in public secondary schools in Ilala Municipality Dar es Salaam. Specifically study ...
Unmarried adolescent mothers’ livelihood strategies and their well-being: a comparative study of rural and urban Katavi, Tanzania

Matemba, Noel B. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

The study on which this thesis is based investigated livelihood strategies carried out by unmarried adolescent mothers (UAMs) of Rural and Urban Katavi, Tanzania, with regard to their well-being. Specifically, the study ...
Drivers and socio-economic determinants of smallholder farmers’ Sisal productivity: a case of Korogwe District, Tanzania

Beleko, Azizi H (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

The importance of sisal to the communities, nation and globe at large has stimulated the government to introduce various efforts so as to increase both participation by smallholder farmers and their productivity. Such ...
Factors that influence early sexual debut among female adolescents in Mtwara district, Tanzania

Mtepa, Zulfa (Sokoine university of agriculture, 2021)

This study conducted to investigate factors associated with early sexual debut and related HIV/AIDS knowledge among female adolescents. A simple random sampling was performed to obtain 120 girls from one study district ...
Power relation dynamics among actors in the groundnuts seed value chain: a case of kongwa and kiteto districts, Tanzania

Gibson, Mulokozi G. (SUA, 2021)

Groundnut crop production being highly practised in semi-arid areas of Shinyanga, Tabora, Dodoma and Mtwara Regions of Tanzania, has been gradually falling. The trends show that the groundnuts production has fallen from ...
Consumers’ preferences and purchase motivation for processed dairy products in Dar es salaam city, Tanzania

Kadigi, Michael Lucas. (2021)

Consumers represent the last component within the food chain supply but they are set as a major player on the market, thus they deserve special attention. This study examined consumers‘ preferences and choice for processed ...
Timber farming: domestic investors of Tree planting, land transactions and implications on gender relations in southern highlands, Tanzania

Lusasi, Justin Edward (sokoine university of agriculture, 2021)

In Africa, land has been more of a liability than an asset. Land use has been an ultimate cause of unrest through borders and boundaries conflicts between nations and communities, a reason for lamentations and grievances ...
Gendered access and control over land and water resources in the southern agricultural growth corridor of Tanzania

Sikira, A. N.; Kashaigili, J. J. (2017-04-28)

This paper assessed the gendered access and control over land and water, using the Ihemi cluster of the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) as a study area. Specifically, the paper answered the ...
Climate smart Agricultural practises and Food security: A case of Mbeya and Songwe regions in Tanzania

Bongole, Abiud J (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

Although Climate Smart Agriculture Practises (CSA-practises) have been promoted and implemented in the Tanzania, but usage of CSA-practises is still low while their impact on food security is not well documented, especially ...
Indigenous soil-water management practices and food security: the case of the matengo pits farming system in Mbinga District, Tanzania.

Nsenga, J. V. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2012)

This study presents an analysis of the dynamics of indigenous soil-water management practices, namely the Matengo pits farming system and their implications on household food security in Mbinga District, Tanzania. The ...
How informal is the informal sector? an analysis of the setting and characteristics of the informal sector in Morogoro, Tanzania

Muhanga, M. I.; Urassa, J. K. (MWECAU, 2015)

This study was conducted in Morogoro Municipality to analyze the setting and characteristics of the Informal Sector (IS). Collection of primary data from 80 respondents was done using a questionnaire. The study results ...
Health information and communication needs Under one health approach in tanzania: do health Professionals influence health literacy?

Muhanga, Mikidadi Idd (MOCU, 2021)

Health professionals (HPs) have always been considered as a source of health information (HI). Nonetheless, potentiality of this source relies on HPs’ recognition and response to the community’s information and communication ...
Socialisation and health literacy: theories, agents, and the influence

Mshingo, D. M.; Muhanga, M. I. (MOCU, 2021)

This article reviews literature on the influence of socialisation agents towards the promotion of health literacy (HL) to attain better health hence productive society. The paper specifically reviews theories, debates, ...

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