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Climate Variability and Farm Technology Adoption Decisions among Smallholder Farmers in Pangani River Basin
This paper analyses climate variability and farm technology adoption decisions among smallholder farmers in Pangani river basin. Participatory techniques, including interviews, questionnaires and group discussions were ...
Publishing Date: 2016
Publisher: Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development
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Contribution of tourism FDI to poverty alleviation: A selected Case from hunting safaris in Tanzania
This study assesses the contribution of tourism-based foreign direct investment (FDI) to poverty alleviation in Tanzania. The author uses a case study method. Tanzania Game Trackers Safari (TGTS) was selected because it ...
Publishing Date: 2014-12
Publisher: University of Dar es Salaam Business School
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Coping Strategies toward Food Security: A Case of Morogoro Region
This paper discusses the adequacy of off-farm coping strategies in enhancing food security for rural communities and support climate change adaptation. Using data from 2010 household cross-sectional survey in Morogoro, ...
Publishing Date: 2014
Publisher: Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development
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The impact of increasing input costs to the farmers in cotton production in Tanzania
This paper analyzes effects of increasing input costs to the cotton farmers in Tanzania. The primary data were collected through questionnaires distributed to 35 respondents in Shinyanga-Bariadi. Secondary data were collected ...
Publishing Date: 2015-09-25
Publisher: Science publishing group
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Smallholder cotton production in Tanzania emerging issues on accountability in Kilosa district, Morogoro
This paper discusses emerging accountability issues on the part of the government and other service providing institutions as far as cotton production in Kilosa District and more specifically in Malui Village is concerned. ...
Publishing Date: 2007-01
Publisher: Mzumbe University
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Smallholder productivity under climatic variability, Adoption and impact of widely promoted agricultural practices in Tanzania
This paper examines smallholder productivity under climatic variability. It focuses on adoption and impact of widely promoted agricultural practices in Tanzania. It uses a novel data set. Findings show that farmers located ...
Publishing Date: 2015-02-27
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Performance of Sorghum Varieties under Variable Rainfall in Central Tanzania
The study examines performance of sorghum varieties under variable rainfall in central Tanzania. Data was collected from field experiments conducted during 2012/13 and 2013/14 seasons. Findings confirms that rainfall ...
Publishing Date: 2017-04-27
Publisher: Hindawi International Scholarly Research Notices
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Development of a major rice cultivation in the Kilombero valley, Tanzania
The study provides an overview of rice cultivation in the Kilombero Valley. Data is based on interviews and field observations. The study show that the people residing in the valley had already developed the original rice ...
Publishing Date: 2007-03
Publisher: Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University.
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Document type: Journal