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 ...

This paper investigates the cloves export response in Tanzania before and after trade liberalization from 1970 to 2010. Data was based on various reports and literature reviews. Findings revealed that there exists a long ...

This study provides a comparative economic analysis for tobacco and groundnut farming systems in Urambo. The study used structured questionnaire and interviews. A Random sampling procedure was used to obtain a sample size ...

This study examines whether exists some aspects of correlation between physical capital and infrastructures on the households` food security. It was carried out in Mvomero district covering three villages selected randomly. ...

This (2014) study uses the value chain approach to analyze the coordination and structure of the banana value chain in Rombo district, Tanzania. Its objective is to provide information to decision makers for improving ...

This paper examines the National Agriculture Input Voucher Scheme (NAIVS) which was introduced in Tanzania in 2008/2009 to overcome the limitations of the previous subsidy programs, access impact on productivity and food ...

This paper examines human capital factors affecting labour productivity in small agro-processing firms. A survey of 107 agro-processing firms was conducted in Mbeya and Morogoro Regions, Tanzania. Descriptive statistics ...

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, ...

The paper determines the factors influencing farm and non-farm activities as sources of household income in Kahama District in Tanzania. Two villages (Bunasani and Kinamapula villages) of Kahama district were sampled for ...

This paper examines the factors influencing smallholder farmers participation in tobacco production using in Urambo, Tanzania. 150 farmers were surveyed using cluster sampling to obtained household head tobacco producers ...