ABSTRACT This study was undertaken to assess the market efficiency of Jatropha value chain by assessing the Jatropha market channels, pricing efficiency, profitability and price transmissions. The data were collected from a sample of 130 Jatropha market chain actors who were randomly selected from the Monduli and Arumeru Districts using a structured questionnaire. Concentration indices were estimated to assess the market power. Market margin was used to estimate the differences between the s...
EXTENDED ABSTRACT The Saadani-Pangani ecosystem form part of the east Africa coastal forests ― and these forests, sitting along the coast of eastern Africa appears as small dotted patches but their biodiversity value is remarkably high. For example, they host about 4,050 species of vascular plants with 43% of them being endemic. The forests are either protected in forest reserves, or occurs in lands under private ownership. However, these forests have traditionally been impaired by suppres...
ABSTRACT Literatures define gender equity as fairness for both men and women by giving them equal opportunities to access and own resources. However, incidents of men squandering income from tobacco and denying their wives of benefiting from the income are common in Urambo District. It seems tobacco earnings are dominated by men. This is in terms of the allocation of resources and benefit sharing at the household level being done in such a way that women and children, particularly in rural a...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this study was to determine the impact of village saving loans (VSL) in improving maize productivity. Specific objectives of the research were to i) Determine the extent of using VSL in accessing agricultural inputs ii) Assess the impact of VSL in productivity of maize at household level iii) Examining the challenges facing the implementation of VSL. The study was conducted in the southern side of the Uluguru Mountains specifically in Kolero, Kassanga, Temekelo...
This study was conducted in both laboratories of plant pathology and tissue culture in College of Agricultural Studies, Sudan University Science and Technology Nine cultivars of Sorghum bicolor collected from Gadarif area were tested for the presence of seed borne fungi. The cultivars were Mugudahmer, Wadahmed, Wadakar. Arfaagadamac, Hageen, Tetron, Dabar, Fatarita and Tabet. Seed health testing included dry inspection in which the seeds were divided into healthy, broken and infected....
ABSTRACT Generally the study aimed to examine the factors which contributed to low performance in Adult Education Literacy Programmes (AELPs) among women in Morogoro Rural District. The specific objectives of the study were; (i) to find out whether formal education prior to joining literacy programmes influenced women’s performance in literacy programmes; (ii) to Examine, whether the literacy programmes were relevant to women’s socio-economic pursuits; (iii) to Investigate the community ...
ABSTRACT This study analysed the performance of cashewnut production and marketing in Mkuranga District. More specifically, the study dealt with identifying major problems affecting cashewnut production and marketing, profitability of cashewnuts and its competing crop enterprises. In addition, an analysis of factors influencing buyers’ net profit was done. The survey was conducted using a sample of 120 households, 24 traders and four secretaries of primary cooperatives. A structured interv...
ABSTRACT As the marketing process becomes more complex and competitive in a globalized market, affluent rice consumers have more power to demand for specific attributes, especially in terms of quality which is defined by attributes of rice, health and safety. Hence, understanding consumers’ preference for rice attributes becomes very important particularly for locally produced rice. Such understand will enable farmers and other actors along the rice value chain to improve rice quality in o...
Research experiment and field survey were conducted during 2016 – 2018 to study the effect of variety and nitrogen fertilization on the agronomic andquality performance of Rhodes grass and to investigate the husbandry practices of Rhodes grass in the major production systems in the Sudan. The experiment was conducted in Shambat (2016-2017) in the demonstration farm of the College of Agricultural Studies, Sudan University of Science and Technology. Two Rhodess grass varieties (Fine Cu...
ABSTRACT The effect of breed and different oil seed cake supplementation on milk yield, composition and milk fat fatty acid (MFFA) composition was studied using 12 Friesian and 12 Ayrshire lactating cows. Control diet contained maize bran (MB) plus minerals. For diet I and II, some of the MB in the control diet was replaced with cotton seed cake (CSC) (34.8%) and sun flower seed cake (SSC) (44.5%) respectively. Milk samples were collected for chemical composition analysis and butter making. ...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this study was to assess employment and income opportunities within tomato sub-sector in Ilula. The specific objectives of the study were: to identify the main marketing channels of tomatoes; to identify existing businesses and business networks related to tomato; to examine the marketing margin and gross margin of the actors of tomato market; and to assess the influence of tomato business and business networks on employment creation in Ilula. Cluster random sa...
These studies were conducted in White Nile State on one of the important field pests of tomato, African bollworm Helicoverpa armigera Hubner. The studies included a field survey to determine the presence and distribution of African bollworm in the White Nile State and a laboratory studies to calculate morphmetrics measurement s of insect stages , to study some biological activities of the insect and to evaluate the efficacy of leaves and stem ethanol and aqueous extracts of Lantana c...
ABSTRACT Rice is among the most important crops in Tanzania, being both a commercial andmajor staple food crop for the majority of population. Furthermore, the rice industry contributes substantially to employment, foreign exchange and food security. The importance of rice in contributing to national growth is critical; this makes it meaningful to investigate the nature of rice farmers’ production decisions. Despite the government’s pursuit of pricing policies, Tanzanian rice production ...
ABSTRACT Many studies on irrigation institutions in Tanzania have not focused on the survival of the traditional irrigation schemes. Therefore this study aimed to fill that knowledge gap. The main objective of this study was to assess institutional factors that influence the survival of traditional irrigation schemes in Nyandira Ward-Mvomero District, in Morogoro Tanzania. Specific objectives were determination of the institutional factors that influenced traditional irrigation schemes in Ny...
ABSTRACT Participation in markets is crucial for enhancing household incomes and the quality of their lives. Despite this fact, empirical information on the implications of market access and livelihood security is missing especially in Bagamoyo District. Therefore, the research was conducted in Bagamoyo District in December 2011 and January 2012, and the specific objectives were to: determine market access, identify goods and services accessed in markets, explore factors affecting market acc...