ABSTRACT In Tanzania, pig production for meat is becoming popular in many parts of the country and contributes significantly to the livelihood outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine how pig keeping can contribute to smallholder farmers’ livelihood outcomes. Specifically it focused on assessing the impact of pig husbandry introduced interventions on the livelihood outcomes of pig keepers, evaluating acceptability of the new model system, adopted technologies and products among ...
ABSTRACT This study assesses the Primary Education Development Plan (2002-06) implementation in Tanzania. The specific objectives are to determine the changes in pupil enrollment and number of teachers, the state of teachers’ qualifications, the quantity and quality of Government support to primary schools before and after the five years of PEDP implementation. The study used both the quantitative and qualitative research approaches. The methods employed to collect data were questionnaires,...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the contribution of Special Program for Food Security (SPFS) introduced by Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) from 1996 and launched in Tanzania 1998. SPFS aimed at increasing food security at household level through agriculture modernization. However, the contribution of the programme on household food security was not determined in recent years. Hence this study sought to; analyze community perception and attitude towards the progr...
BSTRACT High fertility is among the dominant demographic features of the developing countries including those in Sub - Saharan Africa despite measures to control it. The average Total Fertility Rate for the period between 1975 and 1980 was 7.0 and 5.5 between 2000 and 2007. Tanzania has high TFR although there are signs of fertility decline from 7.0 to 5.4 in the years 1970 and 2007 respectively. The main objective of the study is to determine the influence of socio-cultural factors on fertil...
ABSTRACT Women’s economic empowerment is crucial for growth of the economy within the country and globally. However, it is not well known whether women’s involvements in TASAF activities are impacting positively on their economic empowerment. The overall objective of this study was to assess women’s economic empowerment among women involved in TASAF project in Morogoro District. The specific objectives were to identify the activities initiated by TASAF; to examine women participation in...
ABSTRACT This study investigates the negative economic importance of malaria on households in Morogoro rural and peri urban. It specifically aimed at: 1. assessing the extent to which malaria affects production at the household level. 2. Ranking different factors which contribute to reduced household income.3. Assessing the manpower lost due to deaths of adult household members hence affecting the economy. The study was conducted using cross-sectional research design, structured and stan...
ABSTRACT Voluntary HIV/AIDS testing services have been a component for HIV/AIDS prevention and care programs in many countries. Although there are so many different governmental and non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Tanzania, campaigning on HIV/AIDS yet the problem is still existing and increasing. The number of people going for voluntary HIV/AIDS testing is not proportional to the total population. The study was conducted to examine the perception of people towards voluntary HIV/AIDS ...
ABSTRACT Juvenile delinquency and crimes are serious problems all over the world. They are steadily increasing as years pass by and creates many setbacks in development processes mostly in third world countries like Tanzania whose mechanisms to deal with the situation are weak. The main objective of this study was to examine the dynamics of juvenile delinquency and juvenile crimes in Arusha City, Tanzania. Specifically, the study explored the age in which juveniles start to commit crimes, typ...
ABSTRACT Although the Government insists on participatory and bottom-up planning in agricultural projects involving all stakeholders and responsible sectoral policies, coordination of agricultural related policies (ARPs) has not effectively been practised. The main objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of coordination of ARPs to enhance village and district levels agricultural projects planning processes. The specific objectives were to: examine knowledge of stakeholders in c...
ABSTRACT Poultry industry is an important sector with substantial contribution to the community, nation economy and social welfare. Newcastle disease (ND) is the main constraint for village chicken production in Tanzania, and chicken vaccination is the only effective way to control ND. This study was carried out to evaluate ND vaccination project. The objective of the study was to assess the socio-economic impact of ND vaccination project to communities that keep Free Range Local Chicken (FRL...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Mbilikiri and Motukeri villages which are in the proximity of Ikorongo and Grumeti Game Reserves in Serengeti District. A cross-sectional household survey and tsetse field survey were conducted between March and April 2016. A simple random sampling method was used to obtain 108 respondents and 2448 tsetse flies were collected. Data from the household respondents were collected using a structured questionnaire, key informant interviews, and focus group discu...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out in four villages of Gairo division, Kilosa district, Morogoro Region to assess participation of rural communities in the national poverty reduction strategies. Focus group discussion and structured questionnaire were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics were used to obtain general characteristics of the study population. Bivariate and partial correlations of variables were used to describe the relationship between variables. Chi- square statistic te...
ABSTRACT In many developing countries, there are disputes related to the little support of national parks in sustaining socio-economies oflocal communities compared to other land use practices. Therefore, the study to assess the role of Lake Manyara National Park (LMNP) outreach programme support on socio-economies of local communities adjacent to it was undertaken. The general objective of the study was to generate information on the contribution of National Parkservices supported by LMNP ou...
ABSTRACT For over a decade, the central government of Tanzania has increasingly been pushing for responsibility for planning HIV and AIDS interventions to communities, and it has developed three phases of National Multisectoral Strategic Framework to date in an attempt to involve them in the planning process. Yet, many obstacles stand in the way of participation in the planning process. Drawing on 192 respondents, 12 focus group discussants and 16 key informants, this research sought to asses...
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was threefold to determine food security status based on Dietary Energy Consumed (DEC) per Adult Equivalent (AE) per day, to identify the farm households‟ food insecurity coping strategies and to examine factors influencing food production and supply. 150 farm households in Msalala and Isagehe division responded to a survey that was conducted between November and December 2012, but 137 households were selected for the analysis after removing the HIES dat...