ABSTRACT The thermal performance of solar drying methods (cabinet direct, cabinet mixed-mode and tunnel drying), biochemical, sensory, rehydration and shelf-life qualities of mango banana, pineapple and tomato varieties were investigated in this study. Collector efficiencies and drying rates were computed and compared to measure the performance of dryers. The results showed tunnel dryer had significantly (p
EXTENDED ABSTRACT The study on response of thirty-one (31) improved tea (Camellia sinensis L. (O). Kuntze) genotypes to environment variation and drip irrigation levels were conducted for tea yield and yield components. In same study, five genotypes were assessed on stability and adaptability for tea quality. A Complete Randomized Block Design with 3-replicates was adopted. Yield responses to drip irrigation were evaluated using five drip-irrigations (I0 to I4) levels. High genetic × enviro...
EXTENDED ABSTRACT The demand for quality meat is vastly increasing in Tanzania due to expanding market. The attempts to improve meat quality by finishing animals in feedlot using maize grain was unsuccessful due to strong competition with humans for the grains thus alternative feed resources were sought. This study was done with the objective of improving the quantity and quality of meat produced from Tanzania Shorthorn Zebu (TSZ) cattle using agro processing by products. Two experiments wer...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to determine growth performance, water use and wood properties of Eucalypt clones in Tanzania. Eucalypt clones of Eucalyptus grandis x E. camaldulensis (GC), E. grandis x E. urophylla (GU), E. grandis x E. tereticornis (GT) growing in Lushoto, Kwamarukanga, Kibaha and Tabora sites were studied. Growth performance, water use and wood properties data were collected at the age of 8 to 10 years. Data on growth performance were analysed using SAS Software and sub...
ABSTRACT Tanzania’s agricultural system is rain-dependent and highly susceptible to climatic shocks, particularly in the semi-arid areas of Central Tanzania. Despite the government’s efforts to improve agricultural production, food insecurity has persisted. Thus, this study investigated coping strategies and household resilience to food insecurity in Chamwino and Manyoni districts in Tanzania. The objectives were to determine the perception of farmers on the extent of food insecurity, to...
ABSTRACT There is no doubt that there is an urgent need to imagine another world in the face of the fall outs of the current world order. The urgency of this need for ‘another world’ or ‘a world in which all worlds fit’ is the primary motivation for this research. In line with this motivation, this work is aimed at examining the concept of prejudice within Gadamer’s philosophy as well as the transmodern project with a view to constructing an understanding of cross-cultural cont...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at determining the use of mobile phones in accessing rice information for adaptation to climate change in Kilosa and Kilombero Districts in Morogoro Region. The study involved 400 rain fed-rice farmers owning mobile phones. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design to collect data using a semi-structured questionnaire, focus group discussions and key informants interview. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used in the data analysis. Quantita...
EXTENDED ABSTRACT Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD) continues to be a public health problem in low income countries including Tanzania. It affects the vulnerable social groups namely women of reproductive age (15-45 years) including pregnant women and lactating mothers; and children below five years. Despite the Government’s efforts to eliminate VAD among the lactating mothers and children below five years, the prevalence is still very high. Vitamin A deficiency in Tanzania accounts for approxima...
ABSTRACT Education is the most critical ingredient in a country’s development process in the social, economic and political realms. Kenya in its vision 2030 hopes to be transformed into a newly- industrialised, middle-income country providing a high quality of life to all its citizens in a clean and secure environment by the year 2030.To realise this vision, the country needs to develop through its education system, manpower that is trained to think creatively. The role of Chemistry in the ...
EXTENDED ABSTRACT Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), also known as Blue Gum Chalcid (BGC) is native to Australia. The pest was first recorded in the Mediterranean region in 2000 causing severe injury to young foliage of Eucalyptus camaldulensis by inducing galls mainly on growing shoots. The pest was first reported in Tanzania in 2005 and has recently become a problem by infesting a range of commercially grown Eucalyptus species. The purpose of this study was to de...
ABSTRACT Information is one of the most valuable resources and potential ingredient for the advancement of agriculture. The introduction of mobile phones is believed to have the possibility to supply the required information to the rural community. Ethiopia, like many other developing countries, is adopting the use of mobile phones in many sectors including the agricultural sector. The overall objective of this study was to determine the potential of mobile phone usage in agricultural exten...
ABSTRACT Educational goals and systems around the world differ in many respects. The concerns to meet with the national and Katsina State educational goals regarding the supply of human resources stem from the decreasing number of qualified candidates for admission into the field of agriculture in the higher institutions of learning. The overall objective of this study was to establish the effects of home background factors on students’ academic achievement in agricultural sciences in Kat...
EXTENDED ABSTRACT Climate change is happening and poses significant challenges to households, businesses and governments. Different adaptation strategies are carried against impact of climate change by smallholder farmers in semi-arid areas of Iringa District but little is known about their effectiveness in improving smallholders’ well-being. The overall objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of adaptation strategies in a changing climate and climate variability in semi-a...
ABSTRACT Most development policies emphasize on households‟ participation in poverty reduction programmes to achieve poverty reduction outcomes. However, many studies argue that most of the participatory programmes adopted in Tanzania are ineffective. One of the major reasons for ineffectiveness is spatial diversity of households‟ participation in poverty reduction programmes. Unfortunately, none of such studies have identified the level and factors and effects of spatial diversity of ho...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the effect of Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) on production and marketing of maize for smallholder farmers in Mbozi and Momba Districts located in Songwe region in Tanzania. Specifically, the study pursued the following objectives to; i) determine the percentage contribution of NTBs on transaction costs for smallholder farmers and traders in the two districts (ii) determine the influence of NTBs on market participation decisions for smallholder farmers in the two dist...