ABSTRACT The specific objective of the study were to find out the role of Village Development Committees, to examine the operations of Village Development Committees and to assess the performance of Village Development Committees in Kilombero District Council. Literature review, questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussion and field site visits were used in collecting data. Data were analyzed into simple descriptive statistics using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) program ...
ABSTRACT There are limited employment opportunities in formal sectors in Africa and Tanzania in particular, and that the number of people engaged in informal sectors as daily source of income generation is increasing. In addition informal sector consists of small scale units engaged in production and distribution of goods and services with the primary objective of generating income. This study was conducted to examine how mobile phone vending services contribute to poverty reduction among mob...
ABSTRACT There are limited employment opportunities in formal sectors in Africa and Tanzania in particular, and that the number of people engaged in informal sectors as daily source of income generation is increasing. In addition informal sector consists of small scale units engaged in production and distribution of goods and services with the primary objective of generating income. This study was conducted to examine how mobile phone vending services contribute to poverty reduction among mob...
ABSTRACT The study was designed to assess the impact of cloves production for the sustainable livelihood of people of Pemba. Generally, the study intended to analyse the impact of cloves production in area of study, to identify contribution of cloves production in livelihood of people, to examine towards the problems of cloves production in livelihood of people of Pemba. The study involved 90 respondents who were selected using simple random sampling. Primary data were collected using interv...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the contribution of food vending in improving the livelihood of women vendors in Dodoma Municipality specifically at Majengo and Viwandani wards. The study focused on identifying the factors influencing women involvement in food vending activities in the study area, determining the contribution of food vending to poverty reduction by women at the household level, and identifying factors affecting the performance of food vending activities in the study area. Data ...
ABSTRACT Embryo and/or caryopsis morphology in 27 species in 22 genera of danthonioid grasses is reinvestigated for use in a phylogenetic study. Embryo characters are too conservative to reveal phylogenetic relationships among the tribes of the Arundinoideae. However, data presented here and in the literature are used to show that embryo data are useful at subfamily and higher level and shown to be largely consistent with phylogenetic hypotheses generated with molecular data. Caryopsi...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the social-economic impacts of domestic violence on women particularly in Karagwe District Council. The study used cross-sectional research design where both qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed. A sample of 84 respondents was identified using purposive and random sampling. Data was collected through questionnaire, observation and interviews, while analysis was done using Statistical Package in Social Sciences (Version 16.0). Findings revealed...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted with the main objective of examining the challenges of parents-children communication on sexual and reproductive health issues. This cross-sectional descriptive study design included a sample of 160 students aged from 13-19, 10 parents, two teachers and one health professional drawn from premises of Mbezi and Tegeta in Kinondoni Municipality, Dar es Salaam region, Tanzania. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used to collect data whereby the que...
ABSTRACT The study aimed to assess the contribution of mixed farming to food security and nutrition at household level, Bambi and Dunga were taken as case study. It is crucial to conduct this type of research since there are few researches conducted concerning mixed farming agriculture. Data were collected using questionnaires, interviews and observation from 107 respondents that included officials from Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, local citizens, agricultural officers and v...
ABSTRACT Poor livelihood of the youth in Tanzania has been a major challenge particularly in Mererani, indeed the rapid growth of the labour force and in ability of the economy of the country has pressed youth to move to the Small Scale Mining. This study is therefore designed to assess the Economic Contribution of Small Scale Mining on Youth in Mirerani- Sumanjiro. Specifically the study aimed at: identifying the main economic activities of youth in Mererani mining area, examining the ca...
ABSTRACT The study is a critical examination of the role of Micro Finance Institutions in the empowerment of the rural women in Tanzania‟s economic development. The general objective of the study was to assess and evaluate the contribution of microfinance institutions to the empowerment of women with particular emphasis on women in the rural areas of Ngorongoro District. The specific objectives focused on the types of business activities, challenges faced by rural women, impact of MFI serv...
ABSTRACT Banana Xhathomonas Wilt has become a major problem in Kagera Region hence affecting food security in the community. Although various measures have been taken to address the problem there are hardly any efforts on other native copying strategies to address shocks on food insecurity. The study was guided by three specific objectives, namely: to examine different coping strategies adapted by households in maintaining food security status, to examine the challenges faced by households w...
ABSTRACT This study analyzes “Violation of Rights of a Child in Education in Government Primary Schools in Dodoma Municipality”. A sample of 100 respondents was used and these were randomly obtained from selected five government primary schools in Dodoma Municipality. The methods used in data collection were interviews, questionnaire, and documentary review the statistical package for social science (SPSS) was used for management of data and analysis. In this study the theories pertainin...
ABSTRACT Tobacco producers and processors link in different aspects such as provision of tobacco seeds, extension services, construction and an improvement of curing barns, soft loans for farm implements like tractors and oxen. This study analyses the linkages between producers and processors in improving tobacco production in Uyui district, Tabora region. The study has shown that the interface has played a significant role in improving tobacco production in the district. The study took plac...
ABSTRACT Food insecurity has been a global problem for decades. It is high on Africa‘s development agenda especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Advanced causes of food insecurity are climate change, food price increase and volatility since 2008 and poverty. Other causes are population growth, armed war and conflict, coupled by external and internal policies. This study focused on assessing factors constraining food security in Dodoma region a case of Chamwino district. The study aimed to deter...