ABSTRACT The purpose of this dissertation was to find out the diversity, distribution and abundance of avifauna in respect to habitat types within Kilakala and Bigwa wards in Morogoro. The study was conducted between November and December 2011, by dividing the area into five habitat types which are settlement, farmland, shrubland, woodland and forest. Bird’s abundance and diversity were compared between habitat types also related to habitat features. Point count method was used to collect...
ABSTRACT Village Community Banks aimed to reduce extreme poverty among community group members and enable members share knowledge on how to generate income which could be alternative sources of income rather than depending on illegal exploitation of forest resources for the economic purpose. This study aimed at assessing economic contribution of VICOBA in conserving forest resources. Multistage sampling technique was used to obtain 5 villages adjacent to both Kazimzumbwi and Pugu Forest Rese...
ABSTRACT Agriculture is a key element of the Tanzanian economy, it contributes about 46% of the GDP. It is not well mechanized, most of small scale farmers using rudimentary and poor technologies. Following the decentralization policy, the District Agriculture Development Plans (DADPs) established project programme to boost up agriculture to promote economic growth and poverty reduction at household level. This study was conducted in Korogwe District, Tanga Region in order determine the con...
ABSTRACT Understanding the way the Maasai pastoralists' Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) affects management of natural resources in dry lands is of practical importance. Failure to recognise its contribution in resources management and use can result into mismatch of varied land uses leading to loss of biodiversity and deterioration of livelihood conditions. Conventional range management has often neglected pastoralists’ participation, largely due to perception of resource managers t...
ABSTRACT A study to assess contribution of hunting tourism to general economy was conducted in Tanzania. This aimed at assessing the significance of Hunting Tourism (HT) to economic growth, community development and household income in Tanzania. Purposively Tanzania and Selous Game Reserve was selected to study contribution at macro and micro levels. Simple random sampling technique applied to select districts, wards, villages and households where data was collected for micro level study. At...
ABSTRACT Despite that income-generating activities play a vital role on reducing the dependency of local communities on forest resources, in some cases the performance of practised income generating activities has been a challenging issue. This study was conducted to assess economic efficiency of tree nurseries and beekeeping income-generating activities, asses factors affecting the economic efficiency of tree nurseries and beekeeping IGAs, asses its impacts on forest conservation and to ass...
Abstract A GIS-based multi-criteria land evaluation was performed in Kilombero Valley, Tanzania in order to avail decision-makers and farmers with an evidence-based decision support tool for improved and sustainable rice production in this important region for agricultural investment. The five most important criteria for rice production in the area were identified through literature search and discussion with local agronomists and farmers. The identified criteria were 1) soil properties, 2) ...
ABSTRACT Many initiatives to overcome floods have not succeeded and lack of financial resources have been among the major problems associated with the failure. The contribution of labour by the surrounding community can be used as a panacea to the money problem. This study investigated the households‟ willingness to contribute (WTC)labour in projects which intend to prevent the occurrence and mitigate the effects of floods. The study was conducted in KilosaDistrict with the aim of establi...
ABSTRACT Agroforestry have been proposed as the solution to the prevailing deforestation and land deterioration in developing countries like Tanzania. This study aimed at determining farmer’s attitude, adoption and economic potentials of agroforestry practices in Kilosa District. Specifically it was intended to describe agroforestry systems and technologies, examining the level of attitudes towards agroforestry, identifying socio-economic factors influencing agroforestry adoption and estim...