• Effects of compliance with food safety standards on costs, benefits and organization of nile perch export supply chain in Tanzania 

  Mpenda, Z. T. (Sokoine university of agriculture, 2019)

  Trading in high-value agro-food and fishery products like Nile perch represents one of the main possibilities for reducing poverty in Tanzania. Nile perch earner foreign exchange and provides employment to communities ...
• Food intake and dietary diversity of farming households in Morogoro Region, Tanzania 

  Kinabo, J.; Mamiro, P.; Dawkins, N.; Bundala, N.; Mwanri, A.; Majili, Z.; Jumbe, T.; Kulwa, K.; Mamiro, D.; Amuri, N.; Ngowi, M.; Msuya, J. (AJFAND, 2016)

  The Tanzanian economy depends heavily on agriculture and hence human labor provides much of the power needed for farming activities. This study was carried out to determine the diversity and dietary adequacy of farming ...
• Factors influencing stunting among children in rural Tanzania: an agro-climatic zone perspective 

  Mbwana, H. A.; Kinabo, J.; Lambert, C.; Biesalski, H. K. (Springer, 2017-04)

  This paper analyzed stunting in children in Tanzania and its linkages to agro-climatic conditions and related factors, unraveling the complex interactions of determinants of under-nutrition in two contrasting regions ...
• Status and scope of kitchen gardening of green leafy vegetables in rural Tanzania: implications for nutrition interventions 

  Rybak, C.; Mbwana, H. A.; Bonatti, M.; Sieber, S.; Müller, K. (Springer Nature B.V., 2018)

  Kitchen gardens in Tanzania are currently facing a variety of threats. However, many households depend on basic farming activities to meet household food needs. The objective of this study was to describe the current ...
• Consumption of dark green leafy vegetables predicts vitamin a and iron intake and status among female small-scale farmers in Tanzania 

  Stuetz, W.; Gowele, V.; Kinabo, J.; Bundala, N.; Mbwana, H.; Rybak, C.; Eleraky, L.; Lambert, C.; Biesalski, H. K. (Nutrients/ MDPI, 2019)

  Inadequate consumption of micronutrient-dense foods such as vegetables and meat are an important contributing cause for anemia and deficiencies of iron and vitamin A in rural communities of Tanzania. A cross-sectional ...
• A home gardening tactic developed to address undernutrition in rural households in Tanzania 

  Mbwana, H. A. (AkiNIk Publication, 2020)

  The aim of the project was to implement, monitor, establish and assess the impact of vegetable gardening combined with a household-based nutrition education in rural areas in Tanzania on nutritional status and ...
• Tackling food and nutrition insecurity in Tanzania: farmers perspectives on kitchen gardening as a sustainable approach 

  Mbwana, H.; Lambert, C.; Kinabo, J.; Konrad, H. (DITSL GmbH, Witzenhausen, German, Tropentag Conference, 2015-09)

  Under nutrition and food insecurity are major problems faced by most of the developing countries including Tanzania. Foods with high nutrient content are difficult to find in the poorer rural areas where most people are ...
• Rural agriculture for improved nutrition: stakeholder insights from different sectors in Tanzania 

  Mbwana, H.; Kinabo, J.; Reif, C.; Stuetz, W.; Sieber, S.; Mutabazi, K. D.; Biesalski, H. K. (CUVILLIER VERLAG, 2017-09)

  Nutrition sensitive pathways and approaches involving agriculture are being recognised as essential to guarantee nutrition security and lessen undernutrition. In Tanzania, the majority of the population lives in the rural ...
• Consumption intensity and production constraints of indigenous vegetables: a step in African food and nutrition security 

  Mbwana, H.; Kinabo, J.; Stuetz, W.; Rybak, C.; Mutabazi, K. D.; Sieber, S.; Konrad, H.; Ski, B. (Margraf Publishers GmbH, Weikersheim Kanalstrasse 21, 97990Weikersheim, 2018)

  Food and nutrition insecurity has been a major challenge in Africa. Farmers need to diversify food production in order to alleviate food and nutrition insecurity. With climate change at hand, indigenous vegetables can ...
• Determinants of household dietary practices in rural Tanzania: Implications for nutrition interventions 

  Mbwana, H. A.; Kinabo, J.; Lambert, C.; Biesalski, H. K. (Cogent food & Agriculture, 2016)

  A household cross-sectional survey of a sample of 120 households to analyze consumption practices and determinants of household dietary diversity in rural areas of differing agro-climatic conditions in Tanzania was ...
• Women empowerment and the nutrition status of children aged between 6-59 months 

  Chipili, G.; Msuya, J.; Pacific, R; Majili, S. Z. (Annex Publishers, 2020)

  Malnutrition remains a concern in the central province, despite being the most productive province in terms of Agriculture. Most studies in the province have not paid attention to the importance of women empowerment and ...
• Women’s insights on anaemia and the impact of nutrition training: An intervention study among rural women in Dodoma, Tanzania 

  Mbwana, H. A. (Taylor & Francis, 2020-11)

  An interventional pre-post study was conducted to evaluate rural women’s insights on anaemia and the effects of nutritional training on the knowledge and haemoglobin (Hb) levels among women of reproductive age (19–45 ...
• Social organization, constraints and opportunities for kitchen garden implementation: ScalA and ScalA-FS assessment tools in Morogoro and Dodoma, Tanzania 

  Bonatti, M.; Larissa, H. I. R.; Graef, F.; Mbwana, H. A.; Rybak, C.; Lana, M.; Sieber, S. (Springer / CrossMark, 2017)

  Tanzania is the second largest country in East Africa with about 50 million inhabitants in 2014, and it is also considered as one of the poorest countries in the world. The country strongly depends on agriculture ...
• Consumer behavior and consumption practices towards less documented wild leafy vegetables among rural households in Dodoma Region, Tanzania 

  Mbwana, H. A. (Researchgate, 2019)

  Inadequate dietary diversity is a key challenge in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Diversifying diets with African indigenous vegetables is a sustainable way to supp ly a variety of nutrients to household members ...
• Determinants of stunting and severe stunting among under-fives in Tanzania: evidence from the 2010 cross-sectional household survey 

  Chirande, L.; Charwe, D.; Mbwana, H.; Victor, R.; Kimboka, S.; Issaka, A. I.; Baines, S. K.; Dibley, M. J.; Agho, K. E. (BMC Pediatrics/ CrossMark, 2015)

  Stunting is one of the main public health problems in Tanzania. It is caused mainly by malnutrition among children aged less than 5 years. Identifying the determinants of stunting and severe stunting among such children ...
• Modified diets to improve iron, vitamin a and protein intake among children in banana-based farming systems of Kagera Region, Tanzania 

  Mbela, D. E. N. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2018)

  Micronutrient and protein deficiencies are among the major public-health concerns in Tanzania. These deficiencies mainly affect children below five years of age and pregnant women. Malnutrition is a preventable problem if ...
• Effect of East African Community-Common External Tariff for sellected agro-food sensitive products on Burundi's trade, welfare and Tariff Revenue 

  Bizoza, S. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  The effects of the customs union are ambiguous and depend on different factors. The theoretical ambiguities raise a need for empirical studies to generate information for a particular case. This study looks on the effect ...
• Development of extruded instant mixed mushroom soup 

  Kakigwa, A. R. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  A study was conducted to develop extruded instant mixed mushroom soup supplemented with banana, soybean and orange fleshed sweet potatoes. The nutritional qualities, physical properties, sensory acceptability and the ...
• Food additives and hygienic status of flavoured fruit juices manufactured in Dar es salaam, Tanzania 

  Senkoro, Z. P. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2012)

  The purpose of this study was to assess the quality of juices manufactured and sold for immediate consumption in Dar es Salaam Municipalities, Tanzania. The assessments were based on identifying the levels of preservatives, ...
• Livelihood strategies and household food security of vegetable street vendors in Morogoro town, Tanzania: an empirical analysis 

  Sagaya, A. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  The study attempts to examine the livelihood strategies and household food security of vegetable street vendors in Morogoro town, Tanzania. Specifically, the study sought to: (1) To document the nature of the institutional ...

View more