• Prediction of soil salinity spatial distribution and its management implications for rice production in Magozi Irrigation Scheme, Iringa, Tanzania 

  Isdory, D. P. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  Rice (Oryza sativa L.) plays an important role in improving household food security and national economies in Sub-Saharan Africa including Tanzania. There is an increase in annual per capita consumption of rice in Tanzania ...
• Environmental performance of smallholder organic and conventional cotton production systems in Meatu, Tanzania 

  Bwana, T. N. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is among the most important export crops in Tanzania, contributing directly to peoples‘ livelihood and economic development. Cotton is grown under both conventional and organic farming ...
• Land evaluation and suitability assessment for crops produced in Butuguri area, Butiama District in Mara Region, Tanzania 

  Jackson, Z. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  Land evaluation was conducted in Butuguri area, Butiama District, Mara Region to assess land’s suitability for cassava, maize and sorghum production. After reviewing literature and discussing with farmers and extension ...
• Optimising locally available resources for nutrient management to improve banana productivity in the farming systems in rombo district, kilimanjaro region 

  Elliseus, R. J (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  Banana is an important staple food in East Africa and an essential cash crop in the national and local economies. In Kagera and Kilimanjaro regions of Tanzania, banana is cultivated by more than 70% of smallholder farmers ...
• Soil characterization and effects of n, p and k on the growth, yield and root quality of cassava (manihot esculenta crantz) in the lake zone of Tanzania 

  Ndare, D. W (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)
• Multi-criteria land evaluation for rice production using GIS and analytic hierarchy process in Kilombero Valley, Tanzania 

  Massawe, B .H. J.; Kaaya, A. K.; Winowiecki, L.; Slater, B. K. (Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2019)

  A GIS-based multi-criteria land evaluation (MCE) was performed in Kilombero Valley, Tanzania to avail decision makers and farmers with evidence based decision support tool for improved and sustainable rice production. ...
• Evaluation of maize and rice response to application of urban green biowaste compost at Dakawa in Morogoro region 

  Paul, I. K (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2019)

  Maize and rice are the primary staple cereal food crops in Tanzania, ranking first and second, respectively. The two crops are also used as cash crops in some parts of the country. Despite their importance as food and ...
• Effects of green urban bio-wastes compost on soil productivity for onion and black nightshade production in Arusha, Tanzania 

  Hance, A. M. (SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, 2019)

  In Tanzania most of biowaste produced from vegetable and fruits markets are dumped off which results to loss of nutrients and imposing environmental problems. Composting of wastes is important when used as organic fertilizer ...
• Spatial distribution of heavy metals in soil with distance from Tazama pipeline through the Mikumi National Park, Tanzania 

  Mrimi, D. J.; Nyahongo, J. W.; Vedeld, P. O.; Massawe, B. H.; Jjunju, C. N. (ACADEMIC JOURNAL (AJ), 2019-07)

  A total concentration of six studied heavy metals Arsenic (As), Lead (Pb), Chromium(Cr), Mercury (Hg) Cadmium (Cd) and Copper (Cu) were measured in soil across distances from TAZAMA pipeline in transects which have ...
• Report on agronomic practices and soil fertility analysis for improved rice production in the Kilombero and Wami Valley Area in Tanzania 

  Massawe, B. H. J. (USAID & Feed the Future, 2012-11-13)

  Tanzanian economy is dominated by smallholder agriculture accounting for more than 90% of rural employment with food crop production dominating the agriculture economy. Rice is the second most important cereal crop in ...
• Report on agronomic practices and soil fertility analysis for improved maize production in Kiteto and Kongwa Districts in Tanzania 

  Massawe, B. H. J. (USAID & Feed the Future, 2012-11-13)

  As the pillar of both the domestic and the export economy, the agricultural sector in Tanzania engages about 80 percent of the labor force. The Tanzania’s agriculture economy is dominated by food production which accounts ...
• Livestock resources inventory and mapping in agro-pastoral area of Senani, Maswa District, Shinyanga, Tanzania 

  Boniface, H.; Massawe, J.; Meliyo, J. L.; Mwilawa, A.; Mashalla, B. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2011)

  The agro-pastoralist economy is based on livestock and crop production. The societies practicing agro-pastoralism are equally highly dependent on livestock for their basic food, income and social needs as it is for crop ...
• Distribution of invasive plant species Prosopis juliflora (mesquite) in relationship to biophysical factors in Rombo, Mwanga, and Same districts 

  Massawe, B. H. J. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2016)

  Prosopis juliflora is among aggressive invaders in tropical, arid and semi-arid natural grasslands. This plant which belongs to the Fabaceae family is native to Mexico, South America and the Caribbean, has become established ...
• Bringing evidence to bear on negotiating ecosystem service and livelihood trade-offs in sustainable agricultural intensification in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Zambia as part of the SAIRLA program 

  Massawe, B.; Johaness, N.; Winowiecki, L. A.; Neely, C. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2017-05)

  The Sustainable Intensification of Agricultural Research and Learning in Africa (SAIRLA) Programme is a UK Department for International Development-funded initiative that seeks to address one of the most intractable problems ...
• Feasibility study of green harvest technology in the sugarcane farming in Tanzania, under the accompanying measures sugar protocol (2011 – 13) 

  Massawe, B. H. J.; Mhoro, L. (Ministry of Agriculture, 2017)

  Sugarcane is a tall perennial grass of genus Saccharum. Plant remnants and DNA evidence suggest that sugar cane evolved in South East Asia (Horton et al., 2015), and it was domesticated in Papua New Guinea around 8000 ...
• Distribution of invasive plant species Chromolaena odorata (Siam Weed) in Serengert district 

  Massawe, B. H. J. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2016)

  Chromolaena odorata, also known as Siam Weed, is an herbaceous to woody perennial invasive plant species that is considered one of the world’s worst weeds. The plant has a bushy habit which forms a very dense thicket ...
• Assessing drivers of soil properties and classification in the West Usambara mountains, Tanzania 

  Massawe, B. H. J.; Winowiecki, L.; Meliyo, J. L.; Mbogoni, J. D. J.; Msanya, B. M.; Kimaro, D.; Deckersf, J.; Gulinck, H.; Lyamchai, C.; Sayula, G.; Msokah, E.; Vagen, T.; Brush, G.; Jelinskii, N. A. (Elsevier, 2017-10-16)

  Improved soil information in tropical montane regions is critical for conservation, sustainable agricultural management, and land use planning, but is often challenged by topographic and land-use heterogeneity. The West ...
• Involving small holder farmers in the agricultural land use planning process using Analytic Hierarchy Process in rice farming systems of Kilombero Valley, Tanzania 

  Massawe, B. H. J.; Kaaya, A. K.; Slater, B. (academic Journals, 2019-02-14)

  Despite the truth that the agricultural land use planning exercises have so far covered small and fragmented part of the African continent, the involvement of farmers who are among the direct beneficiaries of the outputs ...
• Variability of soil organic carbon with landforms and land use in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania 

  Meliyo, J. L.; Msanya, B. M.; Kimaro, D. N.; Massawe, B. H. J.; Hieronimo, P.; Mulungu, L. S.; Deckers, J.; Gulinck, H. (Journal of Soil Science and Environmental Management, 2016-09)

  This study was carried out to assist in the formulation of conservation technologies for landscape sustained productivity in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania. Conventional soil survey methods were used to develop a base ...
• Mapping numerically classified soil taxa in Kilombero Valley, Tanzania using machine learning 

  Massawe, B. H. J.; Subburayalu, S. K.; Kaaya, A. K.; Winowiecki, L.; Slater, B. K. (Elsevier, 2016-11-24)

  Inadequacy of spatial soil information is one of the limiting factors to making evidence-based decisions to improve food security and land management in the developing countries. Various digital soilmapping (DSM) ...

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