• 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 ...
• Farmer-Focused tools to improve soil health monitoring on smallholder farms in the Morogoro region of Tanzania 

  Testen, Anna L; Mamiro, Delphina P; Nahson, Jackson; Amuri, Nyambilila A; Culman, Steven W; Miller, Sally A (The American Phytopathological Society, 2018-01)

  A participatory approach was used to improve smallholder tomato farmers’ understanding of and access to soil health monitoring in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. Baseline soil characteristics were gathered from 50 ...
• Climate Impacts on Agricultural and Natural Resource Sustainability in Africa 

  Singh, Bal Ram; Safalaoh, Andy; Amuri, Nyambilila A; Eik, Lars Olav; Sitaula, Bishal K; Lal, Rattan (Springer, 2020)

  The major challenge related to sustainable management of natural resources, agricultural and livestock production, and the assessment of innovative technologies and policies is to identify solutions for these problems. ...
• Increasing maize yields with soil testing and subsides in Tanzania 

  Harou, Aurélie P; Madajewicz, Malgosia; Michelson, Hope; Palm, Cheryl A; Amuri, Nyambilila A; Magomba, Christopher; Semoka, Johnson M; Tschirhart, Kevin; Weil, Ray (FEED THE FUTURE, 2020-09)

  Though the use of fertilizers can enhance productivity and increase profits for small-scale farming families, two barriers to their adoption have proved critical. First, many farmers often cannot afford to buy fertilizers; ...
• Effects of tillage and cropping systems on maize and beans yield and selected yield components in a semi-arid area in of Kenya 

  Karuma, Anne N; Gachene, Charles K. K; Gicheru, Patrick T; Mtakwa, Peter W; Amuri, Nyambilila A (Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2016)

  Conservation of soil moisture through tillage practices is an important management objective for crop production in semi-arid areas. A study to evaluate the effects of tillage practices on maize and bean yields was ...
• 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 ...

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