• Nutrient composition of cooked lablab bean varieties for improving nutrition and food security in Tanzania 

  Morrison, M. M (SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, 2019)

  Legumes are important crops for improving food and nutrition security in Africa. However, there are few nutrition researches on lablab beans in Africa, except for programs focusing on improving soil properties. This study ...
• Suitability of cassava starch in making baked and fried composite flour products 

  Laswai, H. S.; Pacific, R.; Hussein, J. (AJOL, 2017)

  Except for carbohydrate, cassava is a poor source of protein, fats, minerals, and vitamins, but when blended with other foods it makes products of high nutritional quality. The suitability of cassava starch in making ...
• Distribution of wheat stem rust disease in the northern zone and southern highlands of Tanzania: Comparative epidemiology and implications for management 

  Aloyce, A.; Mamiro, D. P. (AJOL, 2017)

  Surveys were conducted in farmers’ fields in the northern and southern highlands of Tanzania to determine the distribution of wheat stem rust disease caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici and response of farmer ...
• Influence of vitamin A status on the anthropometric attributes of children aged 6-36 months in Tanzania 

  Ndau, E. L.; Mosha, T. C. E.; Horton, S.; Laswai, H. S. (AJOL, 2017)

  Vitamin A deficiency remains one of the health challenge causing morbidity and mortality among under-five children in Tanzania. This study was conducted to determine the influence of vitamin A status on the anthropometric ...
• Nutritional status and the use of traditional medicine among diabetic patients in Mawenzi hospital, Tanzania 

  Mwanri, A.W; Lyari, G.; Msollo, S. S. (AJOL, 2017)

  Premature deaths among diabetic people are common in developing countries probably due to late diagnosis or poor adherence to use of diabetic medicine. This study aimed at assessing nutritional status and use of alternative ...
• Effect of nutrition education intervention and lifestyle behaviors on management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Mwanza city, Tanzania 

  Ruhembe, C. C.; Mosha, T. C. E.; Nyaruhucha, C. N. M. (2015-06)

  Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disease associated with impaired glucose metabolism. This study aimed at assessing the effect of nutrition education intervention on the lifestyle behaviors and management of ...
• Practices and challenges of selling systems for teak (tectona grandis) at Mtibwa tree plantation in Tanzania 

  Kagosi, P. J.; Laswai, F.; Kapinga, C.; Babili, H. (2015-06)

  Mibwa forest plantation. hereafter referred to simply as Mtibwa plantation was established in 1944. and is currently owned by Tanzania Forest Services (iTS) under Government Notice 269 of 2010. The plantation was gazette ...
• Assessment of complementary foods and child feeding practices in Dodoma Region, Tanzania 

  Lyimo, M.; Muzanila, Y. (2014-06)

  A study was carried out in Dodoma region, Tanzania to assess complementary foods and child feeding practices. Three hundred and twenty mothers with children aged between 6 to 24 months were selected randomly in four ...
• Nutritional status of tinder — five year children in selected Villages of Mvomero and Kongwa Districts, Tanzania 

  Meena, P. H.; Lyirno-Macha, J. G.; Nyaruhucha, C. N. (2015-06)

  ,Malnutrition remains a significant public health problem in Tanzania. The study was. carried to determine the prevalence of malnutrition and causes associated with it in Alvomero and Kon,t,iiva Districts, Tanzania. ...
• Gender differences in prevalence and perception of being overweight among university students in Morogoro, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study 

  Mwanri, A. W.; Bundala, N. H.; Ramadhan, Z. H. (2015-12)

  The prevalence of overweight and obesity is rising at CM alarming rate in both developing and developed countries. cross-sectional survey WaS done to assess gender differences 11. 7 the p]-C1'01C11CC and perception ()level ...
• Influence of inherent moisture content on the deformation properties of coconut tissues during mechanical oil expression 

  Mpagalile, J. J.; Clarke, B. (2010)

  The effect of moisture content on the deformation properties of coconut (Cocos nucifera) endosperm under mechanical uni-axial compression during a simulated oil expression situation was investigated. Fresh coconut samples ...
• Gel electrophoresis and fluorescamine methods for the detection of proteolysis of milk heated at high temperatures 

  Chove, L.M.; Grandison, A.S.; Lewis, M.J. (2013)

  This study describes the effect of high temperature processing of milk and its susceptibility to proteolysis during storage. Raw milk was subjected to various Temperature-time combinations (110, 120, 130 and 142 ˚C for ...
• Growing tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) in nematode infested soil and the pest implications in poorly managed post-harvested fields during the dry season in Tanzania 

  Bagarama, F. M.; Mrema, E. J.; Lazaro, E. A. (2014)

  Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) is an important income generating crop in the semi-arid areas in the Miombo ecosystem in Tabora, Tanzania. Dry season tomato growing is limited by water resource availability and it ...
• The influence of independent and intervening variables on adoption of recommended maize varieties in Tanzania 

  Msuya, C.P.; Düvel, G.H.; Rwambali, E.G. (2014)

  Njombe is one of the districts in Tanzania that suffers from the problem of poor adoption of recommended maize varieties. The study was conducted to investigate the influence of independent and intervening variables in ...
• Nutrition research agenda in the context of nutrition problems in Tanzania - a critical review 

  Msuya, J.M.; Kaganda, J.; Maurice, R. B. (2015)

  Historically, preventing undernutrition (stunting, wasting and underweight) has proven to be very difficult. Broad, food-based counsel is generally too superficial, and multiple nutrient deficiencies often occur even when ...
• Body fat content, distribution and blood glucose concentration among adults population in Ilala Municipality, Dar es salaam, Tanzania 

  Majili, Z.S; Kinabo, J. (2015)

  Body fat content has been associated with increase of blood glucose concentration. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between body fat content, its distribution and blood glucose concentration among adult ...
• Development and evaluation of organoleptic quality and acceptability of cassava-based composite crackers for supplementing primary school children 

  Mosha, T. C. E.; Sadick, M. A.; Laswai, H. S. (2010)

  The study involved formulating cassava-based fortified composite novel products for boosting nutrient uptake of primary school children. Thirteen cassava-based crackers were prepared from blends of extruded cassava, bean, ...
• Risk factors associated with elevated blood glucose among adults in Mwanza City, Tanzania 

  Ruhembe, C.C.; Mosha, T.C.E.; Nyaruhucha, C.N.M. (2015)

  Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) prevalence is increasing at alarming rates posing significant health problem in Tanzania. Urbanization with economic advancement has led to lifestyle behaviors such as high intake of dense ...
• Development and assessment of frying characteristics, chemical composition, descriptive sensory properties and preference mapping of wheat-orange fleshed sweet potato composite swahili buns (maandazi) 

  Mongi, R.J.; Simbano, M.; Ruhembe, C.; Majaliwa, N. (2015)

  This study was carried out to investigate frying characteristics, chemical composition and sensory evaluation of whole-wheat buns (WWB) and Wheat-Orange fleshed sweet potatoes - composite buns (WPCB) at different levels ...
• Effects of weaver ants on fruitfly and disease-inflicted postharvest losses of oranges in small-scale farming in Tanzania 

  Msogoya, T.J.; Mamiro, D.P.; Mtui, H.D. (2015)

  The objective of this was to evaluate the effect of African weaver ant (Oecophylla longinoda) on fruit fly disease-inflicted postharvest losses of oranges in small-scale farming in Coast region, Tanzania. The treatments ...

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