• 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 ...
• 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 ...

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