• Bringing evidence to bear for negotiating tradeoffs in sustainable agricultural intensification using a structured stakeholder engagement process 

  Winowiecki, Leigh Ann; Bourne, Mieke; Magaju, Christine; Neely, Constance; Massawe, Boniface; Masikati, Patricia; Vågen, Tor-Gunnar; Musili, Faith; Nabi, Muhammad; Nguyo, Anthony; Seid, Hadia; Hadgu, Kiros; Shoo, Aikande; Tembo, Howard; Chipatela, Floyd; Chesterman, Sabrina; Hughes, Karl; Temu, Emmanuel; Kimaro, Anthony Anderson; Sinclair, Fergus (Taylor & Francis, 2021)

  Sustainable agricultural intensification (SAI) has the potential to increase food security without detrimental effects on ecosystem services. However, adoption of SAI practices across sub-Saharan Africa has not reached ...
• Dynamics of fractionated rhizosphere soil P and plant P uptake under maize/P-mobilizing legumes intercropping in strongly weathered soil of Tanzania 

  Sugihara, Soh; Kawashita, Tomomi; Shitindi, Mawazo; Massawe, Boniface; Tanaka, Haruo (Taylor & Francis, 2021)

  Intercropping with cereal and phosphorus (P)-mobilizing leguminous crops is a traditional agricultural practice in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is essential to evaluate the effect of intercropping (i.e., rhizosphere sharing) ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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) ...
• Landscape-scale variability of soil health indicators: effects of cultivation on soil organic carbon in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania 

  Winowiecki, L.; Va°gen, T.; Massawe, B.; Jelinski, N. A.; Lyamchai, C.; Sayula, G.; Msoka, E. (Springer, 2015-11-02)

  Land-use change continues at an alarming rate in sub-Saharan Africa adversely affecting ecosystem services provided by soil. These impacts are greatly understudied, especially in biodiversity rich mountains in East ...
• Pedotransfer functions for cation exchange capacity, available water holding capacity and soil organic carbon for representative soils of Southern Highland Zone of Tanzania 

  Mtama, J. G.; Lee Burras, C.; Msanya, B. M. (International Journal of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, 2018-10-31)

  Pedotransfer functions are useful tools in estimating the not easily measured and expensive soil properties. They are especially valuable in settings such as the SHZT where limited direct soil measurements are available. The ...
• Pedological characterization and classification of some typical soils in three agro-ecological settings of South-Eastern Tanzania 

  Tenga, J. J.; Msanya, B. M.; Semoka, J. M.; Semu, E.; Mwongo, S. B. (IJSER, 2018-02)

  This study was carried out in South-Eastern Tanzania to establish representative experimental sites on the basis of agro- ecological settings and soils. Three pedons were characterized namely NWJ-P1 in Nawaje village, ...
• Ecological biogeography of West Usambara Mountains: a study on the influence of abiotic factors to spatial distribution of plant and animal species 

  Meliyo, J. L.; Masuki, K. F. G.; Msanya, B. M.; Kimaro, D. N.; Mulungu, L. S. (INTECH, 2018)

  West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania are famous for rich biodiversity and endemic species of plants and animals. Although there have been extensive studies on plant and animals species, little attention has been given on ...
• Pedology at four representative sites of Southern Highland Zone of Tanzania 

  Mtama, J. G.; Msanya, B. M.; Lee Burras, C. (Science Publishing Group, 2018-09-06)

  To study the soils of Southern Highland Zone of Tanzania, four representative pedons of some landscapes were characterized. Their names and identifiers are Seatondale, Mbimba, Inyala, and Uyole, respectively TzSea 01, ...

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