• Improved household nutrition through home-grown produce and consumption of nutritious and healthy products 

  Anitha, Seetha; Sefa, Victor Afari; Kalumikiza, Zione; Mhango, Khumbo; Mosha, Inviolate; Muzanila, Yasinta; Mwangwela, Agnes; Ochieng, Justus; Okori, Patrick; Tsusaka, Takuji W (Sustainable Agricultural Intensification, 2022)

  Undernutrition causes stunting, underweight, and wasting, and these are major health issues throughout Africa, adversely affecting the phys- ical and mental growth and development of chil- dren. High rates of stunting ...
• Occurrence of aflatoxins and its management in diverse cropping systems of central Tanzania 

  Seetha, Anitha; Munthali, Wills; Msere, Harry W; Swai, Elirehema; Muzanila, Yasinta; Sichone, Ethel; Tsusaka, Takuji W; Rathore, Abhishek; Okori, Patrick (Springer, 2017)

  The staple crops, maize, sorghum, bambara nut, groundnut, and sunflower common in semi-arid agro-pastoral farming systems of central Tanzania are prone to aflatoxin contamination. Consumption of such crop produce, ...
• Ecological impact of salt farming in mangroves on the habitat and food sources of austruca occidentalis and littoraria subvittata 

  Nehemia, Alex; Chen, Margaret; Kochzius, Marc; Dehairs, Frank; Brion, Natacha (Elservier, 2019)

  The impact of salt farming on the habitats and food sources of Austruca occidentalis and Littoraria subvittata was studied in mangroves along the coast of Tanzania using stable isotopes ( 13 C and 15 N) and sediment ...
• Drivers of millet consumption among school aged children in central Tanzania 

  Chande, Monica; Muhimbula, Happiness; Mremi, Ruth; Muzanila, Yasinta C; Kumwenda, Nelson C; Msuya, John; Msere, Harry; Bekunda, Mateete; Okori, Patrick; Gichohi-Wainaina, Wanjiku N (Frontiers, 2021)

  Background: Iron and zinc deficiency are common public health problems in low-income countries largely due to poor consumption of iron and zinc rich foods. It has previously been observed that 57% of school aged children ...
• Reducing child undernutrition through dietary diversification, reduced aflatoxin exposure, and improved hygiene practices: the immediate impacts in central Tanzania 

  Anitha, Seetha; Muzanila, Yasinta; Tsusaka, Takuji W; Kachulu, Lizzie; Kumwenda, Nelson; Musoke, Mike; Swai, Elirehema; Shija, Jackson; Siambi, Moses; Monyo, Emmanuel S; Bekunda, Mateete; Okori, Patrick (Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, LLC., 2019)

  The study aimed to quantify the immediate effects of dietary diversification, food safety, and hygiene interventions on child undernutrition in four rural villages in Kongwa district of cen- tral Tanzania. One hundred ...
• Genetic erosion in the snail littoraria subvittata (reid, 1986) due to mangrove deforestation 

  Nehemia, Alex; Huyghe, Filip; Kochzius, Marc (Journal of molluscan studies, 2016)

  In tropical coastal ecosystems mangrove forests are important as feeding, spawning, breeding and nursery grounds for many marine species. High human population pressure in coastal areas has led to the loss and deterioration ...
• Reduced genetic diversity and alteration of gene flow in a fiddler crab due to mangrove degradation 

  Nehemia, Alex; Kochzius, Marc (PLOS, 2017)

  The fiddler crab Austruca occidentalis is a dominant species in mangrove forests along the East African coast. It enhances soil aeration and, through its engineering activities, makes oth- erwise-inaccessible food available ...
• Effect of genotype and genotype by environment interaction on total cyanide content, fresh root, and starch yield in farmer-­preferred cassava landraces in Tanzania 

  Mtunguja, Mariam K; Laswai, Henry S; Kanju, Edward; Ndunguru, Joseph; Muzanila, Yasinta C (Wiley Periodicals, Inc, 2016)

  High starch yield is the most important trait for commercialized cassava starch production. Furthermore, cyanide present in cassava roots poses a health chal- lenge in the use of cassava for food. Cassava genotypes have ...
• Implications of institutional interplay on land management: A case of traditional land tenure and formal laws in the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania 

  Malisa, Emmanuel Timothy; Mahonge, Christopher Paul (Elsevier, 2023-03)

  Despite land management efforts since colonial times in the Uluguru Mountains, land degradation persists. Formal land laws and traditional land tenure system were examined to show the implications of formal and informal ...
• Distribution and regeneration status of Vitex payos (Lour.) Merr. in Kenyan drylands 

  Kimondo, James Munga; Agea, Jacob Godfrey; Okia, Clement Akais; Dino, Andrew Owiso; Abohassan, Refaat Atalla Ahmed; Mulatya, Jackson; Teklehaimanot, Zewge (Journal of Horticulture and Forestry, 2014-10)

  We investigated the population structure and regeneration status of Vitex payos (Lour.) Merr. in Kenyan drylands. The study quantified the spatial distribution pattern of V. payos tree populations in their natural range; ...
• Low sensitivity of paraHIT-f rapid malaria test among patients with fever in rural health centers, Northern Tanzania 

  Kweka, Eliningaya J.; Lowassa, Asanterabi; Msangi, Shandala; Kimaro, Epiphania E.; Lyatuu, Ester E.; Mwang’onde, Beda J.; Mahande, Aneth M.; Mazigo, Humphrey D. (J Infect Dev Ctries, 2011)

  Introduction: Several rapid diagnostic tools for malaria are currently available in local markets. However, diagnostic accuracy varies widely. The present study was conducted to evaluate a cheaply and easily available rapid ...
• Physiochemical and nutritional characterization of vitex payos (Lour.) Merr. (Verbenaceae): an indigenous fruit tree of Eastern Africa 

  Kimondo, James Munga; Agea, Jacob Godfrey; Okia, Clement Akais; Abohassan, Refaat Atalla Ahmed; Ndeunyema, Elizabeth T. N. Nghitoolwa; Woiso, Dino Andrew; Teklehaimanot, Zewge; Mulatya, Jackson (2012-10-23)

  In the dry areas, indigenous fruits become important staples when cereals harvested are inadequate to support populations. Farmers in these areas have identified many of the handicaps in domestication but there is still ...
• A case report of a typhoid fever outbreak with an uncommon vehicle and source of salmonella enterica serotype typhi 

  Mushi, Douglas W. (Scientific research and community, 2021-01-19)

  Two goat caretakers aged 19 and 25 years old were infected with Salmonella enterica serovar typhi (S. typhi); both had eaten raw carrots from a garden enriched with goat faeces in typhoid endemic region of Morogoro, ...
• Influence of mangrove deforestation on nutrition ecology and genetic diversity of uca annulipes along the Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar coast 

  Alex, Nehemia; Dehairs, Frank; Marc, Kochzius (Vrije University Brussel, 2000)
• Impediments, opportunities and strategies to enhance trade of wild and semi-wild food plants in Bunyoro- Kitara Kingdom, Uganda 

  Agea, Jacob Godfrey; Obaa, Bernard Bonton; Kimondo, James Munga; Okia, Clement Akais; Isubikalu, Prossy; Woiso, Dino Andrew; Obua, Joseph; Teklehaimanot, Zewge (African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2013-06)

  This study examined the impediments, opportunities and strategies to enhance trade of wild and semi-wild food plants (WSWFPs) in Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, Uganda. Semi-structured questionnaire was administered face-to-face ...
• Potentials of and threats to traditional institutions for community based biodiversity management in dryland areas of lower Moshi, Tanzania 

  Woiso, Dino Andrew; Shemdoe, Riziki Silas; Kayeye, Heri (Journal of Forest Science, 2009-12)

  Dryland species and ecosystems have developed unique strategies to cope with low and sporadic rainfall. They are highly resilient and recover quickly from prevailing disturbances such as fires, herbivore pressure and ...
• Reducing child undernutrition through dietary diversification, reduced aflatoxin exposure, and improved hygiene practices: the immediate impacts in central Tanzania 

  Anitha, Seetha; Muzanila, Yasinta; Tsusaka, Takuji W.; Kachulu, Lizzie; Kumwenda, Nelson; Musoke, Mike; Swai, Elirehema; Shija, Jackson; Siambi, Moses; Bekunda, Mateete; Okori, Patrick; Monyo, Emmanuel S. (Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, 2020)

  The study aimed to quantify the immediate effects of dietary diversification, food safety, and hygiene interventions on child undernutrition in four rural villages in Kongwa district of cen- tral Tanzania. One hundred ...
• The impact of human cysticercosis in Northern Tanzania 

  Mwang’onde, Beda John; Chacha, Mwita; Nkwengulila, Gamba (University of Dar es Salaam, 2014-04)

  Human cysticercosis (HCC) is an emerging threat to public health in endemic resource poor countries and is one of the main causes of late onset epilepsy. The epidemiology, public health and socioecomic impacts of HCC in ...
• Comparative analysis of selected factors affecting fruit phenotype and yield of sclerocarya birrea in Tanzania 

  Andrew, Woiso D. (Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2014)

  Knowledge of fruit physical properties and yield is imperative for trees with commercial domestication prospects like Sclerocarya birrea. This study assessed individual fruit weight and diameter as well as yield per tree ...
• Summer season waterfowl species diversity at Katavi national park in Tanzania 

  Ligate, Elly Josephat; Kitogwa, Herman Batiko; Msola, David Kassian (Tanzania Journal of Natural and Applied Science, 2014-02-07)

  This study on Waterfowl species diversity, richness and evenness was conducted at Katavi National park in Tanzania in summer season of 2011.The study focused at surveying on how water availability, primary productivity ...

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