• Plant species identification from leaf images using deep learning models (cnn-lstm architecture) 

  Banzi, J; Abayo, T (Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation, 2021)

  Species knowledge is important for biodiversity conservation. Identification of plants by conventional approach is complex, time consuming, and frustrating tor non- experts due to the use of botanical terms. This is ...
• The effect of agricultural intensification on ecosystem Services around Ihemi cluster 

  Sirima, A; Kashaigili, J.J; Kamau, F. (Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation, 2021)

  As the world population continue to increase, the demand for food also increases which necessitate the need for agricultural intensification. Agricultural intensification affects large parts of terrestrial area, therefore, ...
• The effectiveness of customer-centric approach in understanding tourist behaviour: Selected tour companies in Arusha, Tanzania 

  Shemwetta, B.D; Rotich, D (Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation, 2022)

  Experience shows that the best way to attract and keep customers is by responding positively to their preferences. The best solution is to understand customer needs and behaviour. Customer-centric approach is predicted ...
• Local institutions and forest management: a case of Enguserosambu community Forest, Tanzania 

  Sirima, A (Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation, 2022)

  Governments are shifting the forest tenure systems to local and indigenous communities. This relatively new innovative approach serves as an opportunity for sustainable forest initiatives and economic development ...
• Assessing community perceptions about the contributions and impacts of Wildlife tourism to rural livelihoods: Wildlife management areas perspective 

  Mgonja, J.T. (Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation, 2022)

  Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) refer to protected areas in a village land, set aside for conservation of wildlife and tourism activities. Existing studies on WMAs have focused more on the establishment, governance ...
• Assessment of factors moderating community attitudes towards wildlife tourism And conservation: a case of Ikona and Makao wildlife management areas 

  Mgonja, J.T; Uswege, D.N. (Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation, 2022)

  The purpose of this study was to assess community attitudes towards the impacts of wildlife tourism and conservation interventions in Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) to community livelihoods. The study used Ikona ...
• Competence in French connected speech: A study on Tanzanian pre-service secondary school French teachers 

  Chiwanga, F. .E.; Iddy, E. (2017-06)

  This paper discusses the competence of Tanzanian pre-service French teachers in connected speech. The study particularly aimed at measuring the extent to which they are capable of comprehending the message through the ...
• Status of post harvesting regeneration of miombo woodlands in Kilosa, Tanzania 

  Myonga, P. A. (2019)

  This study presents findings of post harvesting regeneration status of miombo woodlands of Kilosa,Tanzania specifically where sustainable charcoal project is implemented. The overall objective of the ...
• Background of Forestry and Climate Change 

  Abdallah, Jumanne; Juma, S.R; Sirima, Agnes (Mkuki na Nyota, 2017)

  This chapter provides an overview on forestry education and the emergence of participatory forest management (PFM), Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) and their link to climate change in ...
• Nature Reserves 

  Sirima, Agnes (SAGE Publishing, 2017)
• Marine farming and tourism 

  Jodice, Laura W; Hull, John; Sirima, Agnes (Acquaculture New Zealand, 2010)

  The Marine Farming Association of New Zealand developed and published a tourist trail brochure in 2005 with the purpose of upholding the positive image of aquaculture among residents and tourists on the Top of the South ...
• The economic of water in paddy and non-paddy crop production around the Kilombero valley ramsar site, Tanzania: Productivity, costs, returns and implications to poverty reduction 

  Musamba, Emmanuel; Ngaga, Yonika M; Giliba, Richard A; Boon, E. K; Sirima, Agnes; Chirenje, L I (Journal of Agriculture Science, 2011)

  Water scarcity is globally getting worse in the light of increase in demand for water use. Human and ecosystem health and economic development are affected by problems of water scarcity and water pollution. This paper ...
• Sharing Tourism Benefits with the local community: A business perspective from the grassroots in Tanzania 

  Muganda, Michael; Sirima, Agnes; Mkumbo, Peter; Moshy, Batilda (Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 2012)

  Local communities’ participation in tourism benefit-sharing is central to tourism development. While there is a well-established literature on benefit-sharing from the perspective of wildlife protected areas and adjacent ...
• A review of "Tourism and sustainability: development, globalization and new tourism in the Third World (3rd ed) 

  Sirima, Agnes (Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2012)
• The Role of Local Communities in Tourism Development 

  Muganda, Michael; Sirima, Agnes; Marwa, Ezra (Journal of Human Ecology, 2013)

  One of the core elements of tourism development is to encourage local communities’ participation as it is central to the sustainability of tourism industry. While the literature suggests a number of roles local communities ...
• Communities displacement from national park ad tourism development in the Usangu Plains, Tanzania 

  Sirima, Agnes; Backman, Kenneth F (Current issues in tourism, 2013-08)

  Land-use-change conflicts have shaped the conservation and tourism activities and human livelihood debate in the Usangu Plains over the last 10 years. This has led Ruaha National Park to become the largest national park ...
• Coastal Gastronomy: Envisioning a South Carolina Seafood Trail 

  Jodice, Laura W; Ramshaw, Gregory; Sirima, Agnes; Goris, Lynn (Journal of Gastronomy and Tourism, 2018-03)

  Promotion of local seafood and related culture has become an important strategy for enhancing economic sustainability of struggling commercial fishing businesses in coastal tourism destinations. Theme-based tourism ...
• A review of ecotourism in Tanzania: Magnitude, challenges and prospects for sustainability 

  Mgonja, John T; Sirima, Agnes; Mkumbo, Peter J (Journal of Ecotourism, 2015-12)

  In the recent past, the concept of ecotourism has been promoted in Tanzania as an alternative, low-impact form of tourism that supports conservation of natural resources, preserves local culture, and provides economic ...
• The Social and Economic Impacts of Ruaha National Park Expansion 

  Sirima, Agnes (Open Journal of Social Sciences, 2016-06)

  Displacement of people to allow expansion of protected areas involves removing people from their ancestral land or excluding people from undertaking livelihood activities in their usual areas. The approach perpetuates the ...
• Land Fragmentation, agricultural productivity and implications for agricultural investments in the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) region, Tanzania 

  Kadigi, Reuben MJ; Kashaigili, Japhet J; Sirima, Agnes; Kamau, Felix; Sikira, Anna; Mbungu, Winfred (Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, 2017-01)

  There are polarized evidences of the impact of agricultural land fragmentation on land productivity. On the one hand there viewpoints which consider land fragmentation to harm agricultural productivity. On the other hand ...

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