• The implications of bushmeat hunting on the environment in the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania 

  Maunde, Regina Masatu (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2010)

  A cross sectional study was done to examine the implications of bush meat hunting on the environment on the Uluguru Mountains. Questionnaires were administered to a total of 120 respondents in 8 villages around the ...
• Smallholder rice farmers’ technical efficiency: implication for competitiveness through agricultural marketing co-operative societies in Tanzania 

  Mauki, C; Jeckoniah, J; Massawe, G.D (Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2023)

  Agricultural Marketing Co-operative Societies (AMCOS) are increasingly being advocated by the government of Tanzania as a way to enhance smallholder farmers’ competitiveness countrywide. Yet, the smallholder rice ...
• Impact of livelihood strategies on household wellbeing in land shortage villages of mvomero district, Tanzania 

  Lyatuu, Patricia M.; Urassa, Justin K. (East African Journal of Social and Applied Sciences, 2019)

  This paper examines a household’s wellbeing status (HWBS) and its relationship with Livelihood Strategies (LS) and demographic characteristics (DC) in the land shortage villages of Mvomero District, Tanzania. Through a ...
• Access to bank loans and smallholder farmers' paddy productivity; a case of Mvomero district, Tanzania 

  Mpeku, Faraja N.; Urassa, Justin K. (IJASAB International, 2022)

  Limited access to credit is one of the main limitations facing smallholders in Africa. Therefore, the study on which this paper is based, aimed at comparing smallholder farmers paddy productivity before and after their ...
• Roles of lead farmers in facilitating uptake of agricultural technologies in collaboration with extension officers: a case of RIPAT approach in Tanzania 

  Ringo, Dominick E.; Mattee, Amon Z.; Urassa, Justin K. (Mkuki na Nyota, 2023)

  Low agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa is caused mainly by the low uptake of agricultural technologies resulting from the declining role of public extension services. For example, the existence of a wide ...
• Socio-economic determinants of farmers’ adaptations to climate change variability in Meatu and Iramba districts, Tanzania 

  Nyangas, James A; Chingonikaya, Emmanuel E; Urassa, Justin K (International Journal of Applied Research, 2019)

  The capacity of farmers to adapt to climate shocks and stresses is a critical part of sustainable development. Generally, farmers’ adaptation to climate change variability exploits beneficial opportunities to reduce its ...
• Adoption of recommended maize production practices and productivity among farmers in Morogoro district, Tanzania 

  Gahanga, Consolatha J.; Urassa, Justin K. (Springer, 2019)

  The chapter is based on a study that aimed at assessing the adoption of recommended maize production practices and productivity between farmers who were members of Farmer Field Schools (FFSs) and those who were not. The ...
• Pathways for addressing gender-based constraints for effective participation in profitable crop value chains in Tanzania 

  Mnimbo, T. S; Lyimo-Macha, Joyce; Urassa, J. K; Mutabazi, K. D (Climate change management, 2019)

  Gender-based constraints in crop value chains are important considerations for equitable and sustainable participation of men, women and the youth. Women and youth make vital contributions to the agricultural sector despite ...
• Determinants of conflicts coping strategies among farmers and pastoralists in Kilosa and Kiteto districts, Tanzania 

  Saruni, Parit; Urassa, Justin; Kajembe, George (Rural Planning Journal, 2018)

  Natural resource use conflict is a global issue. In sub-Saharan Africa, such conflicts can be extreme; even resulting into deaths of individuals. There is a plethora of literature exploring the causes and effects of such ...
• Personalities and the performance of lead farmers: a case of projects applying the rural initiatives for participatory agricultural transformation approach, Tanzania 

  Ringo, D. E.; Urassa, J. K. (Tanzania Journal of Development Studies, 2022)

  Voluntary adoption and expanding use of lead farmers (LFs) under the farmer-to-farmer extension (F2FE) approach by organizations, in the absence of any direct external promotion, confirms its effectiveness in responding ...
• Reconciling east-african wetland conservation with human needs: managing uncertainties in environmental policy design 

  Langensiepen, Matthias; Opiyo, Erick Omwandho; Kaudia, Alice A; Rugege, Denis; Kyambadde, Richard; Akotsi, Erick; Ningu, Julius K; Munyazikwiye, Faustin; Ngaboyamahina, Theogene; Urassa, Justin K; Ugen, Michael; Oyieke, Dieudonné Sebashongore Helida; Misana, Salome; Kammesheidt, Ludwig; Becker, Mathias (Springer Netherlands, 2023)

  Rapidly developing societies in East-Africa impose increasing pressures on wetlands due to rising food demand and degradation of upland soils. Reconciling wetland conservation with human needs for food and energy is therefore ...
• Contribution of Malawi’s decentralized agricultural extension service system to farmers’ maize productivity 

  Mphepo, P. J.; Urassa, Justin (Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2022)

  Agricultural extension plays a critical role in the agricultural sector’s development and sustainability of farmers’ productivity and well-being. Malawi has consistently been reforming its agricultural extension services ...
• Determinants of smallholder farmers’ adoption and willingness to pay for improved legume technologies in Tanzania 

  Lugamara, C. B; Urassa, J. K; Dontsop Nguezet, P. M; Masso, C. (TAJAS, 2021)

  Generally, legumes are critical in improving nutritional status, enhancement of ecosystem resilience and reduction of poverty for rural households. However, limited information is available concerning smallholder farmers’ ...
• School based reproductive health education and teenage pregnancy: a case of Mtwara region, Tanzania 

  Dunor, Hawa; Urassa, Justin K. (IISTE, 2019)

  Teenage pregnancy is one of the complex health and development problems facing the world. In Tanzania adolescent pregnancy has been identified as one of the reasons for girls dropping out of school. The purpose of this ...
• Increasing impact of international development study experiences 

  Casten, Wanda; Dewachter, Sara; Holvoet, Nathalie; Makundi, Hezron; Yahaya, Nawanda (University of Antwerp, 2022-02-26)

  Key message: International master’s programmes continue to be effective tools contributing to development impact around the world. Recommendation 1: The change agent pathway was the most frequent pathway of change observed, ...
• Spatio-temporal analysis of changes in land use-land cover for conservation efficacy of urban forest reserve: the case of Rau Forest Reserve, Tanzania 

  Massawe, Goodluck; Abubakar, Ahmed; Sembosi, Solomon; Heita, Priscilla (East African Journal of Forestry & Agroforestry, 2022-12-01)

  Changes in land use and land cover in different places around the globe have a significant impact on ecological structure and functions. Analysis of land use and land cover is useful in management activities, especially ...
• Geospatial characterization of climate-smart agroforestry in two contrasting physiographic zones of Rwanda 

  Ntawuruhunga, Donatien; Ngowi, Edwin Estomii; Mangi, Halima Omari; Salanga, Raymond John; Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia (Research square, 2023-05-10)

  The unmatched world population growth with production has increased human demand causing starvation consequent to food shortage. Climate-smart agroforestry (CSAF) among other options can enhance productivity, improve ...
• Conservation of urban forest in Tanzania: community attitudes towards Njiro forest, Arusha 

  Massawe, Goodluck Peter; Marealle, Wilfred Njama; Liseki, Stephen David; Camerini, Giuseppe (East African Journal of Forestry & Agroforestry, 2019-08-26)

  Understanding community attitudes towards urban forests is of great importance since these attitudes are inherently linked to the long-term sustainability of urban forests management and conservation. We analysed the ...
• The role of formal and informal institutions in land management in the Uluguru Mountains, Morogoro, Tanzania 

  Malisa, Emmanuel Timothy; Mattee, Amon Z.; Mahonge, Christopher P. (Springer, 2023)

  Land degradation has remained a challenge in the Uluguru Mountains in spite of efforts by various actors to address the problem. Cognizant of the role institutions can play in land management, the paper analysed formal ...
• Socio-economic determinants of smallholder farmers sisal productivity and profitability: a case of Korogwe District, Tanzania 

  Beleko, A.H.; Urassa, J.K. (AJOL, 2021)

  Tanzania’s sisal industry employs about 100 000 individuals with its current total production estimated at 40 000 tons per year. This follows efforts by the Tanzania’s Sisal Board (TSB) to promote smallholder farmers ...

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