Assessment of woody resource and management potentials for improved livelihood in Kitumbi village lands forest resource, Tanga, Tanzania
| dc.contributor.author | Mwilenga, Anthony Bonifasi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-25T10:37:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-10-25T10:37:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description | Dissertation | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study aimed at assessing the contribution of woody resource and its management in improving the livelihood of community surrounding Kitumbi VLFR in Tanga, Tanzania. Specifically, the study aimed at assessing the woody resources available in Kitumbi VLFR; the effectiveness of the governance structure in managing Kitumbi VLFR and contribution of wood lands in improving livelihood of the surrounding communities of Kitumbi VLFR. Forest inventory was done to collect data on forest stock while data related to socio-economics and forest governance were obtained through household survey and key informant interviews. The results showed the stand parameters in terms of the number of stems per ha (N), basal area per ha (G) and tree volume per ha (V) of woody resource available in Kitumbi VLFR were 395±88, 5.11 ± 0.65 m 2 /ha and 45.14 ± 7.04 m 3 /ha respectively of 54 tree species belonging to 20 plant families. The forest was typical miombo but unhealthy. In 10 years, Kitumbi VLFR has contributed revenue estimated to amount to TZS 5 782 407 from 1140 pcs equivalent to 55.03 m 3 of timber of various species. The study established further that there are large woodland areas within the village, which are used as agricultural expansion areas, these woodlands within agricultural land contributed 27 percent to the total household income in the study area. Also, the result revealed the existence of ineffective forest governance with governance. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | TFS advisory Board, Management team of TFS currently under Chief Executive Professor Dos Santos Silayo | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4724 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | en_US |
| dc.subject | Woody resource | en_US |
| dc.subject | Improved livelihood | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tanga | en_US |
| dc.subject | Forest governance | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kitumbi village lands forest resource | en_US |
| dc.title | Assessment of woody resource and management potentials for improved livelihood in Kitumbi village lands forest resource, Tanga, Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |