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Performance of Maize under Micro-Catchment rainwater harvesting in western Pare Lowlands and Morogoro, Tanzania

Micro-catchments Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) has been defined as a method of collecting run-off from a Catchments Area (CA) over short distance not exceeding 100m and supplying it to an adjacent Cultivated Basin (CB). It is a system that is designed to concentrate rainwater so as to utilize it more effectively in areas...

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Rain water Harvesting for Agriculture in Semi-Arid Areas of Tanzania:

The author points out that labour, rainwater and land are critical resources in that order of priority.

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Reconciling interests among wildlife, livestock and people in Estern Africa: a sustainable livelhoods approach

From the perspective of local livelihoods this paper explores the complex interactions between wildlife, livestock and people, and options for integrated wildlife and livestock management in the semi-arid rangelands of eastern Africa. The paper draws on the sustainable livelihoods approach which explicitly considers w...

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Role of information technology in agriculture

This paper highlights the issues related to the role of information technology (IT) in agriculture with emphasis on developing countries, especially Africa and Tanzania in particular. It summarises the importance of information in generating and disseminating agricultural technologies. The paper further focuses on cur...

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Sectoral Policies, Performances and Employment Implications in Tanzania

The study review how the Micro-economic policies and sectoral policies have been influencing economic growth, employment and sustainability of livelihoods, particularly in agriculture, manufacturing and tourism sectors. It was found that the policies pursued in Tanzania from the mid 1960s to mid 1980s involved rest...

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Soil and water conservation in Semi-Arid areas of Tanzania: national policies and local practices

production of high water demanding but high value crops such as rice and vegetables. It is proposed that sustainable adoption of soil and water conservation practices in semi-arid areas of Tanzania requires polices and strategic that; (i) ensure strict but fair customs, rules and by-laws; (ii) lead to appreciable dire...

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Tanzania's agriculture development towards the 21st century

Agriculture has always been the backbone of the economy in Tanzania, accounting for about 57% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), over 80% of employment and contributing to more than 70% of export earnings. The importance of the agricultural sector is envisaged to co ntinue into the present (21st ) centry. This paper...