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The Government of Tanzania; Agriculture act Act Agriculture inputs trust fund Tanzania; Agriculture act Act Agriculture inputs trust fund Tanzania

This paper reviews the role of farmers and"experts" in the development of agricultural technology. It assesses the Impact of Transfer-Of-Technohgy in different agricultural systems and argues that there is a need for a new approach to technology development, that overcomes the bottleneck of maintaining sustainabil-ity...

Wambura,R.M; Agriculture Technology Agriculture Indigenous knowledge Tanzania; Agriculture Technology Agriculture Indigenous knowledge Tanzania

The paper deals with the role of indigenous agricultural knowledge systems in improving and sustaining agricultural development in Tanzania. The paper shows how the inclusion of indigenous agricultural knowledge into the research and extension activities can facilitate agricultural technology utilization by the smallh...

Rutatora,D.F; Indigenous knowledge Agricultural development Agriculture Tanzania; Indigenous knowledge Agricultural development Agriculture Tanzania

This is the first project in a series on urban agriculture (UA) to be developed in East Africa, for a network to build on previous IDRC-funded project findings, to inform and influence city-specific urban environmental policies. Research will seek to promote urban management changes enabling UA to contribute more to u...

Sawio,Camillus J.; Urban agriculture Agriculture in Dar es salaam Agriculture Undergroundwater Urban area Dar es salaam Tanzania; Urban agriculture Agriculture in Dar es salaam Agriculture Undergroundwater Urban area Dar es salaam Tanzania

Mary H. Nsemwa|Suzie A.J. Ndinga; Agriculture and Agricultural Extension in Usangu Agricultural Extension in Usangu Irrigated Agriculture Project Women in Irrigated Agriculture Mbeya; Agriculture and Agricultural Extension in Usangu Agricultural Extension in Usangu Irrigated Agriculture Project Women in Irrigated Agriculture Mbeya

Traditional agriculture in the past was compatible with the level of population, ecological environment and intensity of cropping. Long bush fallow periods restored soil fertility effectively while tillage practices such as pit cultivation; mounding, ridging, mulching and earth-bunding successfully conserved the soil....

Shetto,R.M.; Indigenous soil conservation Animal traction Land degradation Traditional agriculture Tanzania; Indigenous soil conservation Animal traction Land degradation Traditional agriculture Tanzania

Mgeni, Aaron S.M;|Price, Colin; Forestry Forest Ecology Forest management Forest plantation Sao Hill Forest Tanzania Sokoine University School of Agriculture and Forest Science Environment Natural resources management; Forestry Forest Ecology Forest management Forest plantation Sao Hill Forest Tanzania Sokoine University School of Agriculture and Forest Science Environment Natural resources management

The Southern Highlands are the most important grain-producing area of Tanzania. This paper outlines the forces that have determined farming patterns in the area, which is farmed predominantly by smallholders. A major determinant has been state policies, which are described from a historical perspective. With the h...

Mwakyembe,C.M.A|Rees, D.J|Simfukwe, A.E; Agriculture Southern Highlands Farming Agriculture & Livestock Tanzania Farm enterprise; Agriculture Southern Highlands Farming Agriculture & Livestock Tanzania Farm enterprise

Rice is one of the most important food crops of the Southern Highlands region of Tanzania. Smallholder farmers grow the crop under both lowland and upland rainfed conditions. Very few use irrigation. The mean yield achieved by smallholders is about I t ha'' or less. This paper reviews the major research work the past...

Mghogho, R.M.K; Rice production Southern Highlands Aagricultural research training Agricultural research technology Uyole Agricultural Centre Tanzania Mbeya Agricuture & livestock agriculture sector; Rice production Southern Highlands Aagricultural research training Agricultural research technology Uyole Agricultural Centre Tanzania Mbeya Agricuture & livestock agriculture sector

The Uyole Agricultural Centre (UAC) was established as a research and training institute in 1970, in order to promote rural development in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. The challenge for UAC was to develop agricultural research and development strategies appropriate to the Southern Highlands region. The approach...

Mussei, A.N.K|Shiyumbi, J.K; Agricuture & livestock Agriculture Technology Familiy planning Farmaing Systems Farming South Africa Southern Highlands Tanzania Mbeya; Agricuture & livestock Agriculture Technology Familiy planning Farmaing Systems Farming South Africa Southern Highlands Tanzania Mbeya

Agricultural technologies for the resource poor smallholder farmers of the Southern Highlands need to be formulated as multiple products tailored to the individual needs of the diverse client groups and production systems. Although some progress has been made, agricultural recommendations for the Southern Highlands...

Rees, D.J| Ekpere, J.A|Kamasho, J.A|Gillings, S|Mussei, A.N.K|Temu, A.E.M; Uyole Agricultural Centre Farming Southern Highlands Tanzania Agriculture & Livestock Smallholder farmers; Uyole Agricultural Centre Farming Southern Highlands Tanzania Agriculture & Livestock Smallholder farmers

In a livestock performance survey carried out in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania, diseases were singled out as the main constraint to cattle production. Tick-borne diseases, and in particular East Coast fever (ECF), ranked highest on the list of diseases of economic importance. of the endoparasitic diseases, Fascio...

Akarro, F.M.N|Maro, J.K; Animal Health Cattle production Southern Highlands Tanzania Agriculture development Agricuture & livestock Uyole Agricultural Centre Mbeya; Animal Health Cattle production Southern Highlands Tanzania Agriculture development Agricuture & livestock Uyole Agricultural Centre Mbeya

The Southern Highlands region is being given particular attention in a thrust to increase dairy production in Tanzania, with an emphasis on the use of improved cattle. For the past 15 years, most of the livestock research programmes at Uyole Agricultural Centre (UAC) have been aimed at increasing milk production in th...

Mbwile, R.P|Mwakilembe, A.P|Maro, J.K|Madata, G.S; Southern Highlands Cattle feeding Agriculture & Livestock Agriculture development Agriculture Agricultural Technology agricultural research training Agricultural production Tanzania Mbeya; Southern Highlands Cattle feeding Agriculture & Livestock Agriculture development Agriculture Agricultural Technology agricultural research training Agricultural production Tanzania Mbeya

The Tanzania Village Level Food Production Project is a rural development project in Mbozi District of Mbeya Region, in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. It is co-ordinated by the International Liaison Committee for Food Crops (CILCA) and operates in the Ministry of Agricultural under the guidance of Uyole Agricultu...

Haule, S.J|Temu, A.E.M|Mbogollo, M.J; The Tanzania Village Level Food Production Project Mbeya CILCA Food production Agricultural development Agriculture & Livestock Cropping Systems Mbozi district Mbozi Tanzania; The Tanzania Village Level Food Production Project Mbeya CILCA Food production Agricultural development Agriculture & Livestock Cropping Systems Mbozi district Mbozi Tanzania

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is extensively involved in the promotion of development and technology transfer in developing countries. FAO assistance includes support for training; the planning and administration of research; technology assessment; and the collection of basic data....

Najam, S.; Agriculture Southern Highlands Farming Agriculture & Livestock Tanzania Farm enterprise Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO; Agriculture Southern Highlands Farming Agriculture & Livestock Tanzania Farm enterprise Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO