Resultados de búsqueda - "Arusha"

Challenges, opportunities and strategy for cassava subsector development in Nigeria por Ezedinma, C.I., Kormawa, P.M., Manyong, Victor M., Dixon, Alfred G.O.

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Seeds of change: Enhancing availability and adoption of new sorghum, groundnut, and bean varieties in Tanzania por Ochieng, Justus, Mwakatwila, Atupokile, Radegunda, Kessy, Steinke, Jonathan, Kalemera, Sylvia, Theophil, Areth, Chima, Richards, Mwenda, Emmanuel, Daudi, Happy, Kadege, Edith, Ojiewo, Christopher, Rubyogo, Jean Claude

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Vegetable, fruit, and staple crop production and input use: Baseline findings from the FRESH end-to-end evaluation por Bliznashka, Lilia, Dione, Malick, Zagré, Rock Romaric, Boniface, Simon, Dinssa, Fekadu, Mwambi, Mercy, Mbwambo, Omary, Mwombeki, Wiston, Jeremiah, Kidola, Malindisa, Evangelista, Kinabo, Joyce, Cunningham, Kenda, Olney, Deanna K., Kumar, Neha

“…The evaluation is being conducted among 2,611 households living in 33 villages in five districts in the Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions. In this research brief, we describe baseline findings on the production of vegetables, fruit, and staple crops and the inputs used in production among different types of farming households in the study area.…”
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Women’s perceptions of food safety risks and vendor practices in northern Tanzania: a mixed-methods analysis por Singh, Nishmeet, Marshall, Quinn, Bliznashka, Lilia, Zakayo, Rachel, Mukasa, Lydia, Torres Chavez, Jose Luis, Malindisa, Evangelista, Jeremiah, Kidola, Kinabo, Joyce, Bellows, Alexandra L., Olney, Deanna K., Mwambi, Mercy, Wilson, Marisa, Jaacks, Lindsay M., Kumar, Neha

“…To investigate this, we employed a sequential mixed-methods analysis using data from 33 villages across the Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions of Northern Tanzania. …”
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Determination of risk factors contributing to microbial contamination in milk and identification of presence of selected pathogenic bacteria along dairy value chain in Tanga por Shija, F., Nonga, H., Kurwijila, Lusato R., Roesel, Kristina, Grace, Delia, Misinzo, G.

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Use of progesterone in early detection of open cows in smallholder dairy farms in Nakuru District of Kenya por Indetie, D., Indetie, A., Kinyua, J., Ojango, N., Perera, O.

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Inference of population of origin of individual animals from different Small East African goat populations using microsatellite markers por Chenyambuga, S.W., Kifaro, G.C., Gwakisa, P.S., Hanotte, Olivier H., Rege, J.E.O.

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Microsatellite DNA polymorphism of the Long Horned Ankole cattle in Uganda por Kugonza, Donald R., Han Jianlin, Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Kiwuwa, G.H., Hanotte, Olivier H.

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Traditional forms of soil fertility maintenance por Edje, O.T., Semoka, JMR, Haule, KL

“…Several traditional methods of maintaining soil fertility in bean-based cropping systems are reviewed as follows: visoso, large- scale chitemene, ngoro or matengo pit (Mbinga District, Tanzania), mambwe land-use system of northern Zambia (fundikila), mounds of the Wafipas (SW Tanzania), tumba land-use system (southern Tanzania), guie (central highlands of Ethiopia), mafuku in Zaire, termite mounds, agroforestry, relay intercropping systems, coffee- banana-bean cropping system of the Wahayas of Bukoba (Tanzania), removal of maize tassels (northern Malawi), and storage of nutrients in weeds (Arusha, Tanzania). It is evident from the review that, traditionally, farmers producing beans and other crops depended on standing trees and bush vegetation for providing nutrients for the restoration of soil fertility and productivity. …”
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Yield and Nuse efficiency of five tropical maize genotypes under different N levels in the moist savanna of Nigeria por Oikeh, S.O., Kling, J.G., Horst, Walter J., Chude, V.O.

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The potential of stable carbon isotope ratios and leaf temperature as proxies for drought stress in banana under field conditions por Vantyghem, M., Merckx, Roel, Stevens, B., Hood-Nowotny, R., Swennen, Rony L., Dercon, G.

“…Leaf samples were taken for δ13C analysis and leaf temperature was monitored throughout the day in a field trial with different banana plant stages (mother and daughter plants) under two irrigation treatments (rainfed and irrigated) during the dry season in Arusha, Tanzania. We found that δ13C, leaf temperature and DANS were highly sensitive proxies for drought stress in banana. …”
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Evaluating phloem sap δ13C as a short-term indicator of drought stress in banana por Vantyghem, M., Merckx, Roel, Hood-Nowotny, R., Swennen, R., Heiling, M., Resch, C., Dercon, G.

“…We have developed a phloem sap sampling method for banana and evaluated it in a field experiment in Arusha, Tanzania. We compared δ13Cphloem with δ13Cbulk under two different watering treatments (irrigated and rainfed) and assessed diurnal variations by sampling in the morning (08:00) and at noon (12:00). …”
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Agricultural trade and trade integration in the East African community por Bouët, Antoine, Nimenya, Nicodème

“…The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organization of seven partner states, comprising Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. Like other regional trade agreements (RTAs), the EAC pursues economic and political objectives through regional integration. …”
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Initiatives endogenes d'intensification et de diversification a l'interieur des agroforets-cacao au Sud-Cameroun: lecons pour une foresterie participative dans les systemes a base... por Sonwa, D.J., Weise, Stephan F., Ndoye, O., Janssens, M.J.J.

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National Biosafety Framework for Tanzania: Regulatory regime on genetically modified organisms por Mugurusi, K., Mwinjaka, S.

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Sweetpotato crop improvement in sub-Saharan Africa and future challenges por Kapinga, R., Zhang, D., Lemaga, B., Andrade, M.I., Mwanga, Robert O.M., Laurie, S., Ndoho, P., Kanju, E.

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Breeding cassava for brown streak resistance: regional cassava variety development strategy based on farmers and consumer preferences por Kanju, E.E., Masumba, E.A., Masawe, M., Tollano, S., Muli, B., Zacharias, A., Mahungu, N.M., Khizzah, B., Whyte, J., Dixon, A.

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Leapfrogging Towards a Sustainable Dairy Breeding Program in Tanzania por Msuta, G., Lyatuu, Eliamoni T.R., Kelya, Neema, Komwihangilo, Daniel M., Gebreyohanes, Gebregziabher, Ojango, Julie M.K., Kahumbu, S., Chinyere, Ekine, Mrode, Raphael A., Okeyo Mwai, Ally

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Women’s experiences in the food environment and their association with fruit and vegetables intake: Insights from Northern Tanzania por Singh, Nishmeet, Bliznashka, Lilia, Azupogo, Fusta, Marshall, Quinn, Kumar, Neha, Malindisa, Evangelista, Jeremiah, Kidola, Hess, Sonja Y., Kinabo, Joyce L., Olney, Deanna K., Jaacks, Lindsay M., Bellows, Alexandra L.

“…Methods We used cross-sectional data from 2,597 women living in the Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions. Self-reported experiences of the food environments for F&V included buying frequency, sources, availability, and convenience. …”
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Diet quality and obesity in women of reproductive age in Northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study por Bliznashka, Lilia, Azupogo, Fusta, Reynolds, Elise, Arnold, Charles D., Hess, Sonja Y., Kinabo, Joyce, Jeremiah, Kidola, Malindisa, Evangelista, Olney, Deanna K., Ruel, Marie T.

“…Methods: We analysed baseline data from a cluster-randomised controlled trial in Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions (n=2,415). Diet was assessed using a quantitative 24-hour recall. …”
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