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Determinants of Agropastoralist Households’ Fodder Accessibility and Rangeland Conservation in Magu District, Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2022-03)
The availability and accessibility of adequate and quality fodder is a huge challenge for pastoral and agropastoralist communities in Tanzania. Fodder scarcity, primarily driven by rangeland degradation, population growth, ...
Pesticide sensitivity of Nothobranchius neumanni, a temporary pond predator with a non-generic life-history
(Elsevier, 2022-03)
Pesticides are crucial to improve agricultural productivity, but often adversely affect surrounding aquatic systems and their fauna. To determine the environmental risk of pesticides, routine ecotoxicological tests are ...
Does variation in plant diversity and abundance influence browsing intensity in black rhinos?
(Wiley Online Library, 2023-03-17)
Variations in forage availability, selection and preferences can lead to intense foraging competition and depletion of food consequently lowering diet quality and population performance of black rhino species. This study ...
Inter-epidemic Rift Valley fever virus infection incidence and risks for zoonotic spillover in northern Tanzania
(PLOS, 2022-10-28)
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen that has caused epidemics involving people and animals across Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. A number of studies have found evidence for the circulation of ...
Advancing the development and implementation of regional, national tuberculosis control programs in livestock in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
(Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023-04-18)
Tuberculosis in livestock caused by members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb) complex is a notifiable zoonotic animal disease (1), which has been eradicated or held to very low prevalence levels in many high-income ...
Enhancement of plant extracts use for pest control and growth promotion of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
(NM-AIST, 2020-05)
For smallholder farmers, suitable plants for pest management and as foliar feed are obtained
with ease, and when successfully exploited, could contribute to local income generation
through commercialization. However, ...
Community-based Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR): Determinants and policy implications in Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2021-10)
Forest landscape restoration (FLR) has gained global scientific and political attention in recent times, with many sub-Saharan African countries committing to restoration targets. Despite the commitments, there is a dearth ...
Are electric vehicles economically viable in sub-Saharan Africa? The total cost of ownership of internal combustion engine and electric vehicles in Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2023-09)
The prevalence of internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEV) fleets globally has resulted in various environmental issues, such as the emissions of greenhouse gases, reliance on imported petroleum products, significant ...
Large-scale land acquisitions exacerbate local farmland inequalities in Tanzania
(National Academy of Sciences, 2023-07-31)
Land inequality stalls economic development, entrenches poverty, and is associated with environmental degradation. Yet, rigorous assessments of land-use interventions attend to inequality only rarely. A land inequality ...
Does variation in plant diversity and abundance influence browsing intensity in black rhinos?
(African Journal of Ecology, 2023-03-17)
Variations in forage availability, selection and preferences can lead to intense foraging competition and depletion of food consequently lowering diet quality and population performance of black rhino species. This study ...