Droughts are one of the most serious threats to water availability, food security, and local
livelihoods in the semi-arid areas of Tanzania. This paper adapted the participatory …

Abstract The Warehouse Receipt System (WRS) offers an opportunity to smallholder farmers
by providing collateral guarantees to financial institutions to provide credit for agricultural …

Sub-Saharan Africa is at a turning point. The barriers to economic growth seen in the 1980-
2000 era are disappearing and new optimism is spreading. However, difficult goals of …

Maize productivity in Tanzania is very low, owing to various biotic and abiotic production
constraints. Examining production constraints and farmers' preference in maize-growing …

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym,
CIMMYT®(www. cimmyt. org), is an international, not-for-profit research and training …

Maize is the staple food crops produced and consumed in Tanzania. However, among other
things, production of maize has been limited by low use of quality seeds due shortage of …

There is an increasing recognition of climate change, and that it is likely to result, inter alia,
in more erratic rainfall that will affect Africa's predominantly rainfed agriculture. Much of …

Maize is a staple food in Tanzania, which contributes 33% of calories to residents; its
production improves farmers' income, mainly in rural settings. Maize farming employs 4.5 …

This study was conducted to assess the effect of land titling on tenure security and
subsequent investment on land improvement among smallholder farmers in Mbozi District …

Maize is a crucial crop in the Mopani District of South Africa, playing a vital role in food
security, economic development, and alleviation of poverty. As a staple crop in the region …