To meet the growing rice demand in Africa, gaps between actual and attainable yields have
to be reduced. In Tanzania, this particularly concerns smallholder rain-fed production …

Determination of pasting properties of high quality cassava flour using rapid visco analyzer
is expensive and time consuming. The use of mobile near infrared spectroscopy (SCiO™) is …

This chapter presents technologies for replacing the nutrients lost from cropped fields with
external fertilizer sources in a manner that minimizes the consequences of too little or too …

Introduction Cotton production in Tanzania is facing significant challenges due to insect
pests that cause extensive damages to the crop. The most notable pests include the African …

Considering the importance of interactive effects of irrigation, fertilizer and harvest date this
experiment was aimed to study the growth and yield response of spring-sown sugar beet to …

Agroecological typologies are indispensable for sustainable agricultural production. In
recent years, agroecology has gained worldwide attention as a new holistic farming model …

Partial substituting wheat with high-quality cassava flour (HQCF) in bread making would be
economically beneficial in Tanzania. However, cassava varieties with the best pasting …

Drought stress inhibits photosynthesis in plants through closing stomata and chlorophyll
degradation. It disturbs the balance between the antioxidant defence system and reactive …

Generally, waste management and nutrient cycling are constrained by inadequate utilization
of crop waste products, erratic supply of energy, lack of knowledge of better processing, low …

The COVID 19 pandemic crisis had significantly caused disruptions on local food production
and distribution, from local buying to wholesaling, and from cross-regional logistics to …