Demonstrating how agricultural research contributes to development outcomes is difficult but necessary given competing demands for scarce resources. This article summarises an adaptation of the “theory of change” approach and lessons derived from its application to improve the design and implemen...
Omore, Amos O.
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Kidoido, Michael M.
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Twine, Edgar E.
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Kurwijila, Lusato R.
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O’Flynn, Maureen
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Mugwe, Julius G.
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[Using “theory of change” to improve agricultural research: Recent experience from Tanzania]
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Using “theory of change” to improve agricultural research: Recent experience from Tanzania
The objective of the study was to assess the risk of campylobacteriosis due to consumption of cross-contaminated nyama-choma (roast beef) sold in beer bars in Arusha Municipality, Tanzania.
In 2010, thirty butchers and thirty beer bars serving roast beef, selected using stratified random samplin...
Makita, K.
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Mahundi, E.
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Toyomaki, H.
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Ishihara, K.
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Sanka, P.
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Kaaya, E.J.
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Grace, Delia
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Kurwijila, Lusato R.
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[Risk assessment of campylobacteriosis due to consumption of roast beef served in beer bars in Arusha, Tanzania]
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Risk assessment of campylobacteriosis due to consumption of roast beef served in beer bars in Arusha, Tanzania
Improving the economic, social and environmental sustainability of milk production in Tanzania requires relevant indicators to monitor its progress. There is no existing set of indicators to assess sustainability of smallholder dairy farming systems in Tanzania. This study was carried out to iden...
Munyaneza, Celestin
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Kurwijila, Lusato R.
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Mdoe, Ntengua S.Y.
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Twine, Edgar E.
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[Identification of appropriate indicators for assessing sustainability of small-holder milk production systems in Tanzania]
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Identification of appropriate indicators for assessing sustainability of small-holder milk production systems in Tanzania
This paper discusses the major changes in development thinking that, in our view, have characterized livestock research and extension in Africa since the 1950s. It describes the institutional and ideological environment in which research and extension was then conducted and provides examples of e...
Omore, Amos O.
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Kurwijila, Lusato R.
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Grace, Delia
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[Improving livelihoods in East Africa through livestock research and extension: reflections on changes from the 1950s to the early twenty first century]
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Improving livelihoods in East Africa through livestock research and extension: reflections on changes from the 1950s to the early twenty first century
The consumption of even small amounts of animal-source foods has the potential to improve nutrition, especially in vulnerable households. However, scaling up their production bears food safety risks that are often overlooked due to a disconnect between human nutrition and animal sciences. The aim...
Häsler, B.
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Msalya, G.
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Garza, M.
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Fornace, K.
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Eltholth, Mahmoud
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Kurwijila, Lusato R.
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Rushton, Jonathan
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Grace, Delia
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[Integrated food safety and nutrition assessments in the dairy cattle value chain in Tanzania]
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Integrated food safety and nutrition assessments in the dairy cattle value chain in Tanzania
Identifying and implementing interventions that create co-benefits in terms of food and nutrition security as well as food safety requires an interdisciplinary and intersectoral approach. This study was part of a larger project that applied an integrated framework for combined nutritional, food s...
Häsler, Barbara
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Msalya, George
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Roesel, Kristina
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Fornace, Kimberly
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Eltholth, Mahmoud
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Sikira, Anna
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Kurwijila, Lusato R.
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Rushton, Jonathan
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Grace, Delia
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[Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain]
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Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain
Concerns about food safety are increasing in developing countries where urbanization and changing life styles are associated with greater dependence on marketed foods. Ensuring the safety of animal products supplied from smallholder and pastoral systems in these countries presents a great challen...
Kurwijila, Lusato R.
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Omore, Amos O.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Mdoe, N.S.Y.
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[Investigation of the risk of exposure to antimicrobial residues present in marketed milk in Tanzania]
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Investigation of the risk of exposure to antimicrobial residues present in marketed milk in Tanzania
Kurwijila, Lusato R.
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Mosha, C.J.S.
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Omore, Amos O.
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Lore, Tezira A.
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[Harmonization and equivalence in milk and dairy products standards - moving towards regional trade blocks: case study from East Africa.]
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Harmonization and equivalence in milk and dairy products standards - moving towards regional trade blocks: case study from East Africa.