In Lake Zone, Tanzania, farmers were trained to multiply and distribute quality sweetpotato planting material. The objectives of this study were to assess changes in skills and practices among the trained farmers as vine multiplication became a specialized task. Nine months after the project ende...
McEwan, M.
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Lusheshanija, D.
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Shikuku, K.M.
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Sindi, K.
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[Specialised sweetpotato vine multiplication in Lake Zone, Tanzania: What “sticks” and what changes?.]
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Specialised sweetpotato vine multiplication in Lake Zone, Tanzania: What “sticks” and what changes?.
Climate Smart Agriculture Rapid Appraisal (CSA-RA) is a prioritization tool for outscaling Climate Smart Agriculture. This manual provides step-by-step guidelines in implementing the CSA-RA. This process provides an assessment of key barriers and opportunities to CSA adoption across landscapes by...
The purpose of this study was to understand the
indicators that farmers use to prioritize agricultural
innovations, in general, and climate-smart agriculture
(CSA), in particular.
In order to increase the uptake of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies, it is important to understand the contexts in which farmers operate. Farmers use different indicators to decide whether or not to implement, what to implement, and where to implement specific technologies. Identifyin...
Shikuku, K.M.
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Läderach, Peter
,
[Understanding farmers’ indicators in climate-smart agriculture prioritization in the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT).]
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Understanding farmers’ indicators in climate-smart agriculture prioritization in the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT).
Okello, J.J.
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Shikuku, K.M.
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Sindi, K.
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Low, J.W.
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[Farmers' perceptions of orange-fleshed sweetpotato: Do common beliefs about sweetpotato production and consumption really matter?]
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Farmers' perceptions of orange-fleshed sweetpotato: Do common beliefs about sweetpotato production and consumption really matter?
We conducted an ex ante evaluation of soil fertility management strategies on soil organic matter (SOM), nitrogen balance, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and profitability under three important scenarios: (1) inorganic fertilizers, (2) organic manure, and (3) combined organic manure and inorgani...
Celine Birnholz
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Shikuku, K.M.
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Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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[Evaluation of farm-level impacts of soil fertility management strategies in maize-bean farming systems in Uganda and Tanzania]
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Evaluation of farm-level impacts of soil fertility management strategies in maize-bean farming systems in Uganda and Tanzania
A Climate Smart Agriculture Rapid Appraisal (CSA-RA) was carried out by CIAT in collaboration with Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) for the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) in September 2014. The CSA-RA aimed to assess within and between district variations in far...
Mwongera, Caroline
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Shikuku, K.M.
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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Okolo, Wendy
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Läderach, Peter
,
[Climate Smart Agriculture Rapid Appraisal (CSA-RA) report from the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT)]
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Climate Smart Agriculture Rapid Appraisal (CSA-RA) report from the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT)
Shikuku, K.M.
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Paul, Birthe K.
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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Läderach, Peter
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Valdivia, R.O.
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Silvestri, Silvia
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[Towards climate smart livestock systems in Tanzania: assessing opportunities to meet the triple win]
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Towards climate smart livestock systems in Tanzania: assessing opportunities to meet the triple win
We examined the effect of multidimensional farmers’ beliefs on the likelihood of cultivating planting materials of biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties. Using a panel dataset and combining difference-in-differences regression with propensity score matching, results showed posi...
Shikuku, K.M.
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Okello, Julius Juma
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Sindi, Kirimi
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Low, J.W.
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McEwan, M.
,
[Effect of Farmers’ Multidimensional Beliefs on Adoption of Biofortified Crops Evidence from Sweetpotato Farmers in Tanzania]
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Effect of Farmers’ Multidimensional Beliefs on Adoption of Biofortified Crops Evidence from Sweetpotato Farmers in Tanzania
Climate-smart agricultural (CSA) interventions often require “fine-tuning” i.e. feedback from multiple stakeholders e.g. farmers, extension agents, NGO workers, and policy implementers on their relevance in a given context.
Getting essential feedback to ensure projects are on track in a timely w...