The Kilimo Roundtable is a platform dedicated to fostering sustainable agriculture in Tanzania and East Africa through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and capacity building. On August 6, 2024, the platform convened stakeholders for a gala dinner in Dodoma. The event brought together a diverse group of participants from across the agricultural value chain, including investors, producers,...Read More
The 12th annual Africa Evidence Summit, held from July 10-11, 2024, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, was a landmark event that brought together over 600 participants from various organizations, institutions, and government bodies. Hosted by the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) in collaboration with the Network of Impact Evaluation Researchers in Africa (NIERA) and...Read More
On June 10, 2024, a workshop titled “Using Evidence-Based Learning to Drive Policy Measures and Government Strategies for Effectively Managing Input Price Spikes in the Case of Tanzania” hosted at the head office of Tanzania Fertiliser Regulatory Authority . The event brought together 27 diverse stakeholders from the fertiliser sector, including researchers, regulators, non-governmental actors,...Read More
A two-day workshop on Policy Prioritization through Value Chain Analysis (PPVC) was held in Morogoro, Tanzania, from April 4th to 5th, 2024. The workshop was organized by Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) through researchers in the Department of Trade and Investment, who are currently implementing the PPVC project. Representatives from the government (Ministry of Finance,...Read More
Community-based approaches to support the anchoring of climate-smart agriculture in Tanzania Haki Pamuk1*, Marcel van Asseldonk2, Cor Wattel2, Stanley Karanja Ng’ang’a3, Joseph Philip Hella4 and Ruerd Ruben1 1Development Economics Group and Wageningen Economic Research, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands 2Wageningen Economic Research, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands 3Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Africa Hub Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya 4Department...Read More
Assessment of Variation in Marginal Productivity Value of Water in Paddy Farming Systems in Times of Water Stress Onesmo Zakaria Sigalla 1,2,*, Reuben Mpuya Joseph Kadigi 3 and Juma Rajabu Selemani 1 1 Nelson Mandela–African Institution of Science and Technology, Nelson Mandera Road, Arusha P.O. Box 447, Tanzania 2 Water Right (T) Ltd., 109 Regent...Read More
Wildlife Poaching practices in Tanzania’s Ruaha Landscape 1,4*H.T. Mrosso, 1,4R.P. Kicheleri, 1J.J. Kashaigili, 1P.K.T. Munishi, 2R.M. Kadigi, 2,4C.P. Mgeni, and 3,4M.H. Kimaro 1College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Tourism Management, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania 2School of Agricultural Economics and Business Studies’ Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro Tanzania. ...Read More
Reuben M.J. Kadigi a, Elizabeth Robinson b, Sylvia Szabo c, Joseph Kangile a, Charles P. Mgeni a, Marcello De Maria d, Takuji Tsusaka e, Brighton Nhau e a: College of Economics and Business Studies, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3007, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania b: The Grantham Institute on Climate Change and the Environment...Read More
Fake News: Debunking beliefs about Fertilizer Quality in Tanzania -16 June 2021 Fertiliser use remains below recommended rates in most of Sub-Saharan Africa, contributing to poor crop yields and poverty. Producers voice suspicion that available fertiliser is often adulterated, but these concerns are (mostly) not backed by reliable evidence. In a prior project with...Read More