This paper argues for the extension of forest history studies from the microstudy to regional comparative examinations across regions with continuities in natural and human history. It contends, further, that effective resource conservation requires a complex understanding of change along temporal...

Including a case study on the forests of the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania - historical perspectives and future prospects (Kaoneka, A. R. S.; Ngaga, Y. M.; Monela, G. C.).

Including a case study on the Chagga agroforests (home gardens) of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (Fernandes, E. C. M.).

This chapter has three contributions looking at different dimensions of the organization and management of farming systems research (FSR). The first contribution traces the history of the institutionalization of FSR in Tanzania and concludes with an analysis of the reasons for the slow progress....

This chapter presents information on Vertisol of Tanzania obtained from overlays involving different maps provided by the Ministry of Education and SIDA (1987). The distributions of Vertisols in the coastal zone, the eastern plateau, the northern rift zone and the central plateau are illustrated...

Network experiments using a wide range of mainly high-quality plant materials and cattle manure were established in the 1997 and 1998 growing seasons in Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe in areas with different soil types and agroecological conditions. The experiments were...

Participation in agricultural research planning can improve the relevance, representativeness, equity insight and ownership of the research process. The different types of participation are reviewed and factors affecting the quality of results are outlined including choice of type of stakeholders...

Results of interviews regarding the traditional methods of collecting and utilizing edible and medicinal fungi, conducted from 1990 to 1999 with the members of 35 tribes in Tanzania and with 2 Chinese in Hunan, are presented.

This book provides an up-to-date information on Vertisols research, and guides readers to important reference material. Four keynote papers and eight country papers and national perspectives on the management of Vertisols in Malawi, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ghana and...

The relationship between urban and peri-urban agriculture and organic waste management in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is discussed, through an assessment of the flow of nutrients into Dar es Salaam and within the city. Existing flows and linkages are elaborated, and the current gaps and future...