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Item Item Developments in Soil Conservation in Tanzania(1987) Kauzeni, Athanas S.; Kikula, Idris S.; Shishira, E. K.Item Regional Metallogenic analysis in Western Tanzania: Mineralization during the first stages of the Lower Proterozoic(1988) Tamain, A. L.; Lavreau, J.; Nanyaro, J. T.; Yanda, Pius Z.Item Rural Development Alternatives and the Role of Local-Level Development Strategy: Tanzania Case Study(1988) Kauzeni, Athanas S.Item Problems and Opportunities for Agricultural Development in Kisarawe District, Tanzania(1988) Shishira, E. K.; Shechambo, Fanuel C.; Sosovele, HusseinItem Structural survey of the Ufipa Block (Karema area, Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania)(1988) Chorowicz, J.; Roggeri, I.; Rudant, J. P.; Tamain, G.; Yanda, Pius Z.Item Effective Agricultural Extension Services the Tanzania Experience(1989) Kauzeni, Athanas S.Item Environmental Degradations and Underdevelopment in a Rural Setting in Tanzania: The Case of Kondoa District(1991) Mung'ong'o, Claude G.Item Landform, Soils and Erosion in the North-Eastern Irangi Hills, Kondoa, Tanzania(Wiley, 1992) Payton, R. W.; Christiansson, C.; Shishira, E. K.; Yanda, Pius Z.; Eriksson, M. G.The northern eastern Iringa Hills of the Kondoa District, Tanzania are severely affected by soil erosion with consequent land degradation caused by the loss of productive soil, gullying, sand deposition on lower slopes, and rapid siltation of lakes. Major changes in land surface morphology and soil characteristics have drasticallyaltered the pattern of cultivation and settlement. A knowledge of soil and environmental conditions that existed prior to the phase of modern accelerated erosion in fundamental to the accurate assessment of land degradation processes, the extent of soil erosion and sedimentation, and the degree and sustainability of land recovery. This paper integrated the results of recent field-based geomorphological, pedological, and sedimentological studies in the Haubi and Mwisanga catchments. Landform, soil toposequences and recent colluvial and alluvial deposits are described in relation to erosion features, the dynamics vegetation/land use changes and the development of Lake Haubi. Modification of the pre-existing soil landscape by accelerated erosional and depositional process is discussed.Item An Historical Review of the Soil Erosion Problem and Land Reclamation in Kondoa District, Central Tanzania(1993) Kikula, Idris S.; Mung'ong'o, Claude G.Item Soil erosion and the degradation of arable land in Kondoa, Tanzania. The case of Mwisanga catchment area(AGRIS, 1993) Yanda, Pius Z.Item Serengeti Regional Conservation Strategy: a Socio-Economic Study(1994) Kauzeni, Athanas S.; Kiwasila, H. L.Item Social Processes and Ecology in the Kondoa Irangi Hills, Central Tanzania(1995) Mung'ong'o, Claude G.Item Structural Adjustment Programmes and Peasant Responses in Tanzania(1995) Mung'ong'o, Claude G.; Loiske, V. M.; Simon, D.; Spengen, W. V.; Dixon, C.; Närman, A.Item A Paradigm for Community Wildlife Management: The Case of Protected Areas of the Serengeti Region Ecosystem(1995) Kauzeni, Athanas S.Item Donkey Traction in Tanzania: Some Critical Issues(1996) Sosovele, HusseinDonkeys are associated with poor people and their status in areas where they are used is often low. However, donkeys are disease resistant, have survived where other animals could have perished and are regarded as docile and friendly. They are suitable for women to use. Oxen and horses demand much attention from their owners. Oxen are edible, susceptible to diseases, and have social value as symbols of wealth and influence. The monetary value of oxen appreciates over time. Due to lack of appropriate harnesses, plows and carts, institutional weaknesses and financial limitations, our ability to use donkeys efficiently is limited. Apparent ‘myths’ in donkey traction are a function of our inability to understand donkeys and their potential. False perceptions about donkeys can be removed through interventions such as awareness campaigns, appropriate technological, financial, extension and trainingItem Land degradation in Tanzania: perception from the village(1997) Dejene, A.; Shishira, E. K.Local land users often have different perception and responses than officials to the land degradation problem. This has resulted in conflict with officials in diagnosing and solving the problem and is a major constraint to the successful implementation of polices and projects to address land degradation. The study’s finding underscore that sustainable use of land resource and successful policies and programs require appropriate enabling policies and institutional arrangements to encourage intensification of smaller holder farming system. Policies would also require incorporating proven indigenous practices and knowledge into technical approaches, and ensuring local participation in decision making