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Agriculture for Rural Development in Tanzania
(TEMA Publishers Co. Limited, Dar es Salaam, 2020-06)His Excellency President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli’s speech given during the dissolution of the 11th parliament in Dodoma, Tanzania, on 16th June 2020 “Along with other things, we have continued to place emphasis on ... -
Industrial Development: The Past, Present and Future
(2020-06)“As I inaugurated this Parliament in 2015, I remember promising that my government would continue the efforts of previous administrations to boost the economy as well as to tackle the problems of poverty and unemployment. ... -
Climatic Variability and Livelihood Diversification among Small-Scale Rice Farmers in Bahi Sub-basin, Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2019-12)Climate variability is a major challenge facing small-scale farmers in semi-arid of developing countries. Farmers employ various ways to cope with climate variability. However, scant information is available on livelihoods ... -
Sustainability of Community-based School Feeding Initiatives in Mpwapwa District, Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2019-12)This study assessed the constraints to sustainability of community-based primary school meal initiatives. The study used a sample of 100 community members and 23 local government officials, teachers and school food committee ... -
Nurses’ Job Satisfaction at Mirembe Psychiatric Hospital in Dodoma, Tanzania: Role of Age and Education
(Rural Planning Journal, 2019-12)The objectives of the study were first to assess influence of age on nurses’ job satisfaction and secondly, determine influence of education on the same emotion. Research design was cross- sectional involving a sample size ... -
Effects of Natural Resource Conflicts on the Well-Being of Farmers and Pastoralists in Kilosa and Kiteto Districts, Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2019-12)Natural resource use conflicts are a global issue. In sub-Saharan Africa, such conflicts can be extreme, leading to deaths. There is a growing literature on the causes and effects of natural resource use conflicts. This ... -
An Empirical Analysis of Relationship between Population and Economic Growth in Tanzania for the Period spanning from 1980 to 2018
(Rural Planning Journal, 2019-12)The real GDP in Tanzania grows at an average rate of 6.6 percent for the period from 2000 to 2015 and continues to grow at an average of 7.0% and 7.1% in 2016 and 2017, respectively. This growth is accompanied by population ... -
Strategies for Enhancing Productivity and Profitability of Irish Potato in Mbeya District, Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2020-12)This study investigated strategies for enhancing productivity and profitability of Irish potato in the Mbeya District, Tanzania. A cross-sectional research design was employed whereby data were collected through interviews, ... -
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Influencing Nurses’ Job Satisfaction: Case of Mirembe Psychiatric Hospital in Dodoma City, Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2020-12)This study assessed intrinsic and extrinsic factors that influenced nurses’ job satisfaction at respective Hospital and related each group of factors with overall nurses’ job satisfaction. Data were collected from a purposive ... -
Reducing Income Poverty through Financial Support to the Poor in Zanzibar: Are Small Scale Vegetable Farmers worthy Government Attention?
(Rural Planning Journal, 2020-12)Financial support for improving businesses among the very poor has for very long time been considered too risky and thus unattractive. Subsequently, most governments of poor countries have been establishing specialized ... -
Effects of Anthropogenic Activities on Catchment Forest in Njombe District: A Case of Nundu Catchment Forest
(Rural Planning Journal, 2020-12)This study assessed effects of anthropogenic activities on Nundu catchment forest located in Nundu catchment forest in Njombe District. Specific objectives of the study were to identify anthropogenic activities conducted ... -
Factors Influencing Saving Behaviour and Capital Formation Among Rural Households in Kalambo District, Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2020-12-31)This study was carried out with the objectives of determining factors influencing saving behaviour and capital formation among rural households in Kalambo district in Tanzania. Specific objectives of the study were; to ... -
Food Security Status among College and University Students in Mwanza, Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2021-06-30)Most studies concerning food security focus on the household level. Less attention has been paid to the individual level specifically, students in colleges and universities, despite its potential impacts on students' ... -
Factors Influencing Pearl Millet Production among Smallholder Farmers in Bahi District, Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2021-06-30)A current study was carried out to assess factors influencing pearl millet production in Bahi district located in semi-arid central Tanzania. Cross-sectional research design was adopted. A total of 96 respondents were ... -
Distribution Pattern of Anuran Species in Kimboza Forest Reserve, Morogoro, Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2021-06-30)An assessment of the distribution of anuran species of Kimboza forest reserve, Tanzania was conducted between March 2017 and April 2017. Visual encounter survey applying Time-Constraint Search (TCS) approach was used to ... -
Effectiveness of Human Resources Information System in the Tanzanian Local Government Authorities: Do Technological, User and Organisational Attributes matter?
(Rural Planning Journal, 2021-06-30)Tanzania introduced Human Resources Information System (HRIS) in her Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in an intentional move to replace the manual record system due to challenges of incomplete, inaccurate and ... -
Usage of Emergency Contraceptives among Female Students and its Associated Factors: Evidence from Higher Learning Institutions in Dodoma, Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2021-06-30)This study was carried out to fill the information gap on the use of Emergency Contraceptives (ECs) among female undergraduates, taking a case of Dodoma, Tanzania. A purposive sampling method was used to select three higher ... -
Empowering or Disempowering Women? A Challenge for Microfinance NGOs Supporting Women Entrepreneurs for Poverty Reduction in Dodoma Municipality, Tanzania
(IRDP, 2013-02)Abstract In many developing countries, women are poorer than men. To address this inequality, NGOs operating in these countries have introduced microfinance programmes towards women empowerment. However, little information ... -
A gendered users′ perspective on decentralized primary health services in rural Tanzania
(IRDP, 2008-11)Since the 1990s, Tanzania has been implementing health sector reforms including decentralization of primary healthcare services to districts and users. The impact of the reforms on the access, quality and appropriateness ... -
Institutional arrangements for decentralized water and health services delivery in rural Tanzania:
(IRDP, 2008-04)Abstract In recent years, decentralization has been upheld by governments, donors and policy makers in many developing countries as a means of improving public services although opinion is divided on the link between ...
