Browsing Brage NMBU by Subject "Tanzania"
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Inclusive value chain development : applying systems thinking and participatory modeling to dairy value chain analyses in Nicaragua and Tanzania
(PhD Thesis;2017:45, Doctoral thesis, 2017)This thesis explores how policy-makers and other stakeholders can support smallholder participation in higher-value marketing chains despite the many challenges faced by smallholders in developing countries. The overall ... -
Initial socio-economic and environmental aspects of petroleum sector development in Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2012-11-09)Recent gas discoveries made in the south-eastern parts of Tanzania indicates a huge potential for gas reserves in the country. President Kikwete has expressed expectations that petroleum resources could lead to a resource ... -
Levels of persistent organic compounds and heavy metals in farmed and wild fish from Zambia and Tanzania, and assessment of possible health effects
(PhD thesis;2023:9, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Pollution of water bodies due to human activities is a threat to sustainable fisheries. Pollutants like heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) can affect biological functions in fish and human. This leads ... -
Livelihood Challenges (Vulnerability) Among the Datoga Pastoralists in Basutu and Basodesh Ward (Tanzania)
(Master thesis, 2015-08-05)This thesis is about pastoralist’s risks to their livelihoods under scenarios of expected climate changes and non-climate change in resource tenure. The study aimed at exploring the livelihood challenge facing by Datoga ... -
Making better use of goats in Tanzania : Improving smallholder livelihoods through local value chains for goat milk yoghurt: a case study
(Master thesis, 2011-10-31)The objective of this research is to assess the potential for local dairy value chains as an approach for smallholder farmers to improve their livelihood. The main research problems are whether local dairy value chains ... -
Managing behaviour : an experimental study into the behaviour of Tanzanian forest users
(Master thesis, 2013-08-20)As the dire consequences of tropical deforestation and forest degradation are recognised at both local and global levels, a myriad of measures to mitigate the problem is proposed. Despite these measures affecting local ... -
Navigating the landscapes of 'green' : policies, discourses and institutionalizations of the green economy in the Global South
(PhD thesis;2019:58, Doctoral thesis, 2019)This thesis discusses policies, discourses and institutionalizations of the green economy in the Global South, and analyzes how the green economy is being implemented in the Global South particularly through the case of ... -
Nested agricultural markets for food security
(Master thesis, 2017-05-22)Future agricultural systems have to provide more than just food. Agriculture plays a pivotal role in solving the ecological challenges which humanity is facing, and in combating poverty and food insecurity in many developing ... -
(Not) a REDD Light District? : implementation of a REDD Programme in Kilosa District, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2011-12-01)This study focuses on the globally emerging REDD+ programme as a way of tackling climate change, and it looks at challenges and implications for implementation at the Tanzanian national level and at the local level trough ... -
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and heavy metals in fish from Tanzania : levels and associated health risks to humans and fish
(PhD Thesis;2019:17, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Diet is considered as the main route of exposure to pollutants such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and heavy metals to humans during lifetime. POPs and heavy metals are both persistent and can bioaccumulate in the ... -
Potentials and challenges of ecotourism for conservation and community development : a case study of Mafia Island Marine Park
(Master thesis, 2018)Ecotourism is one of the fastest growing segment within tourism, and are often used as a strategy in protected areas to generate revenues for conservation and management of the protected areas. As coral reefs and marine ... -
Power and Subjectivation : the political ecology of Tanzania's wildlife management areas
(Master thesis, 2010-11-01)In the last few decades there has been a rise in community-based, participatory approaches to conservation and natural resource management. In Tanzania, the new conservation paradigm has to a large extent replaced the ... -
REDD+ in Kolo Hills, Tanzania impacts on forest governance and livelihoods
(Master thesis, 2016)Reduced Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) is a resource regime framework developed to enhance global carbon stocks from forests. It is based on the idea to pay national governments and rural communities of the ... -
Seed security in the presence of climate shocks and socioeconomic inequality in Africa
(PhD Thesis;2022:65, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Access to diverse and well-adapted seeds is vital in helping farmers raise crop yields, agricultural incomes, and food security, reducing poverty and inequalities, and improving human well-being. The realization of benefits ... -
Solar PV electricity's progress, pitfalls and potential : how the Lingeka-Nyanza solar project is transforming the lives of the energy poor in rural Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2016-04-04)Energy poverty in the rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the main barriers that hinder development. In Tanzania there have been numerous efforts to enable the rural poor access clean and modern sources of energy ... -
Teacher education as key to adaptation to environmental degradation in Tanzania: Development of environmental education through participatory action research
(Phd Thesis;2020:35, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Summary of the Thesis Environmental education (EE) is a key component of socio-economic transformation. Thus, teacher colleges and schools emphasize environmental topics in their curricula. Yet, environmental degradation ... -
Towards a ‘pro-poor’ pathway? An assessment of REDD+ institutions and their impacts on local people’s livelihoods in Kilosa District, Tanzania.
(Master thesis, 2016)REDD+ aims to reduce deforestation and forest degradation in the developing countries. Forests and related resources are important sources of income for rural households. Kilosa district is one area in Tanzania where the ... -
Use of a One Health approach for understanding the epidemiology and management of anthrax outbreaks in the human-livestock-wildlife and environmental health interface areas of Northern Tanzania
(PhD thesis;2019:24, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Zoonotic diseases are infections, which are transmissible between animals and humans. In both low and middle-income countries (LMIC), animals (livestock or wildlife) and humans often live close together. In LMIC, people ... -
Who should be the main actor in governing REDD+ projects on the ground? : a comparative study of the relationship between NGOs and the local government in the implementation of three REDD+ pilot projects in Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2016-08-11)This thesis is grounded in the discussion on how REDD+ should be governed on the ground in Tanzania. The debate has mainly been in relation to two governance structures of REDD+. The first structure is what has been proposed ...