| dc.creator |
Munishi, Linus |
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| dc.creator |
Lema, Anza |
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| dc.creator |
Ndakidemi, Patrick |
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| dc.date |
2019-05-21T10:40:52Z |
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| dc.date |
2019-05-21T10:40:52Z |
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| dc.date |
2015 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2022-10-25T09:20:41Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2022-10-25T09:20:41Z |
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| dc.identifier |
DOI 10.1108/IJCCSM-07-2013-0094 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/123456789/116 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95154 |
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| dc.description |
Research Article published Emerald Group Publishing Limited Vol. 7 No. 1, 2015 |
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| dc.description |
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how climatic change in Africa is expected to lead to a
higher occurrence of severe droughts in semiarid and arid ecosystems. Understanding how crop
productions react to such events is, thus, crucial for addressing future challenges for food security and
poverty alleviation.
Design/methodology/approach – The authors explored how temperature and rainfall patterns
determined maize and beans production in Hai District in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania.
Findings – Annual food crops were particularly sensitive to the drought and maize and beans yields
were lower than perennial crops during the years of drought. The authors also report strong and
significant association between maize and beans production with temperature and rainfall patterns.
Practical implications – This study highlights how severe droughts can dramatically affect yields
of annual crops and suggests that extreme climatic events might act as a major factor affecting
agriculture production and food security, delaying or preventing the realization of the Millennium
Development Goals.
Originality/value – This is the first study that highlights how severe droughts can dramatically
affect yields of annual crops in Hai District contributing to other climate studies done elsewhere in
Tanzania and the world at large. |
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| dc.format |
application/pdf |
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| dc.language |
en_US |
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| dc.publisher |
Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
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| dc.subject |
Maize and bean yield |
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| dc.title |
Decline in maize and beans production in the face of climate change at Hai District in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania |
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| dc.type |
Article |
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