May 2016

Have the fishing communities of Zanzibar Island benefited from increasing tourism development?

This study was conducted at the coastal villages of Kamikazi, Matemwe and Nungi of Zanzibar Island to understand the influence of tourism on the income generating activities of the local fishers along the Coast of Zanzibar Island. The methodology mostly involved face-to-face interviews and structured questionnaires. Results indicate that increasing tourism has impacted fishers twofold: (1) Parts of their fishing grounds...

Author(s): John Sebit Benansio, Mathias Wolff,  Annette Breckwoldt, and Narriman Jiddawi

May 2016

Scaling out control of banana xanthomonas wilt from community to regional level: A case from Uganda’s largest banana growing region

Banana xanthomonas wilt (BXW) has been successfully controlled in major banana growing areas between 2005 and 2008. This was due to combined use of participatory approaches for mobilising technology users such as farmer field schools and Integrated Agricultural Research for development (IAR4D) using cultural practices. However, the approaches focussed on small communities of about 30 to 300 farmers. Between 2010 and...

Author(s): Kubiriba J, Erima R. and Tushemereirwe W. K.

May 2016

Women-Poverty-Productivity Nexus: A case study of women in riverine areas of Nigeria

While many studies related to poverty and livelihoods of rural women have been carried out, very few have singled out women in riverine areas. The study examined the status of rural women in these areas of Ondo State using a case study approach. Multi-stage random sampling technique was used to select 50 women from 6 villages of the Ilaje Ilumeje Community. Data were collected through personal observations and the use...

Author(s): Olajide O. Adeola,