Introduction This study explores the effect of oil price shocks on Ugandan economy. In studying the effect of oil price shocks on Ugandan economy, the movement of Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Inflation, Unemployment and Net Official Development Assistance for Uganda as a result of world oil price shocks will be investigated. It will further analyse the determinants of oil imports in Uganda. The proposal is arranged into three chapters as follows: Chapter one is the introduction with te...
Introduction This chapter explains the background of this proposal and provides a short description of the nutrition situation in Uganda. The chapter also examines the gender relations inside the household and how this can affect child nutrition. Also explained is the rationale for the study and the research questions central to this study. This study examines the link between gender relations and child nutrition an integral part of intra-household bargaining in rural Uganda. Gender relati...
ABSTRACT A study was carried out to assess the contribution of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) to household food security and income generation in villages surrounding Baga catchment forest in Lushoto District, Tanzania. Specifically, the study aimed at assessing the common NTFPs utilized by households in the study area, examining socio-economic factors influencing household members accessibility to NTFPs, evaluating the contribution of NTFPs to household food security and income. The stu...
This study set out to determine the influence of manager characteristics on strategy implementation by private universities in Kenya. The study was guided by manager demographics, manager personality and manager communication as the independent variables,while strategy implementation was the dependent variable and manager discretion the moderating variable. This approach essentially integrates the theoretical perspectives of the upper echelons theory and Higgin’s 8 S’s Model under t...
The funding risk borne by sponsors of defined benefit pension funds and the residual risk borne by members of defined contribution pension funds have necessitated focus on the investment strategies employed by pension funds. Trustees, managers and regulators of occupational retirement benefits schemes are struggling to find ways of addressing these challenges, as investment strategies contribute to the retirement benefits of their members. There is therefore a need to gain a better under...
Abstract The approaches adopted by local farmers to put the degraded landscape of the Irangi Hills in central Tanzania to productive agricultural use are analysed. The area has been extensively affected by severe soil erosion, thereby reducing its potential for agriculture. While soil erosion in the upper and middle reaches of the slopes has resulted in extensive gullies, sedimentation in the lower reaches has created extensive sandfans and buried some of the fertile, clayey soils. The chang...
ABSTRACT Many initiatives to overcome floods have not succeeded and lack of financial resources have been among the major problems associated with the failure. The contribution of labour by the surrounding community can be used as a panacea to the money problem. This study investigated the households‟ willingness to contribute (WTC)labour in projects which intend to prevent the occurrence and mitigate the effects of floods. The study was conducted in KilosaDistrict with the aim of establi...
An overview of the study This PhD thesis explores the topic of employability of new graduates. Specifically, it examines the influence of entrepreneurship education and engagement in Employability Skills Development Programme (ESDP) activities and their role in enhancing the employability skills and competencies of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) graduates. Using triangulation, the thesis addresses the following questions: a) Do HEIs and particularly schools of education facilitate the ...
ABSTRACT This study examined the causes of low voter turnout in the Tanzania 2010 general elections. The focus was on the general causes of low voter turnout and the influence of voter education and voter mobilization by political parties on voter turnout. The study adopted a case study strategy where Karatu, Ubungo, and Igalula constituencies were purposely sampled. Data was generated by conducting structured interviews with 150 respondents from voters who had registered for the 2010 genera...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to assess the effects of bio- slurry and farm yard manure on soil amelioration and yields of Chinese cabbage in Nyumbanitu and Itulike villages in Njombe Tanzania. Chinese cabbage is a very important crop for human nutrition as a source of vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber. However, soil acidity and nutrient deficiencies limit Chinese cabbage production in many tropical soils. The overall objective was to quantify the effects of bio- slurry and farm yard...
ABSTRACT Agroforestry have been proposed as the solution to the prevailing deforestation and land deterioration in developing countries like Tanzania. This study aimed at determining farmer’s attitude, adoption and economic potentials of agroforestry practices in Kilosa District. Specifically it was intended to describe agroforestry systems and technologies, examining the level of attitudes towards agroforestry, identifying socio-economic factors influencing agroforestry adoption and estim...
ABSTRACT A study was conducted at Ifakara Morogoro Region with a purpose of investigating the effect of selected crop management interventions and hydrological conditions on soil NH4 + and NO3 - content. Study sites were located at Valley Middle and Fringe sites as distinct hydrological zones. An experiment, in a complete Randomized block design, with six treatments: Semi-natural vegetation (TR1), Farmers practice (TR2), bunding alone (TR3), bunding + 60 kgN/ha (TR4), bunding + 120 kgN/ha (T...
ABSTRACT Oil Resource Abundance (ORA) has dominated the Nigerian revenue since the 1970s, contributing over 70.0%. Empirical literature have focused on the effects of ORA on aggregate macroeconomic variables (annual average growth in export to import price ratio, agricultural output growth rate, manufacturing output growth rate, public consumption, exchange rate and trade openness), while little attention has been devoted to the multi-sectoral dimension of the effects. This study, therefore,...
The construction sector is one of the largest and most important sectors of industry. Workers in this sector are of the most workers prone to accidents and work injuries, so it was necessary to focus efforts and studies aiming to reduce the probability of danger to personnel and properties in this sector. This study aims to display insurance institutions policies with respect to work – related injuries and accidents insurance. A descriptive study was done by collecting information fro...
EXTENDED ABSTRACT The government of Tanzania adopted the use of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model as a development strategy for service delivery improvement particularly education since the late 1970s. Despite the adoption and long use of the model for fostering socioeconomic development through improving education services in Kilimanjaro Region, the quality of primary education in schools under PPP model has not yet greatly improved. The overall objective of this study was to asses...