634
Redundancy analysis (RDA), 476, 480, 484
Regular luteal function, 229
Research and strategic interventions
(RSI), 590
Resilience, 88, 89
Restricted maximum likelihood (REML), 231
Rhizobia, 475
Rhizobia isolates
BTB, 480, 481
cluster analysis, 482
YEMA and Congo red reaction, 480, 481
Rice farming systems
climate change, 62
climate variability, 89
communities/social group, 88
community profile and livelihoods, 70, 71
data analysis, 67
data collection methods, 67
food security, 62
gender-differentiated effects, 87
gender dynamics, 62
gender-specific barriers, 90
land ownership, 68, 69
methodology
agro-ecological zone, 65
description, 65
map of, 65
overall objective, 64
physiological and physical factors, 89
problem statement and rationale, 63, 64
research questions, 64
rice production and gender roles, 71, 72
sampling procedure, 66
socio-economic characteristics, 69, 70
specific objectives, 64
tools, 67
in Uganda, 62, 63
Risk, 160, 162, 166–169
Risk assessment, 157
Runoff coefficient, 117, 121
S
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS), 307
Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization
Society (SACCOS), 544
Seed-centric approach, 10
Seed germination
analysis of environmental conditions, 150
data analysis, 149
economic analysis, 150
FUE, 150
gross margins, 150
measurements, 149
Seed priming, 148–154, 157
Seroprevalence, 236
Shambani Graduates Limited (SGL), 269
Siethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA)
method, 179
Simiyu Region, 177
Singida Region, 177
Small Scale Livestock Promotion Programme
(SSLPP), 268
Smallholder Agricultural Credit
Administration, 552
Smallholder agro-ecosystems, 472
Smallholder farmers, Tanzania
agriculture, 490
agriculture sector, 491
application, 422
CIS, 490
climate change and variability, 491
climate variability and change, 490
data analysis and presentation, 494
data collection, 493, 494
description, study area, 492, 493
means of access, 497, 498
natural resources and human societies, 490
policy implications, 423
recommendations, 503, 504
research design, 493
sample and sample size, 493
socio-economic characteristics
age of respondents, 494, 495
gender of respondents, 495
respondents’ education level, 495
weather and climate information, 497, 498
weather information, agriculture, 498, 499
weather services and sources, 496
weather systems, 490
Smallholder farming
access rights and land management, 542, 543
agricultural sector, 528
agriculture, 529
characteristics of respondents, 535, 536
data collection and analysis, 534, 535
food crops, 529
household assets, 535, 537
human population projections, 529
inadequate working capital, 543
insufficient water availability, 543
irrigation development, 530, 531
key problems and challenges, 542
land tenure, 542, 543
marketing of produce, 543, 544
micro-irrigation technologies, 531, 532
opportunities, 544, 545
poor market, 543, 544
requirements, 529
small-scale subsistence farmers, 529
Index
Redundancy analysis (RDA), 476, 480, 484
Regular luteal function, 229
Research and strategic interventions
(RSI), 590
Resilience, 88, 89
Restricted maximum likelihood (REML), 231
Rhizobia, 475
Rhizobia isolates
BTB, 480, 481
cluster analysis, 482
YEMA and Congo red reaction, 480, 481
Rice farming systems
climate change, 62
climate variability, 89
communities/social group, 88
community profile and livelihoods, 70, 71
data analysis, 67
data collection methods, 67
food security, 62
gender-differentiated effects, 87
gender dynamics, 62
gender-specific barriers, 90
land ownership, 68, 69
methodology
agro-ecological zone, 65
description, 65
map of, 65
overall objective, 64
physiological and physical factors, 89
problem statement and rationale, 63, 64
research questions, 64
rice production and gender roles, 71, 72
sampling procedure, 66
socio-economic characteristics, 69, 70
specific objectives, 64
tools, 67
in Uganda, 62, 63
Risk, 160, 162, 166–169
Risk assessment, 157
Runoff coefficient, 117, 121
S
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS), 307
Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization
Society (SACCOS), 544
Seed-centric approach, 10
Seed germination
analysis of environmental conditions, 150
data analysis, 149
economic analysis, 150
FUE, 150
gross margins, 150
measurements, 149
Seed priming, 148–154, 157
Seroprevalence, 236
Shambani Graduates Limited (SGL), 269
Siethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA)
method, 179
Simiyu Region, 177
Singida Region, 177
Small Scale Livestock Promotion Programme
(SSLPP), 268
Smallholder Agricultural Credit
Administration, 552
Smallholder agro-ecosystems, 472
Smallholder farmers, Tanzania
agriculture, 490
agriculture sector, 491
application, 422
CIS, 490
climate change and variability, 491
climate variability and change, 490
data analysis and presentation, 494
data collection, 493, 494
description, study area, 492, 493
means of access, 497, 498
natural resources and human societies, 490
policy implications, 423
recommendations, 503, 504
research design, 493
sample and sample size, 493
socio-economic characteristics
age of respondents, 494, 495
gender of respondents, 495
respondents’ education level, 495
weather and climate information, 497, 498
weather information, agriculture, 498, 499
weather services and sources, 496
weather systems, 490
Smallholder farming
access rights and land management, 542, 543
agricultural sector, 528
agriculture, 529
characteristics of respondents, 535, 536
data collection and analysis, 534, 535
food crops, 529
household assets, 535, 537
human population projections, 529
inadequate working capital, 543
insufficient water availability, 543
irrigation development, 530, 531
key problems and challenges, 542
land tenure, 542, 543
marketing of produce, 543, 544
micro-irrigation technologies, 531, 532
opportunities, 544, 545
poor market, 543, 544
requirements, 529
small-scale subsistence farmers, 529
Index