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• tanzania | Fisheries Technical Efficiency and the Role of Skipper Skill in Artisanal Lake Victoria Fisheries This paper studies technical efficiency and skipper skill (and explores potential proxies), using Tanzanian fishery data for the two major species, Nile perch and dagaa. The relative level of efficiency is high in both fisheries, and several observable variables linked to skipper skill significantly explain the efficiency level. However, given the rapidly depleting fish stocks in Lake Victoria, increased efficiency at the aggregate level is only possible if fishing effort is limited. Razack B. Lokina, "Technical Efficiency and the Role of Skipper Skill in Artisanal Lake Victoria Fisheries", EfD Discussion Paper 08-13, a joint publication of the Environment for Development Initiative and Resources for the Future (www.rff.org), Washington DC. April 2008.

• tanzania | Agriculture Does rural labor markets affect soil conservation? A case study of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania This study stakes on the debate on whether or not increased off-farm employment compromises the adoption and the intensity of adopting some labor intensive soil conserving technologies. Mduma, J.K. 2007. "Does Rural labor Markets affect Soil Conservation? Case study of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania". Journal of Agronomy 6(1): 228-234.

• eeu sweden tanzania | Fisheries Small-scale Fishermen and Risk Preferences Using an experimental approach, we investigate the risk preferences of artisanal fishermen in Tanzania waters of Lake Victoria. The experiment concerns pairwise comparisons of hypothetical fishing trips that vary in expected mean and spread of the net revenue. Eggert, H., and R. Lokina. 2007. "Small-scale Fishers and Risk Preferences". Marine Resource Economics 22(1): 49-67.

• tanzania | Agriculture Can risk aversion towards fertilizers explain part of non adoption puzzle for hybrid maize? Empirical evidence from Malawi This study investigates the linkage between attitudes towards risk and adoption. Simtowe, F., J. Mduma, A. Phiri, A. Thomas, and M. Zeller. 2006. "Can Risk-aversion Towards Fertilizer Explain part of the Non-adoption Puzzle for Hybrid Maize? Empirical Evidence from Malawi". Journal of Applied Sciences 6(7): 1490-1498.

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