Effect of grazing intensity on understory vegetation in a Village Land Forest Reserve in Northern Tanzania.

In Tanzania, grazing in Village Land Forest Reserves is prohibited in some villages but is allowed and practiced in other villages. This study investigated the composition of forest understory vegetation in terms of number of species, abundance, and height and their response to livestock grazing intensities in a grazed Village Land Forest Reserve in Tanzania. A 12-month grazing experiment with five grazing cycles was conducted within four blocks of 4 ha each, with 0, 8, 12, and 18 adult cows/ha for control, low, moderate, and high grazing intensities, respectively.

Knowledge, attitudes and practices on rift valley fever among pastoral and agropastoral communities of Ngorongoro in the rift valley ecosystem, Tanzania, conducted in 2021/2022.

Epidemics of Rift Valley fever (RVF), a mosquito-borne zoonotic disease caused by RVF virus, have been linked to exceptionally heavy rainfall and widespread flooding. The disease is endemic in most African countries and pose a major global health risk. Given that the disease was reported in various districts of Tanzania, we hypothesized a lack of knowledge about RVF epidemiology among agropastoral and pastoral communities.