Christopher Paul Mahonge

Professional biography

 

Christopher Paul Mahonge is an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Policy Planning and Management, College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania. He is specialised on Governance of Social-Ecological Systems. His research experience has focused on community-based natural resources management and livelihood improvements, linkages among the state, non-governmental and community actors and institutions, socio-economic implications of climate change, land use planning, and institutional analysis (government-based, organisation-based, and community-based formal and informal rule systems associated with governance of social-ecological systems), out-scaling and hybridization of institutions, and informal politics.

Academic qualification

Associate Research Professor in Social-Ecological Systems Governance

  • PhD (Social-Ecological System Governance) obtained from Wageningen University in the Netherlands in 2010.
  • MSc (Forestry) obtained from Sokoine University of Agriculture in 2001
  • BSc (Forestry) obtained from Sokoine University of Agriculture in 1995.

Research projects

  • 2016 – to-2021: participation “The Timber rush: Private forestry in village land” (2016-2020). The project is implemented by the College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH) in collaboration with Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) and University of Copenhagen (UoC).
  • 2018 (February) to 2021: Participation “Validation and Popularization of the RIPAT Approach through SUA Community”. Implemented collaboratively by College of Social Sciences and Humanities and Research, Community and Organizational Development Associates (RECODA)
  • 2017- to 2020: participation in Vanilla out-scaling and processing project implemented in Uluguru Mountains (Kibogwa and Kinole wards in particular) collaboratively by CSSH and Global Environmental Forum of Japan (2017-2019)

Consultancies

Community work

List of publications

Book chapters

Mattee, A. Z., Mussa, K.R., Mwaseba, D.L., Mahonge, C.P. and Nsenga, J.V. (2015). Factors in smallholder farmers’ vulnerability to climate change impacts in Uluguru Mountains Tanzania. P 185-199. In Rattan Lal., Bal Ram Singh, Dismas L. Mwaseba, David Kraybill, David O. Hansen, lars Olav Eik (editors). Sustainable Intensification to Advance Food Security and Enhance Climate Resilience in Africa. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-09357-8. Springer Cham, Heidelberg, New Dordretch London. 657pp.

Journal articles

  • Kesale AM, Mahonge CP, Muhanga M. The functionality of health facility governing committees and their associated factors in selected primary health facilities implementing direct health facility financing in Tanzania: A mixed‐method study. Health Sci Rep. 2022;5:e611. doi:10.1002/hsr2.61
  • Mahonge, C. P., Nsenga, J. V., Itani, J., and Kurosaki, R. (2021). Resource Governance Using A Hybrid Institution In Momba District Tanzania: A Process Approach. International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies, 13(1), 152-175.
  • Rachel Zakayo., Rasel M. Madaha, P Mahonge and Christopher R Bryant. (2021) An exploration of the factors that determine the gendered adaptation to climate variability in Kilosa District, Tanzania. TAJCODE Vol. 1 Number 1.
  • Anosisye Kesale, Christopher Mahonge, and Mikidadi Muhanga (2021). The Determinants of the Performance of Health Facility Governing Committees (HFGC) in Selected Primary Health Facilities in Tanzania TAJCODE Vol. 1 Number 2.
  • Metto, W. K., Mahonge, C. P., and Komba, C. K. (2021). Effects of education delivery methods in savings and credit co-operative societies on membership growth in Uasin-Gishu county, Kenya. East African Journal of Social and Applied Sciences (EAJ-SAS), 3(1).
  • Nyanda, S. S., and Mahonge, C. P. (2021). Institutional framework in relation to the use of low-quality water for food crops irrigation in Tanzania. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 7(3), 1-13.
  • Komba, C.K. and Mahonge C. P. (2020). The Influence of In-migrant Pastoralists on Land Use Change in Rufiji District, Tanzania, East African Journal of Social and Applied Sciences, 2(2), 154-166.
  • Metto, W. K., Mahonge, C. P. and Komba, C. K. (2020). Effects of members’ education types on their participation in savings and credit co-operative societies: Evidence from Uasin-Gishu County, Kenya, East African Journal of Social and Applied Sciences, 2(2), 37-49.
  • Komba, C.K and Mahonge, C.P (2019). The impact of in-migrant pastoralists on livelihood outcomes of the natives in Rufiji district, Tanzania. Journal of Co-operative and Business Studies (JCBS) Vol.4, Issue 1. 2.
  • Njau, L., Mahonge, C.P, and Massawe, F. (2019). Resources Capability of Government Co-operative Supporting Organizations for Innovations Dissemination to Primary Co-operative Societies in Tanzania. 3 Journal of Innovation Management JIM 7, 4 (2019) 77-105 3.
  • Njau, L. S., Massawe, F. A., and Mahonge, C. P. (2019). Innovation Value Chain Status of Government Cooperative Supporting Organisations in Tanzania. THE EAST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES (EAJSSH), 1(1), 55-65.
  • Njau, L. S., Massawe, F. A., and Mahonge, C. P. (2019). Capabilities of government co-operative supporting organisations in dissemination of innovations to primary co-operative societies in Tanzania.
  • Njau, L., Mahonge, C.P, and Massawe, F. (2019). Innovations Dissemination Approaches among Government Co-Operative Supporting Organisations in Tanzania. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Policy, 2019 Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 91-108.
  • Mussa K.R, Mwamakimbullah, R., and Mahonge, C.P. (2019). Characterization and Mapping of the Causes, Intensity and Effects of Natural Resource Use Conflicts in Kilosa and Mvomero, Tanzania. Journal of Natural Resources and Development 2019; 09: 01- 18
  • Shirima , A.O., Mahonge, C.P. and Chingonikaya, E.E. (2018). Climate change effects and perceived sustainability of adaptive capacity resources among smallholder farmers in Manyoni District, Tanzania. Journal of Co-operative and Business Studies (JCBS). Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2018
  • Suzana Samson, Robinson H. Mdegela, Anders Permin, James E. D. Mlangwa and Christopher P. Mahonge (2017). Obstacles to Low Quality Water Irrigation of Food Crops in Morogoro,

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  • Suzana Samson, Robinson H. Mdegela, Anders Permin, Christopher P. Mahonge and James E. D. Mlangwa (2016). Incentives for low-quality water irrigation of food crops in Morogoro, Tanzania. Journal of Environment, Development and Sustainability. 18pp.
  • Shirima, A. O., Mahonge, C., and Chingonikaya, E. (2016). Smallholder Farmers’ Levels of Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change and Variability in Manyoni District, Tanzania. International Journal of Research & Methodology in Social Science Vol. 2, No. 1, p.19
  • Mahonge, C.P; Nsenga, J.V., Mtengeti, E.J., Challe, J. and Kilave, D. (2016). Convergence of horizontal and vertical experiential sharing through participatory feedback: the case of integrated natural resource management and livelihood improvement in Mwanga district, Tanzania. Submitted to International Journal of Research and Development in Social Sciences. Volume 2, Issue 1, Number 1, pages 1-18.
  • Mahonge, C.P. and Lutatenekwa, D. (2015). Amidst complex transformation what about gender roles: A case of pastoralists in rangeland areas in Tanzania. African Resources Development Journal (ARDJ). Volume 2, Issue 1.
  • Mahonge, C.P., Kashaga, R.A.L. Sangeda, A.Z. Kahimba, F.C. Semu, E. Mkanda, F.X. (2015). Participatory land use planning: integrating expert-oriented and community-based tools for sustainable land management in Kilimanjaro region. Journal of Environment and Earth Science, Vol. 5 No. 7.
  • Msangya, M L, Urassa, J. K. and Mahonge, C P (2015). Role of heifer in-trust schemes in smallholder household’s wellbeing in semi-arid region of Shinyanga Tanzania. The International Journal Research’s Publication’s. Research Journal of Social Science and Management. Vol. 5 No. 1, p 196-203.
  • Msangya, M L, Urassa, J. K. and Mahonge, C P (2015).Heifer In-trust schemes and incomes of smallholder households in the Highland and Semi-arid regions of Tanzania. Livestock Research for Rural Development. Volume 27, Article #17.Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://www.lrrd.org/lrrd27/1/msan27017.html

Training/seminars/Conference proceedings

  • Metto, W. K., Komba, C.K, Mahonge C.P. “The Relationship between Member Financial Literacy and Loan Repayment in Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies in Uasin-Gishu County, Kenya”.  The 4th Cooperative University of Kenya (CUK) Annual Conference held on 23-24 March, 2020.
  • Metto, W. K.; Mahonge, C. P. and Komba, C. K. (2019). Influence of Members’ Education Level Externalities on Growth of Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. Positioning Co-operatives at the Centre of (Community) Development. Proceeding of the 3rdAnnual Conference, 101-114. March 25-26, 2019.

Working papers

Positions

Associate Research Professor in Social-Ecological Systems Governance

Contacts

Box 3035 Morogoro, mahonge@sua.ac.tz ;

0756 433 683