The Timber Rush Project participated in this years’ (2018) Nane Nane agricultural show held at the Mwalimu Nyerere Exhibition Grounds in Morogoro Municipality from 1st to 10th August 2018
Members of the Timber Rush Project at work during the Writeshop Workshop which was held in Iringa (June 2018)
The following clip shows our research team being challenged by climate during the project's survey in Kilolo District
Saw milling in Mufindi District by the use of portable machines commonly known as 'Ding Dongs'
Recovery of wastes (saw dust) into briquettes and charcoal in Mufindi District serves as the cheap source of energy for home base consumption.
Information is power: Our PhD students’ participation in different workshops to share some research findings from the Timber Rush Project
Mr. Respikius Martin, a PhD student who is sponsored by our project did a poster presentation on “Regulations and Timber Trading” during the 23rd REPOA’s Annual Research Workshop held at Ledger Plaza Hotel, Dar es Salaam. The research presentation was part of his ongoing doctoral research which is currently conducted in Njombe and Iringa Regions.
This Annual Research Workshop was organized by the Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA) which is an independent research institution in Tanzania, from 4th – 5th April 2018 attracting different participants (academicians, researchers, practitioners and policy makers) from within and outside the country. The theme for the 23rd Annual Research Workshop was “Towards an Industrialized Society by 2025: Why National Competitiveness Matters”.
Such particular events have served as platforms for exchanging research findings, knowledge, as well as for networking among development stakeholders aiming at facilitating socio-economic developments.
“We are acknowledging and commending Mr. Respikius Martin for such efforts has shown in disseminating part of our research project’s results"
Prof Dismass Mwaseba (Left) sharing some field notes with Technical staff from Njombe District Council, Njombe Region
The Annual Conference of the Timber Rush Project; held at Primary Health Care Institute, Iringa Region (December 04, 2017).
This juncture served as a platform for sharing the preliminary findings with invited stakeholders
Ms Suzana Samson a team member in Timber Rush: Private Forest in Village Land Project, and an Assistant Research Fellow working with Department of Policy Planning and Management of College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Sokoine University of Agriculture, and has successfully defended her PhD thesis on 9th August 2017. Her PhD research is titled ‘Regulatory environment and incentives for using low quality water in urban and peri-urban areas in Morogoro Tanzania. Dr. Suzana will be officially conferred her PhD degree in the end of November 2017 during the Graduation Ceremony at Sokoine University of Agriculture. Kindly join us to congratulate our fellow for this milestone she has achieved.
