Sustaining Livelihoods through Organic Agriculture in Tanzania - UMB

Contents
Abbreviations 3
Acknowledgements 5
Abstract 6
1 Introduction 7
2 Literature Review 8
2.1 Definitions of organic agriculture 8
2.2 Classification systems of organic agriculture 9
2.3 Organic agriculture in Africa 10
2.4 Organic agriculture as a livelihood strategy 11
2.5 Pathways to improvements in organic systems 12
3 Methods 15
3.1 Action Research 15
3.2 Systems Thinking 17
3.3 Agroecosystem Analysis 17
3.4 Farming Systems Research 18
3.5 Case Study Research 19
3.6 Participatory Learning and Action 20
3.7 Soft Systems Methodology 20
3.8 Sustainable Livelihoods Framework 22
3.9 World Café 23
4 Research Process 24
4.1 Selecting a topic 24
4.2 Exploring the subject 25
4.3 Designing the study 25
4.4 Surveying the territory 26
4.5 Seizing learning opportunities 26
4.6 Refining the concept note 26
4.7 Beginning the fieldwork 28
4.8 Key informant interviews 29
4.9 Field visits 30
4.10 Case study research 30
4.11 Stakeholder forum 32
4.12 Digesting the findings 33
4.13 Verification by acceptance 34
5 Organic Agriculture in Tanzania 35
5.1 Country background 35
5.2 History of organic agriculture in Tanzania 35
5.3 Status of organic agriculture in Tanzania 36
5.4 Modus Operandi of organic agriculture in Tanzania 39
5.5 Political context of organic agriculture in Tanzania 40
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