Research potential on Rodents
Major research areas
1. Studies on the epidemiology and prevalence of leptospirosis in Tanzania
2. Studies on environmental and socio-cultural determinants of plague in plague
epidemic areas
3. Studies on the epidemiology and endemicity of rodent-borne murine typhus in
Tanzania.
4. Plague epidemiology in outbreak and endemic areas
5. Zoogeographical distribution and biodiversity of rodent species in Tanzania
6. Rodent population dynamics
7. Zoogeographical distribution and taxonomy of rodents
8. The influence of cropping systems and land management practices on rodent
population characteristics.
9. Crop loss assessment
10. Spatial components in the dynamics of major rodent pests
11. Spatial and temporal prevalence of zoonotic diseases involving rodent reservoirs
12. Biodiversity of small mammals in Tanzania
12. Development of ecologically-based strategies for rodent pests in Tanzania.
Research Potential in the Department of Crop Science and Production (DCSP)
Potential Research Collaboration with the SPMC
(i ) Evaluation of the effects of crop pests in different intercropping systems in Tanzania.
(ii) Farming systems: evaluation of the effects of crop pests in various farming systems in Tanzania
(iii) The biology, ecology and management of cowpeas and groundnut pests
(iv) Biological control of various crop pests
(v) Evaluation of the pesticidal efficacy of botanicals for pest management
vi) Pesticide screening
(vii) The biology, ecology, distribution and management of fruit flies
(viii) Development of Integrated Pest Management Programmes for major arthropod and vertebrate pests in Tanzania
(ix) Management of stored crop pests
(x) Development of improved storage structures and practices