Research
The mission of the University in the field of research is to initiate and conduct basic and applied research in the fields of land use, crop and livestock production, fisheries, natural resources and allied sciences, mechanical arts and technology and to promote the integration of the research with training and agricultural extension services. The University’s research motto is “Management of natural resources for sustainable development and poverty alleviation.”
Currently, the University has about 175 researchers trained at PhD level in all fields of agriculture, forestry and veterinary medicine. Also, SUA has the comparative advantage over other research institutions as it uses students in conducting some research Programmes. Furthermore, there are about 45 signed agreements on research collaboration with a number of research institutions inside and outside Tanzania.
The APOPO NGO, that researches the use of trained gambian pouched rats in landmine detection as well as the diagnosis of tuberculosis, also operates at the Sokoine University.
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Famous quotes containing the word research:
“The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is “What does a woman want?” [Was will das Weib?]”
—Sigmund Freud (1856–1939)
“The research on gender and morality shows that women and men looked at the world through very different moral frameworks. Men tend to think in terms of “justice” or absolute “right and wrong,” while women define morality through the filter of how relationships will be affected. Given these basic differences, why would men and women suddenly agree about disciplining children?”
—Ron Taffel (20th century)
“After all, the ultimate goal of all research is not objectivity, but truth.”
—Helene Deutsch (1884–1982)