Pilly Silvano
Biographic Data
| ID | 209789 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pilly Silvano |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pilly |
| FAMILY NAME | Silvano |
| SIGNATURE | SILVANO P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Dar es Salaam |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4761-4769 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Can Our Phones Receive These Messages? Rural Women’s Experiences with Family Planning Information Access via mHealth Technologies in Tanzania
This study explored the experiences of women of childbearing age in rural Tanzania regarding their use of mHealth technologies to obtain family planning information. A qualitative approach, primarily involving focus group discussions, was utilized to gather insights from participants. The findings reveal that mHealth technologies play a crucial role in improving access to family planning information and fostering positive reproductive health beha…
The Changing Features of Governance in Agro-Food Value Chains
Rules, Norms, and Resistance
Women are pivotal in the coffee industry but face systemic challenges that hinder their full participation in the value chain. Drawing on institutional work theory and the Women Empowerment Index in Agriculture (WEAI) framework, this study investigates how coffee value chain actors in Tanzania address these challenges and the extent to which their efforts contribute to women’s empowerment. Research was conducted in four key coffee-growing distric…
Resilience of what and for whom? Climate change mitigation and adaptation in the global, Ethiopian, and Tanzanian coffee sectors
Climate resilience has different goals across scales, from coffee supply stability to farmer livelihood improvement. • Most climate interventions prioritize coffee supply stability rather than farmer livelihoods or community resilience. • Most interventions help farmers build adaptive, rather than broader transformative capacities. • Farmer adaptation practices address a range of shocks ranging from climate change to market and supply chain chang…
Networks and institutions in sustainable forest use
Strong collaborative governance networks support effective Forest Stewardship Council-certified community-based forest management
Research on community-based forest management indicates its conservation outcomes depend on local rule enforcement, extraction pressures, and community support. However, many community-based forest management projects, particularly in the Global South, also involve collaborative networks of non-state actors such as NGOs and private corporations. Many of these networks promote sustainability certification under programs like the Forest Stewardship…
Participation by Marginalisation
This paper highlights ways in which marginalisation of women in forest management participation is happening within community-based forest certification programmes. Drawing from interviews, focus group discussions and observation with men and women in Kilwa District, the paper examines how women are excluded from participating in forest-related activities and in leadership positions. It reveals discourses which institutionalise marginalisation an…
Rules, Norms, and Resistance
Women are pivotal in the coffee industry but face systemic challenges that hinder their full participation in the value chain. Drawing on institutional work theory and the Women Empowerment Index in Agriculture (WEAI) framework, this study investigates how coffee value chain actors in Tanzania address these challenges and the extent to which their efforts contribute to women’s empowerment. Research was conducted in four key coffee-growing distric…
Strong collaborative governance networks support effective Forest Stewardship Council-certified community-based forest management
Research on community-based forest management indicates its conservation outcomes depend on local rule enforcement, extraction pressures, and community support. However, many community-based forest management projects, particularly in the Global South, also involve collaborative networks of non-state actors such as NGOs and private corporations. Many of these networks promote sustainability certification under programs like the Forest Stewardship…
Participation by Marginalisation
This paper highlights ways in which marginalisation of women in forest management participation is happening within community-based forest certification programmes. Drawing from interviews, focus group discussions and observation with men and women in Kilwa District, the paper examines how women are excluded from participating in forest-related activities and in leadership positions. It reveals discourses which institutionalise marginalisation an…
Networks and institutions in sustainable forest use
Strong collaborative governance networks support effective Forest Stewardship Council-certified community-based forest management
Research on community-based forest management indicates its conservation outcomes depend on local rule enforcement, extraction pressures, and community support. However, many community-based forest management projects, particularly in the Global South, also involve collaborative networks of non-state actors such as NGOs and private corporations. Many of these networks promote sustainability certification under programs like the Forest Stewardship…
Rules, Norms, and Resistance
Women are pivotal in the coffee industry but face systemic challenges that hinder their full participation in the value chain. Drawing on institutional work theory and the Women Empowerment Index in Agriculture (WEAI) framework, this study investigates how coffee value chain actors in Tanzania address these challenges and the extent to which their efforts contribute to women’s empowerment. Research was conducted in four key coffee-growing distric…
Resilience of what and for whom? Climate change mitigation and adaptation in the global, Ethiopian, and Tanzanian coffee sectors
Climate resilience has different goals across scales, from coffee supply stability to farmer livelihood improvement. • Most climate interventions prioritize coffee supply stability rather than farmer livelihoods or community resilience. • Most interventions help farmers build adaptive, rather than broader transformative capacities. • Farmer adaptation practices address a range of shocks ranging from climate change to market and supply chain chang…
Can Our Phones Receive These Messages? Rural Women’s Experiences with Family Planning Information Access via mHealth Technologies in Tanzania
This study explored the experiences of women of childbearing age in rural Tanzania regarding their use of mHealth technologies to obtain family planning information. A qualitative approach, primarily involving focus group discussions, was utilized to gather insights from participants. The findings reveal that mHealth technologies play a crucial role in improving access to family planning information and fostering positive reproductive health beha…
The Changing Features of Governance in Agro-Food Value Chains
Global trade, sustainability, and social impact (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (3 works) · Business (3 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (3 works) · Corporate governance (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Tanzania (3 works) · Certification (2 works) · Certified wood (2 works)