KICoB · Moshi Co-operative University
Research for stronger co-operatives and communities
Research news, field insights and selected publications from MoCU. Explore work connecting co-operative development, business, finance, technology and inclusive growth.
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Research at MoCU
Knowledge shaped around real challenges
The Directorate of Research and Postgraduate Studies coordinates research, publications and postgraduate programmes at MoCU. Its priorities connect academic work with the needs of co-operatives, enterprises and communities.
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MoCU and co-operative stakeholders reflect on REGCOOP results
A stakeholder workshop reviewed the Regional Co-operative Development Project after its implementation from 2024 to May 2026. MoCU reports work that included needs assessments and business training for co-operatives, training modules, change-agent capacity building, and support for registering four women-led societies in Simanjiro.
Read the MoCU project updateYork University MBA students present co-operative research findings
Following field visits to co-operative societies in Kilimanjaro, the visiting Executive MBA students shared recommendations on performance, management and sustainability. MoCU describes the exchange as part of its collaboration with York University.
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Selected work · 2026
Ideas moving research forward
Governance · Innovation
Dynamic Governance and Innovation in Tanzanian Co-operatives
The study examines how decision-making, planning and the deployment of expertise relate to innovation in co-operatives, using responses from 320 participants.
View repository recordFood systems · Irrigation
Enhancing food security through African irrigation co-operatives
A bibliometric review of research published from 2020 to 2024 maps institutional and technology themes in irrigation co-operatives, with a case study from Malawi.
View repository recordClimate resilience · Tanzania
Climate resilience in Tanzanian farming cooperatives
Based on research in Morogoro, the article explores how co-operative governance, shared resources and training support farmers adapting to climate-related risks.
View repository recordPublication years and descriptions are taken from the MoCU Institutional Repository. Read each record for authors, abstracts and available full text.
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