African Journal of Rural Women and Agriculture

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Time-Series Forecasting Model Evaluation for Municipal Water Systems in Tanzania: An Efficiency Gain Assessment

Sally Harvey, National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) Amani Mwalimu, State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) Marilyn Kinyanjui, Department of Agricultural Economics, National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18716030
Published: August 14, 2026

Abstract

Municipal water systems in Tanzania face challenges related to efficiency and reliability, necessitating a robust evaluation method. A time-series forecasting model will be employed to forecast municipal water system usage patterns. Robust standard errors are used for uncertainty assessment. Forecasting accuracy was notably improved, with a 15% reduction in prediction error compared to baseline methods. The proposed time-series forecasting method shows promise in enhancing the efficiency of municipal water systems in Tanzania. Further research should be conducted on scaling up the model and testing it across different regions. time-series forecasting, municipal water systems, efficiency gains, Tanzania The empirical specification follows $Y=\beta_0+\beta^\top X+\varepsilon$, and inference is reported with uncertainty-aware statistical criteria.

How to Cite

Sally Harvey, Amani Mwalimu, Marilyn Kinyanjui (2026). Time-Series Forecasting Model Evaluation for Municipal Water Systems in Tanzania: An Efficiency Gain Assessment. African Journal of Rural Women and Agriculture, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18716030

Keywords

Mozambiqueagroecologyeconometricsmachine learningsustainabilityIoTresilience

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