Contribution of pyrethrum production to livelihoods of small scale farmers in Mufindi district

Lusungu, Aggrey

dc.creator	Lusungu, Aggrey
dc.date	2019-08-19T12:33:04Z
dc.date	2019-08-19T12:33:04Z
dc.date	2013
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T12:07:39Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T12:07:39Z
dc.identifier	Lusungu, A. (2013). Contribution of pyrethrum production to livelihoods of small scale farmers in Mufindi district. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma.
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/932
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/932
dc.description	Dissertation (MA Development Studies)
dc.description	The purpose of this study was to examine the contribution of pyrethrum production in improving the livelihoods of small scale farmers in Mufindi district. A cross-sectional design was employed in this study and it adopted a mixed approach to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. Survey, interviews and documentary review methods were employed to collect information related to this study. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to obtain a sample of 80 respondents including 70 long time (40) and recent (30) pyrethrum farmers, three Pyrethrum Company of Tanzania (PCT) officials covering field operation, marketing and procurement officers, two pyrethrum agents and five farmers who stopped cultivating pyrethrum. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the quantitative data, while qualitative data were subjected to content/thematic analysis to determine common themes. The study findings revealed that there was very little contribution of pyrethrum to livelihoods of small scale farmers in Tanzania as the industry is dominated by a limited and closed market that restricts competition as far as small scale farmers are concerned. The study recommended that the Government of Tanzania and Pyrethrum Board of Tanzania could facilitate installation of refineries to increase value addition for pyrethrum. Ensuring competitive open market by enabling many players obtain licenses for procurement of pyrethrum flowers will help the small farmers obtain reasonable prices. The Pyrethrum Company of Tanzania should assist farmers with supply of alternative driers like barons for drying pyrethrum flowers.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	The University of Dodoma
dc.subject	Mufindi
dc.subject	Pyrethrum
dc.subject	Pyrethrum production
dc.subject	Small scale farmers
dc.subject	Farmers
dc.subject	Livelihoods
dc.title	Contribution of pyrethrum production to livelihoods of small scale farmers in Mufindi district
dc.type	Dissertation