Dissertation (MA Development Studies)This study aimed at analyzing the contribution of sunflower production to the livelihood of farmers and development of small scale industries. The study collected information from 101 sample size. The methods used to collect data were Interview, Questionnaires, Participatory Observation, Focus Group Discussion and Institutional Capacity Assessment (ICA). The findings revealed that Production trend of sunflower for the past five years in 2007-20011 has a tendency of falling and rising from 2007 to 2011. The production trend of sunflower oil industries of small scale was 14440 liters of sunflower were produced during 2007, where as in 2008 and 2009 hence the production of small scale industries went down to 12800 liters in both years. The opportunities facing sunflower production and sunflower oil industries are land for cultivating sunflower, insecticides and pesticides. On the other hand constraints facing sunflower production and sunflower oil industries are shortage of capital for buying fertilizers insecticides and pesticides. The measures to be taken in order to improve the income among farmers in Chamwino District were to involve in non-agriculture activities that provided substantial amount of income to improve sunflower farming such as petty business. The financial services need to be evaluated seriously so that the farmers can take loan on savings and loan associations. The study recommends that farmers should make sure that gets enough extension services, small scale industries should increase the capacity of machines, Extension officers should provide enough advice to farmers on sunflower farming methods. Policy makers should keen on making the policy that will affect farming in puts price to increase its affordability by majority of sunflower farmers.