The effects of diversification of income generating activities in enhancing household poverty reduction in Tanzania: A Case study of rural farmers in Kilombero District in Morogoro region
| dc.creator | SEMIONO, JACOB | |
| dc.date | 2019-04-10T10:07:32Z | |
| dc.date | 2019-04-10T10:07:32Z | |
| dc.date | 2014 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-05T08:08:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-05-05T08:08:17Z | |
| dc.description | Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master’s Degree in Business Administration(Administration (Corporate Management)Mzumbe) Mzumbe University | |
| dc.description | This study assessed effects behind the diversification of income generating activities by rural farmers in their efforts to overcome poverty in Kilombero District in Morogoro region. The study was undertaken to address four research questions, such as: (1) What are different sources of income generating activities existing in the study areas? (2) What are the current economic institutional arrangements of agricultural production as well as agricultural trade in the study areas? (3) How agricultural and non-agricultural trades are economically profitable? (4) What are factors affecting agricultural performance in the study areas? The study used convenience and judgmental / purposive sampling methods to select 100 respondents including rural farmers and key informant. Data were collected by using questionnaires, interviews guides as well as Focus Group Discussion (FGD) methods. Moreover, data collected were analyzed by using descriptive and descriptive statistics methods(frequencies and percentages) as well as profitability stastistical analyses was used to measure effects of agricultural and non- agricultural farmers income particular in the study area. The obtainable findings showed that rural household farmers earn higher net margin income from non–agricultural activities than from agricultural activities. For the purpose of illustrations, net margin income from non- agricultural activities was Tshs 15,000/= per day while for agricultural activities was Tshs 21, 000/= per year. In addition, the findings showed that both agricultural and non-agricultural activities had been encountered by some constraints, such as: lack of enough capital; poor markets; high transportation cost; lack of reliable market; presence of intensive market competitions; change of weather conditions; higher price of farming inputs; insufficient rainfalls; flooding; poor extension services as well as farming skills. Therefore, in view of the above findings, this study recommended that there should be provision of subsidies on farming equipments, extension services, trainings on better farming practices. If these challenges were effectively addressed, the rural household farmers would improve their agricultural activities. | |
| dc.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/11192.1/2545 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11192.1/2545 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | Mzumbe university | |
| dc.subject | household poverty reduction | |
| dc.title | The effects of diversification of income generating activities in enhancing household poverty reduction in Tanzania: A Case study of rural farmers in Kilombero District in Morogoro region | |
| dc.type | Thesis |