Assessment on the performance of Tanzania cotton board on implementation of its core objectives
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Mzumbe university
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A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
award of Master degree of Business Administration (MBA) of
Mzumbe University
The purpose of the study was to assess the performance of the cotton board in the implementation of its mandated objectives .The study employed a case study research design. This was preferred because the researcher depended mostly on the view of the respondents to arrive at conclusions from the study findings. A sample of 95 respondents was to provide the data. The data was collected from both primary and secondary sources. The study found that, Lack of input and output markets, Increased price risk and price volatility to farmers are the main challenges facing Tanzania cotton board when implementing its mandated objectives, the funds allocated by the Government to crop Boards are inadequate to accomplish its envisaged objectives successfully and Research and Extension and Public Investment in the Cotton Sector are the ways that the cotton board assists cotton buyers for buying cotton of good quality. Finally the researcher recommends that the TBC to Monitor and supervise the implementation of new initiatives entailed in the Second Cotton Sector Development Strategy, Enhancing sustainable production and productivity in the cotton industry Strategies ,Enhance the pace of developing new cotton technologies; e.g. new hybrid seeds according to various growing zones ,Coordinate the application of sustainable environmental management strategies in the cotton sector, Improving the quality of cotton by strengthening policies, strategies and regulatory framework in the cotton industry, Carry out sustained strategies to raise and improve cotton quality standards, Strengthen TCB’s institutional capacity for development, promotion and monitoring of the cotton sector ,Keep abreast of quality enhancement development trends in the cotton world.
The purpose of the study was to assess the performance of the cotton board in the implementation of its mandated objectives .The study employed a case study research design. This was preferred because the researcher depended mostly on the view of the respondents to arrive at conclusions from the study findings. A sample of 95 respondents was to provide the data. The data was collected from both primary and secondary sources. The study found that, Lack of input and output markets, Increased price risk and price volatility to farmers are the main challenges facing Tanzania cotton board when implementing its mandated objectives, the funds allocated by the Government to crop Boards are inadequate to accomplish its envisaged objectives successfully and Research and Extension and Public Investment in the Cotton Sector are the ways that the cotton board assists cotton buyers for buying cotton of good quality. Finally the researcher recommends that the TBC to Monitor and supervise the implementation of new initiatives entailed in the Second Cotton Sector Development Strategy, Enhancing sustainable production and productivity in the cotton industry Strategies ,Enhance the pace of developing new cotton technologies; e.g. new hybrid seeds according to various growing zones ,Coordinate the application of sustainable environmental management strategies in the cotton sector, Improving the quality of cotton by strengthening policies, strategies and regulatory framework in the cotton industry, Carry out sustained strategies to raise and improve cotton quality standards, Strengthen TCB’s institutional capacity for development, promotion and monitoring of the cotton sector ,Keep abreast of quality enhancement development trends in the cotton world.
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Cotton, Cotton