Coffee Production and Its Impact on the Indigenous People of Moshi Rural from 1890s to 2018
Abstract
Description
This study was about coffee production and its impact on the indigenous people of Moshi
rural from 1890s to 2018. Its specific objectives were; to examine the historical
background of Moshi rural and to trace its historical trends of coffee production from
1890s to 2018, to examine the government intervention towards coffee production in
Moshi rural in the period under review and factor for the decline from 1960s to 2018 and
to examine how the indigenous people were impacted by coffee production in Moshi
rural from 1890s to 2018. This study was guided by the mode of production theory. Data
for this study were collected through archival sources, oral interview and secondary
sources. Findings exposed that before the introduction of coffee production in Moshi
rural, indigenous people used to produce food crops such as banana, yams, maize, beans,
pumpkin and eleusine. Together with engaging in agricultural activities, they also
engaged in animal husbandry and artisan activities. Coffee production in Moshi rural
started from 1890s due to availability of fertile land and adequate rainfall. The production
of coffee in Moshi rural was achieved because of policies introduced by the states.
Through the production of coffee, the people of Moshi rural were able to have
employment, and social services. Furthermore, coffee production in Moshi rural affected
the economy of the indigenous people as it transformed their economy from independent
to dependent economy. Recommendation has been given for other researchers to study on
coffee production within Moshi rural so as to reveal more facts about the impact of coffee
production to the local people of Moshi rural.
Keywords
History