| dc.creator |
Tambwe, Mariam Ally |
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| dc.date |
2019-04-17T10:44:52Z |
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| dc.date |
2019-04-17T10:44:52Z |
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| dc.date |
2017-05 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2021-05-05T12:35:26Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2021-05-05T12:35:26Z |
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| dc.identifier |
Ally Tambwe (2017), Paper Title: Transforming Tanzanian Farmers’ Economy Through Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Delivered Entrepreneurship Training. Business Education Journal (BEJ), Volume I, Issue III, |
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| dc.identifier |
http://dspace.cbe.ac.tz:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/164 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/73683 |
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| dc.description |
There is growing interest in roles played by entrepreneurship as a catalyst to achieve economic and social
development objectives, including growth, innovation, employment and equity. The main objective of the paper is
to establish how Tanzanian farmers’ economy can be transformed through ICT delivered entrepreneurship
training. Specifically, the paper first identifies the economic contributions of entrepreneurship training to
Tanzanian farmers’ development. Second, it examines the current situation of entrepreneurship training
provision to farmers. Lastly, it analyses how ICT can transform entrepreneurship training delivery and speed up
economic development. The study employed an exploratory design using a survey approach. Qualitative data
were collected from 50 farmers and 5 trainers at Kibaha in Coast region Tanzania through interviews and Focus
Group Discussions. The data were analysed using thematic data analysis. The findings show that
entrepreneurship training has contributed to increased knowledge and skills which led to creation of an
entrepreneurial and innovative culture, which could stimulate productivity and economic growth. The study also
found that the current contents of entrepreneurship training provided are based on farm business management
skills and not on entrepreneurship skills. In tandem with that, the most applied pedagogical approach used is
traditional teaching method which is perceived not fit for farmers. ICT delivered entrepreneurship training
assists to increase access to skills saves cost and time which are used in other economic activities and
transforms farmers’ economy. The paper concludes that, to accelerate and transform farmers’ economy, it is
necessary to promote ICT delivered entrepreneurship training. The study recommends that the Tanzanian
government should harness and enable the entrepreneurial spirit and skills of farmers by ensuring that
entrepreneurship training policy and good infrastructure are in place |
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application/pdf |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.relation |
Volume I;Issue No: 3 |
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| dc.subject |
Farmers’ economy, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship training, ICT |
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| dc.title |
Transforming Tanzanian Farmers' Economy through Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Delivered Entrepreneurship Training. |
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| dc.type |
Article |
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