Costs and their financial implication for smallholder tree growers in Mufindi district Tanzania

Mwakasungula, Kikolo R

dc.creator	Mwakasungula, Kikolo R
dc.date	2022-02-22T08:53:49Z
dc.date	2022-02-22T08:53:49Z
dc.date	2021
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-25T08:50:20Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-25T08:50:20Z
dc.identifier	https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3931
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/90079
dc.description	Dissertation
dc.description	This study sought to bridge the gap in knowledge by determining costs and their financial implication for smallholder tree growers in Mufindi District, Tanzania. The specific objectives of the study were to determine cost centers for establishment and management, to compare these costs of establishment and management for tree growers and lastly to determine the financial viability of the tree growing systems in the district. Data were collected by using a questionnaire with independent tree growers as respondents, checklists for TGA members as well as service providers and outgrowers. The study used homogenous purposive sampling to identify smallholder tree growers that where located within Mufindi District with woodlot size between 0.4 hectares to 4 hectares. The data were analyzed using the SPSS program version 12.11 and the EXCEL program. The comparison on the cost of establishment and management for the different tree growing systems in the district was made using ONE WAY ANOVA and Fischer’s LSD. The discounted cash flow analysis with economic criterion NPV, and IRR were employed for economically evaluating the forestry projects. The study found that independent smallholder tree growers had the lowest costs of establishment and management at 2 679 012.35 TZS per Ha compared to TGAs TZS 2 281 440.00 per Ha, service providers TZS 3 374 554.51 per Ha and outgrowers 4 104 299.52 per Ha. The study concluded that though costs are crucial, the ability to find a suitable market beforehand affects the overall viability for investing into smallholder tree growing in Mufindi district. The study recommends that governance such as FBD, be tasked with addressing these transaction costs and aligning contracting relationships between smallholder tree growers and their commercial partners. Furthermore, to increase the bargaining power of smallholder tree growers, encouragement for independent tree growers to join these tree grower associations must continue.
dc.description	Tanzania Tree Growers Association Union and Green Resources Limited
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Sokoine University of Agriculture
dc.subject	Financial implication
dc.subject	Smallholder tree growers
dc.subject	Mufindi-Tanzania
dc.subject	Tree growing systems
dc.subject	Service providers and out growers
dc.title	Costs and their financial implication for smallholder tree growers in Mufindi district Tanzania
dc.type	Thesis