This paper centers on examining the role of nursery gardens as small scale agribusiness enterprises in improving livelihoods in Arusha, Tanzania. Data were collected through interviews, questionnaire, documentary review ...

The study examines price fluctuation of agricultural products and its impact on small scale farmer’s development. Questionnaire, interviews and documentary review were used to collect data. Findings showed that price ...

This study provides a comparative economic analysis for tobacco and groundnut farming systems in Urambo. The study used structured questionnaire and interviews. A Random sampling procedure was used to obtain a sample size ...

The study examines fifty years (1961-2011) of cooperatives and economic development in Tanzania. Data collection involved review of various reports and documents, as well as interviews. Results show that without co-operatives, ...

The study examines edible wild fruits business in Songea district, Tanzania. In-depth interviews (IDIs) are used for data collection. Results show that women are the main actors in wild fruits business mainly due to ...

This (2014) study uses the value chain approach to analyze the coordination and structure of the banana value chain in Rombo district, Tanzania. Its objective is to provide information to decision makers for improving ...

This paper investigates the effect of changes in domestic trade policy and agricultural trade liberalization in Tanzania. It focuses on the variability of coffee prices over time. Data set used consists of monthly international ...

This study aimed at assessing management of a dairy enterprise of the Friesian/Zebu Cross at Uyole, Tanzania. A Linear Programming Model to determine an approximate herd size and how to organise the farm is presented. The ...

This paper examines the contradictions and theoretical ambiguities of agricultural trade liberalization on the welfare of smallholder farmers. It analyses the correlation between domestic and international prices of rice ...

This paper examines human capital factors affecting labour productivity in small agro-processing firms. A survey of 107 agro-processing firms was conducted in Mbeya and Morogoro Regions, Tanzania. Descriptive statistics ...