http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/57 2026-04-07T12:43:55Z http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/1470 Disaster Economic Vulnerability and Recovery Programs Experience from Tanzania Kumburu, Neema P. Disaster risk is described as “the probable damage of life, injury, or demolished or spoiled properties that might happen to a network, organization, or a communal in a particular time, infuenced probabilistically as a role of hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and ability,” while economic recovery program is a means by which a community advances and competently executes its ability to engross an early tremor using extenuation and to counter-react and acclimatize subsequently so as to preserve activities and fasten rehabilitation and again to be in an improved situation to lessen fatalities from upcoming disasters. No organized examination has been endeavored to comprehend disaster economic vulnerability and recovery programs in Tanzania; thus there is knowledge gap in this area. It is for this reason that this section documents and shares knowledge on disaster economic vulnerability and recovery programs using Tanzania as a case under investigation. The development of this section was founded on the hypothetical and ancient work study. To ensure an extensive hypothetical and experiential foundation for this work, desk review has been carried out to gather information from numerous secondary bases. This comprised reports and project papers and registrations. Secondary databases have been gotten from writings regarding disaster, economic vulnerability, and recovery programs. Furthermore the desk review reviewed reputable journals related to the discipline. Finally, the information gathered were scrutinized, polished, and modifed to match the requirement of this article. Concepts and frameworks on tragedy economic susceptibility and repossession agendas as well as indices that are used to measure susceptibility and pliability to natural threats are also offered; this is shadowed by econometric model: infuences and measures of economic susceptibility. The chapter also illustrates disaster economic vulnerability and retrieval programs experience from Tanzania whereby efforts that have been made so far and economic recovering program, namely, macroeconomic stability, microeconomic market effciency, governance, and social development, have been presented. 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/1457 Socio-Economic Factors Limiting Smallholder Groundnut Production in Tabora Region Katundu, Mangasini; Mhina, Mwanahawa L.; Mbeiyererwa, Arbogast G.; Kumburu, Neema P Groundnut is among the dominant crops in Tanzania which enables most smallholder farmers earn both food and income. It is among main sources of fats, protein, carbohydrates, and vitamins for human consumption. The crop is also a source of nutritious minerals for humans as well as manufactured animal feeds. This study identifies factors which contributes to stagnation of groundnut production among smallholder producers in Tabora region. Multistage, simple random and purposive sampling were applied. Qualitative data were collected using focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and personal observation while, quantitative data were gathered using documentary review and survey. A total of 400 smallholder farmers were involved in the study. Multivariate regression technique was used to capture socio-economic factors influencing small scale groundnuts production in the district. Besides, profitability of various crops produced in the study area was assessed using gross margin analysis. Results indicate that sex of the farmer; cultivated land size and price of the previous season significantly limit groundnuts production in the area. Furthermore, groundnut was the third most profitable crop in the area after beans and rice. In addition, it was also found that there was gender disparity in land-ownership in which very few women owned land despite of being major provider of family labour. It is recommended that among other things, the government through extension department should ensure that smallholder groundnuts farmers have access to high yielding groundnuts seed varieties, agro chemicals, improved farm inputs, storage and marketing facilities. Presented at REPOA’s 18th Annual Research Workshop held at the Kunduchi Beach Hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; April 3-4, 2013 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/1282 Agricultural Commodity price changes, food security and households’ welfare in Tanzania Kweka, Godfrey J. Agricultural commodity prices remain inherently volatile and have attracted great attention from both policymakers and governments in developing countries. There is an unresolved empirical question of whether the Government prefers low price of agricultural produce to smoothen households’ consumption or high price of agricultural produce to encourage production, trade, and export earnings. This study aimed at uncovering this dilemma by investigating the effects of experienced low and high agricultural commodity prices on households’ welfare. This was undertaken using a behavioural approach that accommodates consumption, production, and labour market imperfection. The study used the advantages of the available Tanzania National Panel Survey Data, ranging from 2008 to 2015, in the context of the compensating variation framework. The finding shows that regardless of the price scenario, households’ welfare gains deteriorated less under imperfect markets as compared to the perfect market. Nevertheless, the dynamics effect is associated with higher households’ welfare gains compared to static effects. Generally, lower prices of agricultural products are not the desired choices of the agricultural households since they tend to lower their welfare gains when compared to higher agricultural prices. Households’ welfare gains are observed to be higher when they can sell their produces at higher prices. It is worthy to note that households are both the producers and consumers of agricultural commodities. High agricultural prices, especially those of cereal products, are of importance in stimulating agricultural production and preserving employment opportunities in the agricultural sector. Clearly, income from agricultural sales is liable in financing education, health services, water, better houses, better meals as well as financing small business activities within the households. In addition, a typical rural household has different mechanisms to cope with the effects of agricultural price rises. Thus, apart from keeping some surplus for smoothening consumption, rural households could also diversify to other sources of income or receive more benefits arising from high prices of other commodities, such as pulses, maize, rice, fruits, vegetables, and animals. Households are also able to diversify to other income generating activities, such as paid wage jobs, self-employment and inter and intra-household transfers. This finding highlights the desire to search for access to higher prices for households’ agricultural products. This is only possible through increasing commercialisation of agricultural produces along the supply chain, within and in the regional markets. Doing so, high production, food security, stable income and effective labour utilisation are assured in the agriculture sector in Tanzania. https://www.repoa.or.tz/?writter=godfrey-j-kweka 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z