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The contribution of coffee exportation on poverty reduction in Tanzania empirical evidences from Kilimanjaro region

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dc.contributor.author Ruoja, Cesilia S.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-11-07T05:07:56Z
dc.date.available 2023-11-07T05:07:56Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.citation Ruoja, C. S.(2016).The contribution of coffee exportation on poverty reduction in Tanzania empirical evidences from Kilimanjaro region. International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management.Vol. 4:6,551-559 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2348 0386
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/698
dc.description A full text article from Community and Rural Development en_US
dc.description.abstract This study examined the extent to which coffee production and exportation in Tanzania has contributed to poverty reduction among farmers who farm and export coffee in Tanzania. The prime objective was to explore the link between coffee exportation and poverty reduction. Specifically, the study examines the extent to which coffee exportation has boosted income of farmers who cultivate and export coffee, to assess the extent to which coffee exportation activities has increased employment to community, to assess the type and value of properties that the farmers were possessing as a result of growing and exporting coffee and to identify possible challenges facing coffee exportation Cross sectional research design was adopted and the study area was Kilimanjaro region. Purposive sampling technique was used to pick a sample of 100 coffee farmers who exports coffee in Kilimanjaro Region. Multiple approaches including questionnaire, interviews and documentary review were used to collect data. Data were analysed through applying interpretive and reflexive qualitative approaches while quantitative techniques involved utilisation of descriptive statistics. Findings indicate that coffee exportation boosted the income of coffee farmers, but also it has been a great source of employment to the community as well as helping coffee farmers who export to posses valuable properties such as lands and houses. Low price for coffee both in local markets and in international markets, bureaucracy were revealed to be challenges facing coffee exportation en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management. en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Vol. 4;6
dc.subject Coffee en_US
dc.subject Exportation en_US
dc.subject Poverty Reduction en_US
dc.subject Income Generation en_US
dc.subject Employment Creation en_US
dc.title The contribution of coffee exportation on poverty reduction in Tanzania empirical evidences from Kilimanjaro region en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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