Co-operatives are value and ethical-based organizations. But despite their uniqueness, and elaborate values of self responsibility, democracy, equity and equality, they on top, need good governance. Governance on the ...

Tanzania is a rural micro-agricultural country. Seventy four percent of the 34 million population is rural and depends largely on small-scale agriculture. The state of technology in agriculture is still poor, posing a ...

Farmers in Africa, in their quest to walk away from poverty, have been observed to work jointly through agricultural and marketing co-operatives societies (AMCOS). Despite these efforts, the situation on the ground is ...

Current studies in social protection seem to have ignored the role of co-operatives in social protection. This has resulted in limited knowledge on the role played by co-operatives in enhancing social protection in ...

Dispute settlement procedure is an important aspect in the development of co-operative societies. It is as important as part of legal infrastructure that requires not only a good law but also a good institutional setup. ...

Entrepreneurship plays a key role in social-economic development of developing countries such as Tanzania where both poverty and unemployment are high. The relationship between unemployment and entrepreneurship is ...

This paper sought to explore whether rural-urban migration and urban dwellers have equal access to credit services. Data were collected from two case-study emerging urban centres in Kilolo and Mufindi districts in Tanzania. ...

Agriculture is the major source of employment in many sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. It plays a key role in enhancing food security and reducing poverty because it employs about 62% of the population of SSA and ...

There have been remarkable efforts to promote innovation and inclusive value chain development so as to facilitate the integration of smallholder dairy farmers into high value chains. In Tanzania this endeavour has mainly ...

Beans are widely grown, consumed and are major source of protein especially among low income households in Africa. The overall consumption is low but underlying reasons are not well established, leading to limited ability ...