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The Gender Dimension of Rural Producer Organisations in Tanzania

Towo, Esther N. (2004)

The study covered Rural Producer Organisations (RPOs) in three regions that is Morogoro, Arusha and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. To have a variation in the findings, four types of RPOs were covered which include: Member ...

Support in Development and Facilitation of Training Programme to TAZARA MBEYA Savings and Cr3dit Cooperative Society Limited

Mruma, Albert O. (The Open University of Tanzania & Southern New Hampshire University, 2005)

This report is an outcome of the work done by the author after working with TAZAR A Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Ltd, based i n Mbeya Municipality for the period of 1 8 months while pursuing Master Degree ...

Rural Small Scale Farmers’Access to Credit in Iringa and Kilimanjaro Regions, Tanzania

Towo, Esther N. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2012)

This study is on rural small scale farmers’ access to credit in Tanzania. The overall objective of the study was to investigate the factors that determine access to credit for rural small scale farmers. Specifically, ...

Examining Success Factors for Sustainable Rural Development through the Integrated Co-operative Model Final Research Report

Anastase, B.; Jaffe, Chambo, J.; Hanson, C.; Habiyameye, G.; Ketilson, L. Hammond; Javan, S; Mchopa, A.; Mugisha, J.; Namwanje, D.; Nimusiima, M.; Obaa, B.; Rutaremara, V.; Towo, E.; Chambo, S. (International Development Research Centre, 2016)

This report research is for the CCA-IDRC research project titled “Examining Success Factors for Sustainable Rural Development through the Integrated Co-operative Model.” The research was carried out between March of ...

Co-operative Governance and Financial Performance of Irish Potato Farmers’ Co-operatives in Northern and Western Provinces, Rwanda

Uwaramutse, Charles; Towo, Esther N.; Machimu, Gervas M. (2017)

Farmer co-operatives are considered the backbone of agricultural development and the main pillars in facilitating socio and economic development. However, their contribution is small in many countries due to governance ...

Coffee Production and Its Implications on Livelihoods among Small Scale Farmers in Hai and Arumeru Districts, Tanzania

Kimaro, Prosper J.; Bee, Faustine K.; Towo, Esther N. (Moshi Co-operative University, 2017)

Coffee production has much potential in improving livelihood capabilities among small scale coffee farmers in coffee growing areas. However, scholars debate on the importance of coffee production for the livelihoods ...

Challenges to Traditional Livelihoods and Newly Emerging Employment Patterns of Pastoralists in Tanzania

Bee, Faustine K.; Diyamett, Mathew L.N.; Towo, Esther N. (International Labour Organization, Geneva, 2002)

Executive Summary This report is a result of a one-month fieldwork undertaken in Simanjiro district in Arusha region through a community based consultative process. The study is an attempt to analyze and identify ways ...

Analysis of the Possibilities for Expansion of Services in Tanzanian Savings and CreditsCo-operative Societies: Learning from Economies of Scale

Ndiege, Benson O.; Qin, Xuezhi; Massambu, Daud; Towo, Esther N. (Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2015)

Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOS) increasingly recognized as the valuable tool for economic development in low-income countries. However, recently researchers reported that one of their primary challenges ...

Institutional Constraints on Women Entrepreneurship in Tanzania

Tesfaye, Besrat; Ndiege, Benson O.; Towo, Esther (Beyond Borders, 2021)

Is the Integrated Cooperative Model (ICM) Suitable for Tanzania?

Chambo, Suleiman A.; Towo, Esther; Machimu, Gervas; Mchopa, Alban; Bwabo, Maulid (Beyond Borders, 2021)

The Organization of Urban Agriculture

Schmidt, Stephan; Magigi, Wakuru; Godfrey, Boniphace (Moshi Co-operative University, 2014)

This paper argues that the degree to which urban farming associations organize is related to the rate of urbanization, specifically demographic changes, the institutional landscape in which they operate, the environmental ...

Land Regularization and Community Development Nexus in Cities of Sub-Saharan Africa

Zakayo, Edmund; Mhache, Emmanuel P.; Wakuru, Magigi (Moshi Co-operative University, 2018)

Land regularization is an emerging urban planning tool which is directly linked to community development, particularly when one wants to acquire title deed in unplanned settlements in cities of Sub- Saharan Africa. This ...

Improving Urban Land Governance with Emphasis on Integrating Agriculture Based Livelihoods in Spatial Land Use Planning Practise in Tanzania

Magigi, Wakuru (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, 2008)

This study examines spatial land use planning and urban agriculture practices in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, one of the rapidly urbanising cities in Sub-Saharan Africa. It demonstrates how urban agriculture livelihood can ...

Enhancing Tourism Industry through Community Participation

Magigi, Wakuru; Ramadhani, Haji (Moshi Co-operative University, 2013)

This study centred on understanding how local communities participate in tourism industry in Bwejuu Village in Zanzibar and the benefit they are getting towards poverty reduction. Specifically, the study identifies tourism ...

Contribution of Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Society on Climate Change Adaptation

Wakuru, Magigi; Massambu, Massambu D. (Moshi University College of Cooperative and Business Studies, 2011)

Climate change is one of the greatest environmental and human development challenges facing the world development sectors including Cooperative development. It threatens to large extent the human health in view to food ...

A Comparison Analysis of Social Service Provision and Accessibility in Regularised Settlements in Tanzania

Zakayo, Edmund; Mhache, Emmanuel P.; Magigi, Wakuru (The Open University of Tanzania, 2019)

Social service provision and accessibility play a great role in ensuring city development in both developed and developing countries with emerging economies, Tanzania inclusive. This paper provides a comparative study ...

Gender Consideration in Sustainable Land Management Project Activities on the Highlands of Kilimanjaro Region

Magigi, Wakuru; Sathiel, Allan (Moshi University College of Cooperative and Business Studies, 2014)

The paper contributes on understanding gender considerations into Sustainable Land Management (SLM) project activities on the Highlands of Kilimanjaro Region. Specifically, it documents gender profile and assesses the ...

Integration of Urban Agriculture into Spatial Planning, 2009

Magigi, Wakuru; Drescher, Axel W. (Moshi Co-operative University, 2009)

The benefits of urban and peri-urban agriculture in the cities and towns of subSaharan Africa (SSA) are well recognized across a number of development challenges, including poverty alleviation, environmental conservation ...

Urbanization and Its Impacts to Food Systems and Environmental Sustainability in Urban Space

Magigi, Wakuru (Moshi University College of Cooperative and Business Studies, 2013)

Urbanisation is the key factor underpinning and catalysing changes in food systems, environmental quality, climate change and agriculture livelihoods in the overall urban ecosystem setting and its sustainability. The paper ...

Quality of education of secondary schools under secondary education development program (SEDP).

Paul, Paulin (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2010)

The main objective of this study was to analyze the quality of education of secondary schools established under Secondary Education Development Program (SEDP) in comparison to private schools in Karagwe District. ...

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