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    The contributions of southern highland regions in agriculture development in Njombe. A case of Sagcot-Njombe District
    (Mzumbe University, 2020) Myonga, Mkumbo
    The study was examining the contribution of southern Highland regions to the sustainable agriculture development in Njombe. Agriculture is the backbone of Tanzania economy hence it accounts about 30% of export revenues and it employs about 70% of Tanzania population. The Objective of the study was to analyze the role played by southern highland regions through agricultural activities in promoting sustainable agriculture development in Njombe district. The focus of the research was to analyze the role played by Southern highlands regions through agricultural activities in promoting sustainable agriculture development in Njombe district. Specifically focusing on the role of southern highlands cooperative societies, the government, private sector, and financial institutions in southern highlands agriculture development. The field survey approach was used to collect data of variables. A Likert scale analysis was used in study because most of the information collected was based on obtaining respondent’s attitude toward different role played by the cooperative societies, the government, private sector and financial institutions in agriculture development and economic development in Southern highland regions Njombe district being our case study. sample of 188 respondents were drawn from the total farmers which are practicing small scale and medium scale including SAGCOT & NOSC officials in Njombe district. The attitude was measured in five Likert scale which are strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree. The study reveals, that major players in Njombe region Tanzania are not playing their part in agricultural development in the desired mannered spite of high number of respondents accepting on the role played by financial institutions in making sureagriculture development is in place in southern highlands regions, as compared to low number of respondents who agreed on the role of cooperative societies, the Government and Private sector. It was recommended that, Agricultural Cooperatives, Government and Private sector and Financial Institutions should be given most economical and organizational freedom for them to be less dependent on the central cooperatives, especially in obtaining and distributing the production inputs and assuring the market for the output