Assessment of the transaction costs on post-harvest maize value chain peformance in Tanzania: A survey of selected maize smallholder farmers in Kongwa District Council - Dodoma region

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dc.contributor.authorRutatola, Prisca Pascrates
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-02T05:55:44Z
dc.date.available2024-12-02T05:55:44Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionA Dissertation Submitted in Partial/Fulfillment of the Requirements for Award of the Degree of Master of Science in Procurement and Supply Chain Management (MSc. PSCM) of Mzumbe University. 2019
dc.description.abstractThe study aimed to assess the transaction costs on post harvest maize value chain performance among maize small holder farmers in Kongwa District Council in Dodoma region. The study specific objectives comprised of assessing the transportation costs on post-harvest maize value chain performance, assessing the information costs on post- harvest maize value chain performance, assessing the middlemen costs on post-harvest maize value chain performance and assessing the effects of transaction costs on post- harvest maize value chain performance in Kongwa District Council Dodoma region. The study adopted a survey research design where a sample of 88 respondents obtained through multi stage sampling was used in the study. Interviews, questionnaires and documentary review were used as data collection techniques. Data were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively where chi square test and multiple regression techniques were used to establish the existence of the hypothesized relationship. It was revealed that transportation costs and middlemen costs affected post harvest maize value chain performance in terms of profits, output sales and post harvest losses in Kongwa District Council but information cost was revealed not to be a contributor of post harvest maize value chain performance in the study area. Through chi square test transportation costs and middlemen costs were significantly related to post harvest value chain performance whereas information cost was not significant related to post harvest value chain performance in the study area at P<0.05. Moreover, through multiple regression profit earned by farmers was the major effect of transaction costs on post harvest maize value chain performance in the study area than the other two performance indicators whereas post harvest losses was proved not to be the effect of transaction costs on post harvest maize value chain performance in the study area. Thus, it was recommended for the government and all associated stakeholders to take various measures focusing on reducing transaction costs such as improvement of transportation infrastructures and establishment of well equipped market areas near farmers.
dc.description.sponsorshipPrivate
dc.identifier.citationAPA
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1778
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMzumbe University
dc.subjectTransaction Costs
dc.subjectMaize Value Chain Peformance
dc.subjectMaize Smallholder Farmers
dc.subjectKongwa District Council
dc.subjectFood and Agriculture Organization
dc.subjectKibaigwa International Grain Market
dc.subjectProcurement and Supply chain management
dc.subjectNational Food Reserve Authority
dc.subjectRegional Authority and Local Government
dc.subjectTanzania Shillings
dc.subjectUnited Republic of Tanzania
dc.subjectMaize Value Chain Performance
dc.subjectMaize Production in Dodoma
dc.subjectMaize productivity in Tanzania
dc.subjectMarketing Chain
dc.subjectTransaction Cost Theory
dc.subjectInformation Asymmetry
dc.titleAssessment of the transaction costs on post-harvest maize value chain peformance in Tanzania: A survey of selected maize smallholder farmers in Kongwa District Council - Dodoma region
dc.typeThesis
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