Contribution of horticulture farming on smallholder farmers’ income and food security in Tanzania: A case of Arumeru district
| dc.contributor.author | Loishoo, Likinjiye | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-03T08:23:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description | A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment for the requirements of the Award of Masters of Science in Economics of Mzumbe University | |
| dc.description.abstract | Horticultural farming is a most and potential agricultural sub-sector which contributes to the income of smallholder farmers and also access to food security. Tanzania is among of the countries in the world where horticulture farming growing and contributes to the income generation and access to food security to small farmers. This study intended to assess the contribution of horticulture farming to smallholder farmer’s income and food security in four selected wards at Arumeru district in Tanzania. Purposely the study aimed at examine the role of horticulture farming to smallholder farmer’s income and food security, determinants of small farmer’s participation to horticulture farming and describe the challenges that hinders the performance of horticulture farming in Arumeru district. The study used cross sectional research design in data collection while purposive sampling was used in selection of wards and horticultural small farmers with the sample size of 210. The primary data were collected by using interview and questionnaires and few data on secondary were obtained from horticulture stakeholders such as TAHA and HODECT. The analysis of data done by using multiple linear regression, probit and ordered probit model in relation to the specific objectives. The study found that; marital status, employed and self-employed farmer, land size, farming experience, household size and access to credit are statistically significant influencing small farmer’s income from horticulture farming. For probit model; land size, employed and self-employed and land size were statistically significant to determine farmer’s participation and lastly ordered probit where marital status, self-employed, land size and membership of a farmer to farming group were found to be statistically significant on influencing food security. Lastly the study recommended on agricultural policy reforms and strategies as measures to be implemented by the government and other horticultural farming stakeholders towards improvement and sustainability of horticulture farming to smallholder farmers in the country. These includes provision of agricultural subsidies (fertilizers, seeds and pests), Market extension and access to credits. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Private | |
| dc.identifier.citation | APA | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2040 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Mzumbe University | |
| dc.subject | FORESTRY, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES and LANDSCAPE PLANNING::Plant production::Horticulture | |
| dc.subject | Food security | |
| dc.subject | Theory of production | |
| dc.subject | Sen's theory of hunger | |
| dc.subject | Horticulture farming | |
| dc.subject | World horticulture | |
| dc.title | Contribution of horticulture farming on smallholder farmers’ income and food security in Tanzania: A case of Arumeru district | |
| dc.type | Thesis |