Home chicken production contributions to women economic empowerment: A case of Kinondoni
| dc.contributor.author | Fernandes, Selina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-02T09:33:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description | Dissertation Submitted to Mzumbe University Business School in Partial Fulfillments of the Requirement for the Award Degree of Masters of Business Administration (Corporate Management) of Mzumbe University. | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study assessed the extent to which home chicken production contributes to women economic empowerment focusing in Kinondoni district. The data collection methods and tools comprises of survey, documentary review and questionnaire. A descriptive cross-sectional study was used whereby a sample of 100 women (respondents) was used. Purposive sampling was used to select respondents from their homesteads by choosing women who were running the poultry project. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was employed in data analysis. The findings revealed that poultry production plays a direct role in empowering women; Women poultry keepers have been able to buy pieces of land and home assets such as TVs sets and furniture. Women who formed joint ventures were able to open up other businesses and shops. Furthermore, women poultry keepers are able to open small projects such as mobile money banking, M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa, and they are able to take their children to school and meet some of other family needs. However, these women face challenges such as inadequate capital, diseases which attack poultry as well as theft and lack of knowledge on how to run their businesses. It was concluded that poultry projects are beneficial to both women and their families and therefore the government, through good policy, should improve this informal sector as it reduces the un-employment and has helped to empower women economically. Furthermore the government should provide manageable environment to enable loans as well as entrepreneurial skills among women who practice poultry keeping. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Private | |
| dc.identifier.citation | APA | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2024 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Mzumbe University | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Thesis | |
| dc.subject | Chicken Production | |
| dc.subject | Women Empowerment | |
| dc.subject | Women Economic- Tanzania | |
| dc.subject | The Unitary Model | |
| dc.subject | Traditional Bargaining Model | |
| dc.subject | Structuration Theory | |
| dc.title | Home chicken production contributions to women economic empowerment: A case of Kinondoni | |
| dc.type | Thesis |