Price competitiveness of smallholder rice farmers under cooperative irrigation schemes in Coast and Morogoro regions, Tanzania

Kangile, Joseph Rajabu; Mpenda, Zena

doi:10.5897/jaerd2016.0763

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“…The increasing demand gives the smallholder rice producer more credibility to meet the growing demand by improving production (Africa Rice Center 2011). The growth potential of the rice sector shows great promise, and it is considered to be a viable economic activity that can effectively tackle the problem of low income‐earning for smallholder farmers (Kangile and Mpenda 2016). In harnessing this potential, the issue of improving efficiency in marketing and the choice of the right marketing channel with the consideration of increasing profit to farmers are particularly important.…”

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Marketing efficiency and determinants of marketing channel choice by rice farmers in rural Tanzania: Evidence from Mbeya region, Tanzania

Mgale

Yunxian

2020

Aus J Agri & Res Econ

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Rice production is an increasing source of income and food security for smallholder farmers in many parts of Tanzania. Improving market access for rice farmers is essential to raise rural incomes and reduce poverty. This paper aims to determine the most efficient rice marketing channel and analyse the factors affecting marketing channel choices by smallholder rice farmers. Marketing efficiency was tested using Acharya and Aggarwal's composite index method. A multinomial logit model was used to analyse the marketing channel choices. The results showed that the millerwholesaler marketing channel is the most efficient. The results show that most farmers in rural areas still sell their rice to local collectors because of failure, fear or inability by farmers to venture out of the farm gate into the markets. The findings suggest that there is a need to improve rural infrastructure, market information systems, smallholder access to productive assets, prudent use of credit and strengthening collective action through well-organised farmer groups in the country.

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Marketing efficiency and determinants of marketing channel choice by rice farmers in rural Tanzania: Evidence from Mbeya region, Tanzania

Mgale

Yunxian

2020

Aus J Agri & Res Econ

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“…The transaction costs related to the markets are also key in influencing the market participation of farmers [5]. Studies [9][10][11] indicate that the market participation of farmers is positively affected by production technology, contract farming, and the collective actions of farmers, including agricultural market cooperative societies.…”

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The Determinants of Farmers’ Choice of Markets for Staple Food Commodities in Dodoma and Morogoro, Tanzania

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Institutional and policy-induced factors affect farmers’ decisions on the choice of the market to sell their staple foods. This results in low motivation to participate in the production and agricultural commodities’ commercialization. This study determines specific institutional and policy-induced factors affecting the farmers’ decisions regarding the staple food market choice in Tanzania. The study uses household survey data collected from 820 farmers raising staple food crops (maize, rice, sorghum, and millet) randomly selected from the Dodoma and Morogoro regions, Tanzania. The index method, descriptive statistics, and choice model (multinomial logit model) are used for data analysis. Qualitative policy analysis is used for analyzing policy-induced factors. Findings show a low level of integration of farmers into staple food markets, with female-headed households facing more hurdles in accessing markets than male-headed households. Age, formal training, the value of agricultural production, membership in organizations, access to credit, contractual arrangements, and distance to markets are significant factors driving farmers to choose a particular market to sell their produces. Restriction of selling and use of staple food commodities, instability of food policy administration, and procedural operation obstacles are found to be key policy-induced factors affecting the marketing of staple food commodities in Tanzania. The scale of production, as depicted by the value of production, and supply contract arrangement with buyers are important factors to ensure that farming households excel in lucrative markets through increased economies of scale and the ability to reach critical volumes for supplying to various markets. Supporting market linkage and infrastructure, as well as enforcing transparent and non-restrictive food marketing policies, would help many farmers enter into contractual arrangements that increase market access and improve market choices.

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“…The higher the level of specialization which depicts economies of scale the higher will be the likelihood of farmers to choose to source OFSP planting materials from vine multipliers. This is validated by the fact that specialization allows farmers to enter into lucrative markets (Kangile and Mpenda, 2016). This implies that the market of OFSP vines produced by local vine multipliers lies with the more specialized producers in sweet potato production (Table 3).…”

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Can orange fleshed sweet potatoes processing trigger farmers to use quality improved planting materials? Empirical evidence from selected regions in Tanzania

Kangile¹,

Bakuza²,

Kuboja³

et al. 2021

J. Dev. Agric. Econ.

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Production of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in Tanzania is constrained by the underutilization of virus-free improved certified planting materials. The sustainable use of these planting materials leads to the constant demand of the planting materials by farmers which can be triggered from viable processing. We determine the viability of processing in the OFSP value chain and its contribution to the uptake of high-quality improved planting materials. Data for this study were collected by field survey method from 15 processors and 150 farmers. Purposive and three-stage random sampling methods were used in sampling. We adopted a mixed method of analysis using descriptive statistics, gross margin analysis, and econometric estimation of the multivariate probit model by means of a Simulated Maximum Likelihood (SML). We found no direct effect of processing to trigger the use of improved OFSP planting materials unless formalization of the supply arrangements between processors and farmers is institutionalized. However, it was economically viable to engage in the processing of OFSP. Processors were found to be generating a benefit of US$ 76/ton of OFSP processed with a margin to a total cost ratio of 19% implying a relatively low margin with significant processing costs. Seed renewal was low as 63.1% of the farmers used retained planting materials. Nevertheless, contractual arrangements with the processors increased the desire to use high-quality improved planting materials and the likelihood to source them from research institutes (p<0.05). Additionally, access to credit and a high level of specialization influenced farmers to source planting materials from local vine multipliers. Creation of market linkage and formalization of supply arrangements between processors and farmers and awareness creation on the economic benefits of seed renewal will increase the benefits generated by processors. This may contribute to the uptake of high-quality improved OFSP planting materials in Tanzania.

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Price competitiveness of smallholder rice farmers under cooperative irrigation schemes in Coast and Morogoro regions, Tanzania

Cited by 7 publications

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Marketing efficiency and determinants of marketing channel choice by rice farmers in rural Tanzania: Evidence from Mbeya region, Tanzania

Marketing efficiency and determinants of marketing channel choice by rice farmers in rural Tanzania: Evidence from Mbeya region, Tanzania

The Determinants of Farmers’ Choice of Markets for Staple Food Commodities in Dodoma and Morogoro, Tanzania

Can orange fleshed sweet potatoes processing trigger farmers to use quality improved planting materials? Empirical evidence from selected regions in Tanzania

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