Supply Chain Management and Challenges Facing the Food Industry Sector in Tanzania

Ruteri, Juma Makweba

doi:10.5539/ijbm.v4n12p70

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“…Supply chains are often inefficiently long (i.e., they consist of many entities) and disintegrated (i.e., they consist of many small producers selling products to many small customers). Products might also be processed on a primary and secondary basis by small and medium companies [33,34]. Additionally, distribution networks in developing countries are complex and fine-meshed, as products move into multiple distribution layers including traders, wholesalers, and retail stores [35].…”

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Ecologically Friendly Sourcing in Developing Countries: A Non-Food Case Study

2017

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Abstract:The purpose of this paper is to investigate how nearby sourcing versus long-distance sourcing affects the ecological friendliness-operationalized in terms of energy efficiency-of a supply chain for a non-food item in a developing country. Using case research, we show that the average energy needed to supply a pair of imported shoes to a retailer in Morocco is less than the average energy needed to supply a pair of locally produced shoes. These findings highlight the need to assess the true total energy effects of nearby sourcing versus long-distance sourcing since the outcomes of such assessments may be more complicated than they appear upon first glance, particularly in developing countries.

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Ecologically Friendly Sourcing in Developing Countries: A Non-Food Case Study

2017

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“…Tanzania like any other developing country, agriculture supply chain is facing enormous constraints that affect its sustainability (Ruteri & Xu, 2009). The constraints effect on both side of the spectrum (upward and downward).…”

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Sustainability Performance in Supply Chain of Dairy Products: Examining the Constraints of Dairy Sector Using Value Chain Approach in Northern Regions, Tanzania

Sumuni¹

2019

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The aim of this study was to investigate the sustainability performance in supply chain of dairy products in Tanzania. The study conducted in Simanjiro district using cross-sectional survey method and focus group discussions. The findings of this study show that processing facilities, access to market, storage facilities, distribution and delivery system are the main enormous supply chain constraints which affect the sustainability performance of diary sector. This study recommends that in order to ensure sustainable performance of dairy sector, a multidisciplinary approach, value chain techniques, diverse strategies and dialogues should be taken involving all key actors (i.e. LGA's, civil society, respective ministries, smallholders' farmers, processing firms, and dairy entrepreneurs).

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“…On top of that, the qualitative survey analysis by RUTERI AND XU (2009a) found that, small and medium scale food processors in Tanzania suffer from severe exposure to information asymmetries. As such, become constrained from achieving economies of scale and scope.…”

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“…Specifically, food sub-sector of Tanzania is largely made of small scale enterprises and than large scale enterprises (LEs) that supply raw and processed products. All together are centred on processing locally produced agricultural goods (RUTERI AND XU, 2009a). ADJEI ET AL.…”

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Return on Investment (ROI) of Micro and Small-Scale Enterprises (MSEs) in Tanzania: The Fruit and Vegetable Processors

2017

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This paper focuses on the financial performance in terms of returns on investment of Small-Scale enterprises in Tanzania, and fruits and vegetables processing sub-sector in particular. The agriculture sector is multifunctional in nature, and contributes to economic development and food security. However, the smallholder food processing enterprises in Tanzania do not access well the opportunities created by market, thus outstanding returns of their business is less likely. In that regard, this paper presents analyses of Micro and Small scale Enterprises (MSEs) fruit and vegetable processors, specifically on returns from their investments. The sample enterprises were collected during field work carried out in Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, Coast and Tanga regions of Tanzania. The crosssectional and panel data were gathered from 140 MSEs of four respective regions. This study employs Return on Investment (ROI) tool is to assess MSE's investment return levels in each study location. The ROI ratio of enterprise provides picture of its financial performance. The results show a less returns on investment of study enterprises, i.e. on average an investment of TZS 1 yields TZS 0.16 cents as gain and TZS 0.84 cent loss. The main factors associated to MSEs' returns are balance of production of processed products depending on avalilabilityof markert; number of MSEs doing more or less same kind of business 'competition' at speceficic location;; access to basic market information; business improvement services; access to supportive bodies; and manager-owners' general education level and experience in business activities. Further, for study MSEs the forecasted return on investment results promises gain to become four hundred more per TZS 1, on average. That is if their manager-owners invest profits collectively in each study location. Thus, this paper mainly proposes to merge MSEs and form cooperatives. Generally, the paper makes two major contributions. First, it gives empirical evidences regarding return on investment of fruit and vegetables processing MSEs in Tanzania. Second, it constructs a basic step in understanding how smallscale fruit and vegetables processors are organised and can be transformed to bring significant impact on their business, in turn on Tanzanian economy as a whole.

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Supply Chain Management and Challenges Facing the Food Industry Sector in Tanzania

Cited by 31 publications

References 17 publications

Ecologically Friendly Sourcing in Developing Countries: A Non-Food Case Study

Ecologically Friendly Sourcing in Developing Countries: A Non-Food Case Study

Sustainability Performance in Supply Chain of Dairy Products: Examining the Constraints of Dairy Sector Using Value Chain Approach in Northern Regions, Tanzania

Return on Investment (ROI) of Micro and Small-Scale Enterprises (MSEs) in Tanzania: The Fruit and Vegetable Processors

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