Heifer In-trust schemes and incomes of smallholder households in the Highland and Semi-arid regions of Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMsangya, M. L.
dc.contributor.authorUrassa, J.K.
dc.contributor.authorMahonge, C.P.
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-11T14:51:08Z
dc.date.available2016-07-11T14:51:08Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description18pen_US
dc.description.abstractPoor household incomes are a major challenge to smallholder farming households’ expenses in Tanzania including Njombe and Shinyanga regions. The Heifer In-trust Schemes (HIS) were introduced in these regions purposely to enable vulnerable households to improve their food and income security hence raising such households’ purchasing power. The study’s main objective was to assess the role of the HIS to smallholder households’ major expenditures in the above-mentioned areas. Specifically, the study aimed at exploring the assets and income acquired through the beneficiary household’s involvement in the HIS and at examining their ability to meet children’s educational and households' health costs. The study adopted a cross-sectional design whereby data were collected from 402 randomly selected HIS beneficiaries’ households using a structured questionnaire. In addition, nine focus group discussions involving 135 discussants were conducted to complement information collected through the questionnaire. Children’s education, assets acquisition and food accounted for 36.2, 24.3 and 10.5% of the income accrued from the HIS dairy enterprise. The benefits in Njombe (a highland area) and Shinyanga (a semi arid area) zones were similar.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/823
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLivestock Research for Rural Developmenten_US
dc.subjectHeifer In-trust Schemesen_US
dc.subjectHouseholds incomeen_US
dc.subjectIncome securityen_US
dc.subjectSmallholder farming househodsen_US
dc.subjectNjombeen_US
dc.subjectShinyangaen_US
dc.titleHeifer In-trust schemes and incomes of smallholder households in the Highland and Semi-arid regions of Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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