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    Institutional arrangements for specialty coffee: a case of Hai and Moshi rural districts, Tanzania
    (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2009) Kessy, Radegunda Francis
    This study aimed at assessing the institutional arrangements for specialty coffee in Hai and Moshi Rural districts in terms of marketing performance. The specific objectives were to; describe the existing institutional arrangements in the study area, affecting yield of coffee, investigate factors examine factors influencing coffee farmers' decision to participate in specialty coffee market and assess factors affecting the degree of coffee farmers’ participation in specialty coffee market. Purposive, stratified and random sampling techniques were employed in data collection using structured questionnaires which was also supplemented by focus group discussions and field observations. About 250 coffee farmers were interviewed. Descriptive statistics, multiple linear regression analysis and probit analysis were used to analyse the data. Results showed that higher price and payment assurance were very important in influencing the institutional arrangement preferences by farmers. Income, tree density, delivery cost, labour, farmer training and age of coffee tree were statistically significant in influencing the yield of coffee. Investment cost was found to influence both yield and decision of farmers’ participation in specialty coffee market. Other factors which were significant in determining coffee farmers’ participation in specialty coffee market were technical assistance and market competition. Premium price, membership in group and transaction cost were significant in determining the decision to participate in specialty coffee market as well as the degree of participation. Further more, age of the household head, education and payment arrangements were also important in determining the degree of coffee farmers’ participation in specialty coffee market. Recommendations put forward include; policy reinforcement to ensure enforceable contracts, supporting the establishment of input procurement system, designing mechanism of transportation of cherries from farms to the CPUs and facilitation of formation of FBGs in other crops to provide similar services to improve farmers’ livelihood.