Browsing by Author "Ngetti, M."

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Chain governance in urban dairying in Tanzania: a cross- learning study on value chain development
(International Journal of Latest Research in Humanities and Social Science (IJLRHSS), 2011) Akyoo, A. M.; Makoye, G. R.; Fredy Timothy Mlyavidoga Kilima, F. T. M.; Coles, C. F.; Nombo, C.; Mvena, Z. S. K.; Ngetti, M.
Tanga city is the most unlikely location to have the most evolved urban milk value chain in Tanzania, being the most North-easterly coastal metropolis in the country, especially when contrasted with an urban milk value chain in cooler environments like Iringa Municipality in the Southern highlands. This is a paradox that has attracted many interests to unravel including this study. Presence of persevering and unrelenting champions has been the cornerstone for achieving this high level of organization on the value chain. The spontaneous upgrading has seen development of a cooperative model that integrates milk production, processing and marketing into a one whole competitive and efficient value chain. These are the qualities that elude the milk value chain in Iringa Municipality. The market concentration figures on Tanga may not be interpreted at face value given the cooperative procurement model which is coordinated under a quasi-vertical integration governance arrangement. Sustainability prospects of both value chains are however challenged by town/city and urban agriculture development policies/regulations that are moving in different directions. Multi-stakeholder initiatives are necessary to address outstanding challenges threatening the industry in Tanga for the sake of city revenue, livelihoods of communities and country development at large.
Challenges of value chain development: experiences from milk production and marketing in Iringa municipality and Tanga city
(2015-06) Kilima, F. T. M; Mvena, Z. S. K.; Ngetti, M.; Coles, C. F.; Akyoo, A. M.; Nombo, C.
The project focused on milk value chains in Iringa Municipality and Tanga City with a view to draw specific impacts of urban dairy farming on income and poverty levels. These towns represent two distinct milk collection and marketing arrangements. Milk marketing in Iringa Municipality is generally through informal' outlets. In contrast, milk from farmers in Tanga is pooled for sale to processors including (M/s Tanga Fresh Ltd) and Ammy Dairies. The two cases describe similar market arrangements also found elsewhere in Tanzania.
Contemporary challenges of agricultural extension service delivery in Tanzania
(Institute of Continuing Education, 2008-12) Isinikal, A. C.; Ngetti, M.; Rwambali, E. G.
Agricultural extension services in Tanzania have always been considered to be weak since they have often not lived up to peoples' expectations in terms of their contribution to the development process. Yet under the ongoing government reform process the same services have been assigned critical role to foster the transformation of the agricultural sector and hence, accelerate the development process, especially in rural areas. This paper looks at the contemporary challenges facing agricultural extension services that are being provided by the public and the private sector under new institutional arrangements.
Field assessment of rapid market estimation techniques: a case study of dairy value chains in Tanzania
(African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2015) Coles, C. F.; Kilima, F. T.; Mvena, Z. S.; Ngetti, M.; Akyoo, A.; Nombo, C.
Three rapid market estimation techniques were used to quantify the informal milk market in two Tanzanian municipalities, namely Iringa and Tanga, with reference to producer-based estimates, retailer-based estimates and a stratified consumer survey. The nature of the milk market systems in the two study areas was reflected in the magnitude and dynamics of milk consumption; the informal market was particularly important for a ‘subject to deprivation’ group in both cases. Producer-based estimates did not account for milk from outside the study area, whereas retail surveys omitted details of the producers’ own consumption and their direct sales. Consumer surveys captured the widest variety of informal milk sources but, like retail studies, omitted producers’ consumption. Therefore the most accurate rapid estimation of markets for consumable products may be obtained by triangulating producer data with consumer surveys (informal market) and adding reliable (and usually relatively easily obtained) data from processors and retailers to capture trade through formal channels.