Contribution of tourism activities in community household income in Tanzania: a case of Moshi district.
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Date
2013
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
Tanzania is among the few countries in the world endowed with vast range of tourist
attractions. Despite its impressive recent economic performance, Tanzania remains a poor
country. The study was conducted to assess the contribution of tourism activities on
community Household income in Moshi district. Specifically the study aimed at
identifying types of tourism activities in the study area and determines income generated
from non tourism activities. Furthermore, the study determined the contribution of tourism
activities to community HH income. Data were collected from 120 respondents.
Quantitative data were collected using questionnaires, while qualitative data were
collected through Focus Group Discussion using checklist of questions. Quantitative data
were analysed using SPSS computer software and “content analysis technique” was used
to analyse qualitative data. The study identified different types of tourism activities in
rural communities, their contribution on community HH income and effects of tourism
activities to community development. The results indicate that contribution of tourism
activities have significant effect to community HH Income whereby; p- value was 0.003.
Also the result indicate that there is no significant differences between education and
tourism activities this shows that education is not an important factor for someone to
perform tourism activities and p value was 0.794. It was also found that: employment
opportunities for rural communities were of low- cadres with less skilled staff and
remuneration. Local people have complex livelihoods strategies which are affected by
tourism in various ways; and there is a clear opportunity to have significantly their
benefits from tourism. Thus, it was recommended that in order to increase tourism
contribution on community HH income, there is a need for conducting training
programmes that would ultimately provide chance for rural communities to be employediii
in high cadres like wardens with high remuneration. Furthermore, rural communities
should have considerable role in decision making; and the community to integrate its
marketing and products strategies to take the best advantage of existing tourism
opportunities
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Master of Arts Dissertation in Rural Development.
Keywords
Tourism activities, Moshi district, Community household income, Tanzania