Examining the institutional framework of the inputs supply chain under national agriculture input voucher scheme in selected Districts of Tanzania
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Date
2013
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
The NAIVS has been in operation since 2008/09; however there is lack of empirical
evidence on the efficiency of the institutional framework. So the study was conducted to
examine the institutional framework of the inputs supply chain under NAIVS in selected
districts of Tanzania. Multistage sampling was employed in the selection of districts and
wards; the purposive sampling technique was used in selection of villages based on
accessibility. While simple random sampling was employed to select 300 respondents in
all districts, a cross-sectional design survey was used and data were collected using
structured questionnaire. Quantitative data were coded, entered in computer and
statistically analyzed using The Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS) while
qualitative data were summarized and analyzed manually.
Based
on NAIVS
implementation the study identified a number of problems that were facing farmers
including delay of subsidy inputs, inadequate number of vouchers, bureaucracy as well as
lack of transparency, increased rate of top up amount to more than 50% of the total cost
and poor service of extension that led to majority of the farm households to have neither
the neutral nor negative perception on NAIVS. From this study it is recommended that,
policy makers should redesign the institutional framework to reduce bureaucracy as well
as to improve transparency for the purpose of increased performance. Policy makers
should support the government to increase the budget on subsidy to increase number of
vouchers and to harmonize the time of input distribution. The MAFC should improve
working environment to extension staff as well as extension services.
Description
The Degree of Master of Science in Agricultural Education and Extension
Keywords
Institutional framework, Inputs supply chain, National agriculture input voucher scheme, Tanzania