Role of food security groups’ networks in poverty reduction: a case study of Chamwino district, Dodoma region
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2007
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Sokoine University of Agriculture.
Abstract
This study focused on the role of food security groups’ networks in poverty reduction in
Chamwino district, Dodoma region Tanzania. The objectives of the study were to a)
describe FGNs in terms of membership, activities and sustainability; b) identify the roles
and extent to which Food Security Groups Networks have contributed towards poverty
reduction: c)
identify factors of success or failure and best practices in Food Security
Groups Networks; d) identify and describe strategics for strengthening FSGNs. The
study population consisted of all members of FSGNs who had participated in FSGNs for
a minimum of three years. Data for this study were obtained using a case study research
design whereby purposive sampling was used to select three villages out of 13 villages.
The criteria for selecting the three villages were existence of FSGN in each of the
villages, presence of a complete Community Cereal Bank building in a particular village
and accessibility. A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods was used to
collect data for this study, 'fools such as personal interviews, in depth interviews.
documentary review, observations and focused group discussion were used to collect
data. Qualitative data were analysed using content analysis whereby quantitative data
mainly from structured questionnaires were analysed using the Statistical Package for
Social Sciences (SPSS). The main findings of this study in relation to poverty reduction
arc summarized as follows; the FSGNs have played different roles including increasing
the capacity of members to access the extension services and empowering FSGN
members in the areas of knowledge, decision making, finance and entrepreneurial
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Networks, Food Security Groups, Poverty Reduction, Chamwino, Dodoma