Contribution of saccos to poverty reduction in Singida Rural District
| dc.contributor.author | Pallangyo, Joyce | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-25T09:55:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-04-25T09:55:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study was conducted in Singida Rural District to assess the contribution of SACCOs towards poverty reduction. The specific objectives of the study were: To determine the social economic factors affecting participation on SACCOs, to assess the effect of SACCOs’ on household income and assets and to assess the effect of SACCOs on food security. “With and without research design” together with “before and after” was employed to determine contribution of the SACCOs towards poverty reduction. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 100 participants and 100 non participant of SACCOs. The data were processed and analyzed using SPSS. Among all independent variables only house ownership, farm size and education level of head of the household revealed significant influence on participation in SACCOs. From the study findings it was observed that there was no significant difference on income between participants and non-participants of SACCOs. On the other hand participant were having significant (p<0.05) higher values assets as compared to non-participant at after period. Diet was found to be significantly more diversified among participants than participants of SACCOs. Participants were able to improve their housing condition than non-participant significantly (P<0.05). It is upon this conclusions that all null hypotheses have been rejected. To improve contribution of the SACCOs towards poverty reduction the study recommends that SACCOs should start lending in groups; Government should introduce SACCOs on other district, SACCOs should reducing interest charged for business loans and Research on other poverty and SACCOs to e focused on other poverty indicators apart from those discussed under this study. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/6674 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | POVERTY REDUCTION I | |
| dc.subject | SACCOs TO POVERTY REDUCTION | |
| dc.subject | CONTRIBUTION OF SACCOs TO POVERTY | |
| dc.title | Contribution of saccos to poverty reduction in Singida Rural District | |
| dc.type | Article |