Socio - enviromental implications of small and medium sunflower oil processing enterprises in Singida municipality, Tanzania
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2021
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
This study was conducted in Singida Municipality to explore socio-environmental
implications of sunflower Small and Medium oil processing Enterprises. A mixed
methods approach was used to collect data; the methods were interview, key informant
interviews and focus group discussions. SPSS was used to analyze the quantitative data
whereas content analysis was used to analyze qualitative data. The results showed that
socio-environmental implications were two-sided, meaning that there were both positive
implications like job creation, innovation and infrastructure improvement, and negative
implications like water pollution, conflicts, corruption and air pollution. Furthermore, the
results indicated that sunflowers SMEs in Singida Municipality have challenges including
small capital, poor infrastructure, poor technology, lack of training and development and
high electricity charges and solutions for addressing those challenges were also
mentioned. This study recommended the enhancement of positive implications and that
development stakeholders should devise strategies to provide solution to negative
implications and there is a need of promoting Public Private Partnership (PPP), so that the
challenges encountered are addressed and the possible solutions are optimized.
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Socio - enviromental implications, Small-medium sunflower oil, Enterprises processing, Singida Municipality, Tanzania