The role of pass in promoting private commercial farming in Tanzania.
| dc.contributor.author | Kiteja N. M | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-07T08:10:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-07T08:10:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
| dc.description | Master's Dissertation | |
| dc.description.abstract | Success for PASS and other stakeholders in promoting commercial farming depends on their ability to anticipate and prepare for the benefits and challenges associated with the process of agricultural commercialisation. This study on the role of pass in promoting private commercial farming in Tanzania was conducted at PASS in Morogoro municipality. The objective of this study was to analyse the role of PASS in promoting private commercial farming and agribusiness. The study used secondary data only, which were subjected to a simple descriptive analysis. Results show that, PASS alone cannot address all the problems hindering agricultural commercialisation due to unfavourable environment for a vibrant commercial farming and complexity of some problems, which call for government interventions. PASS management structure is still that of a project, it is also flat and lean and therefore falls short of an organization that would conveniently and effectively penetrate to the hinterlands of Tanzania. The majority (63%) of PASS clients are in Morogoro region receiving more financial services (37%) than other regions. It was also found that, due to poor information regarding to PASS products and services, there is a tendency of PASS clients in some regions to concentrate on same particular business, which is very risky due to competition and the possible outbreak of diseases. However, due to availability of the CGF funds, PASS is in an overall strong competitive position and it can continue to pursue its current business- or corporate-level strategy profitably. The corporate strategy that PASS is pursuing is to operate in just two core businesses (business development services and financial services) with related diversification. But only financial services are found to contribute more (95%) to PASS competitive advantage than the business development services (5%). This indicates that, the clients mostly need financial services than business development services from PASS. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/6913 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | |
| dc.subject | Pass | |
| dc.subject | Commercial Farming | |
| dc.subject | LAW/JURISPRUDENCE::Private law | |
| dc.subject | SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics | |
| dc.subject | Organization | |
| dc.title | The role of pass in promoting private commercial farming in Tanzania. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |