An Economic analysis of factors influencing Flue-cured Tobacco production in Tanzania: A case study of Iringa district
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Date
1992
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
The study
tobacco
focuses
production
emphasis
is
on
fluctuations
on factors
in
Iringa
factors
yield
The
Tanzania.
District,
responsible
which are
in tobacco
flue-cured
affecting
for
wide
small-scale
in both
and
large-scale farms.
Two types of data namely primary and secondary were
collected. Structured questionnaires were used to collect
most of
from two
the primary data
and
small-scale
large-scale
selected samples
farmers.
Discussions
of
with
relevant authorities and use of relevant office documents
were
the
main
of
sources
secondary
analyses , multiple regressions,
programme planning are
the
data.
budgeting
techniques
Descriptive
and
direct
in
used
the
analyses.
Results indicate
tobacco
individual
production
maize
and
in
significant
that working capital,
influencing
small-scale
f arms.
were
tobacco
Total
areas under
statistically
production
tobacco
yield
on
is
highly associated with both tobacco planted area and the
amount of working capital spent for tobacco inputs used.
Positive correlation exists between tobacco area planted,
tobacco yield per ha and the amount of capital employed
while negative
correlation
is observed
between
tobacco
yield per ha and maize area planted.
For large-scale farms, tobacco farming experience and
total
tobacco
area
planted
are important parameters explaining the variations
in tobacco yield per hectare.
Tobacco yield per ha is highly correlated with tobacco
farming
experience.
tobacco
Also,
area
planted
positively correlated with farmer’s experience.
is
Shortage
of firewood, inaccessibility of credit facility from banks
and low soil fertility particularly in large scale farmers
were the common problems.
Recommendations
encourage
cultivation
include
of
Government
manageable
policies
farm
sizes
that
and
intensification of agricultural extension services. Others
include prompt payment of sold tobacco,
special credit scheme to tobacco farmers,
introduction of
liberalization
of tobacco market and encouragement of research that aims
at solving the firewood problem.
Description
Dissertation
Keywords
Economic analysis, Flue-cured, Tobacco production, Iringa district