An Economic analysis of factors influencing Flue-cured Tobacco production in Tanzania: A case study of Iringa district
| dc.contributor.author | Mwikila, Theophil Ruttashubanyuma | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-31T05:20:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-07-31T05:20:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1992 | |
| dc.description | Dissertation | |
| dc.description.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. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/6330 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | |
| dc.subject | Economic analysis | |
| dc.subject | Flue-cured | |
| dc.subject | Tobacco production | |
| dc.subject | Iringa district | |
| dc.title | An Economic analysis of factors influencing Flue-cured Tobacco production in Tanzania: A case study of Iringa district | |
| dc.type | Thesis |